Operations Engineer & Safety Officer

Working in support of the Landfall Department’s World-wide activities, the Operations Engineer and Safety Officer has responsibility to help drive operational efficiency and on-site safety of the Freighters and Depots, Land Route, Civil Works, and Shore End activities.

Responsibilities

• Helping to ensure our in-house and installation subcontractor’s activities are planned and performed efficiently, effectively, and timely in compliance with agreed schedule, procedures, and guidance requirements
• Enforcing safety regulations and ensuring compliance with an emphasis on personnel safety
• Providing an oversight of on-site activities, supporting the On-site Representatives in identifying and troubleshooting operational issues to minimise downtime, and to maximise safe progress
• Oversight also of the maintenance of process, tools and equipment used for in-house on-site activities, at the Marine Cable Depot, Landfall Stores and Workshops in Calais, Malta, Greenwich, and Denmark
• Assisting our subcontractors with Management of Change process, associated Risk Assessment review as necessary and follow-up for final approval
• Ensuring subcontractors report satisfactorily the daily progress of activities
• Supporting activities to help ensure reliability and efficiency of process, whilst balancing reasonable cost constraints. Providing operational and safety critical support and guidance
• Liaising with our Supply Chain and Logistics teams on the shipment and return of tools and equipment
• Providing inputs to and follow-up on lessons learnt and experience gained, including identification of non-conformances, process improvement opportunities, and capital expenditure plans
• Oversight of risk assessments, promoting also regular inspections to identify and assess hazardous or unsafe situations
• Developing, documenting, and implementing processes, and practices to help create a culture of continual improvement and safety consideration
• Providing safety training and bulletins to internal and external resources, to help all to flag and mitigate potential hazards with the view to prevent accidents, near misses and unsafe acts/conditions
• Conducting investigation into incidents to help determine the root cause and prevent future occurrences; timely follow-up also on actions from audits, and site visits
• Collaborating with Project Managers, Engineers, and On-site Representatives to address operational efficiency and safety concerns, and to help further promote the recognition and encouragement of best practice
• Keeping up to date with regulations and industry guidelines; seeking and promoting the identification of potential synergies across activities

Requirements

• Relevant recognised professional engineering qualifications/training, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
• 3+ years’ experience, ideally on dynamic marine or terrestrial installation/construction projects
• A good understanding of operational best practice, process control, and safety requirements
• A systematic and hands-on approach to problem solving. Innovative, creative, and proactive
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, flexible with regards to regular travel, and able to work independently.