Environmental Compliance Officer

**DESCRIPTION**:
This position reports to the CEO. Key aspects of the job include being a champion of corporate HSEQ strategies which includes planning, directing, controlling, and managing the functions and activities of the corporate health, safety, environment, and quality department. He/she is to lead by example in demonstrating HSEQ mindset and

develop, lead, and implement the existing corporate values and HSEQ strategies, policies, process, systems that continuously demonstrate expectation of an incident and injury free workplace. He/she will constantly review HSEQ Management system to ensure that HSEQ standards, regulations, procedures, and training programs are effectively implemented.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**:
Primary responsibilities included but not limited to the following job scope:

- To implement and maintain the HBAO HSEQ Management System (MS) and assuring via review or audit its effective implementation across all business entities.
- To monitor the safety scorecard in aspects on uptime, fatality, health safety to achieve the expectations of an incident and injury free workplace and to develop and train the appropriate personnel to execute the policies to meet this objective.
- To monitor and be visible in leading the team in government and legislative regulations regionally.
- To represent HBA as an ambassador in forums/events related to HSEQ.
- To keep the vessels within the organization working efficiently, in close liaison with the commercial department.
- Ensure that safety and environment compliance as a top priority.
- Fiscal responsibilities include planning, preparation, forecasting, maintaining and reconciling of budgets, expenses and purchases in accordance with the agreed amounts set.
- To oversee the operation of the vessels, ensuring that they are operated safely, economically and efficiently maintained to a standard that allows them to fulfil operational requirements of either the organization or charter parties and/or other commercial contracts.
- To oversee vessel inspections, audits and required to prepare reports in readiness for any inspection, or items arising from inspections to ensure any actions arising are followed up.
- Be responsible for preparing regular reports for Directors of clients regarding vessel operation.
- To oversee a team of up to potentially 40 people working with vessel management department.
- Operate vessels on spot fixtures/time charter to achieve optimal returns for Principals.
- Monitor operating trends and assess possible cost improvement opportunities and provide recommendations to management for further course of action.
- Identify customer needs and expectations through relationship management.
- Liaise with Technical teams to address related issues arising in the pre/post fixing process.
- Responsible for reporting and updating Operation activities.
- Assigning and supervising the activities of personnel in Corporate HSEQ and exercising financial authority at the level established by the Company.
- Developing the HSEQ Department strategy and HSEQ Plan in line with Company business objectives and strategy.
- Developing the Asset Integrity function in HSEQ.
- Developing HBAO and underpinning performance measures (KPIs) for HSEQ including asset integrity and process safety.
- Assuring that the Corporate HSEQ MS, including project and operational quality plans and assurance activities are implemented effectively by Company staff as well as contractor personnel.
- Evaluating HSE Risks associated with major projects and the operational phases of our activities and reporting to the Leadership Team and Board of Directors effective strategies for reducing risks to ALARP, including those requiring changes to our operating culture.
- Reporting monthly to the Leadership Team and Board, the HSEQ performance across HBAO and monitoring the implementation of corrective/preventive actions for incidents with significant learning potential.
- Reviewing Asset Emergency Response Plans and manages auditing of these plans to assure effective implementation.
- Reviewing that the Corporate HSEQ Crisis Management Manual and executing exercises with relevant stakeholders.
- Reviewing the current HSEQ training programmes for staff and contractor personnel and providing Corporate HSEQ training as required to ensure that staff have the required competencies.
- Evaluating incidents and initiating the lessons learned meetings to ensure that preventive measures are taken to prevent recurrences.
- Play an active role in the leadership Team in driving through an integrated HBAO business strategy.
- Assigning and supervising the activities of personnel in Corporate HSEQ and exercising financial authority at the level established by the Company.
- Develop the HSEQ communication strategy - internally and externally to maximize our HSEQ performance and business competitiveness.
- Reviewing the current HSEQ training programmes for staff and contractor personnel and provi