QHSE Superintendent

We are seeking a QHSE Superintendent with extensive oil and gas industry experience for our client in Kuwait.

Position Overview: The QHSE Superintendent is responsible for leading the implementation of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental programs across the deep drilling land rig operations. 

Key Responsibilities:

Health & Safety:

• Lead implementation of the company's HSE Management System at drilling rig sites.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations, client HSE requirements, and company procedures.
• Conduct regular rig inspections, audits, and management site visits.
• Facilitate Job Safety Analysis (JSA), Toolbox Talks, and Permit to Work (PTW) compliance.
• Monitor critical lifting operations, confined space entry, work at height, hot work, and pressure testing activities.
• Support well control safety initiatives and verify emergency preparedness.
• Participate in pre-spud, rig-up, rig-down, and rig move safety reviews.
• Monitor contractor HSE performance and ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
• Promote proactive hazard identification and risk management.

Incident Management:

• Lead or participate in incident investigations using recognized methodologies (e.g., ICAM, TapRooT, or 5-Why).
• Identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Track closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Analyze incident trends and recommend improvements.
• Prepare incident reports for management and clients.

Environmental Management:

• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and permit conditions.
• Monitor waste management, spill prevention, and pollution control programs.
• Oversee hazardous waste handling and disposal.
• Conduct environmental inspections and audits.
• Lead spill response preparedness and environmental emergency drills.

Quality Management:

• Maintain compliance with Quality Management System requirements.
• Support implementation of ISO 9001 standards.
• Monitor quality objectives and KPIs.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits.
• Verify compliance with drilling procedures, inspection plans, and client specifications.

Compliance & Auditing:

• Plan and conduct internal QHSE audits.
• Support client audits and third-party certification audits.
• Monitor implementation of corrective actions.
• Maintain legal compliance registers.
• Ensure documentation is current and controlled.

Training & Competency:

• Deliver HSE inductions for employees and contractors.
• Develop annual training plans.
• Conduct emergency response drills.
• Verify competency requirements for high-risk activities.
• Coach supervisors in hazard recognition and risk assessment.

Emergency Preparedness:

• Maintain Emergency Response Plans.
• Coordinate emergency drills.
• Ensure availability and inspection of emergency equipment.
• Participate in emergency response during incidents.

Reporting:

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly QHSE reports.
• Monitor leading and lagging performance indicators.
• Report safety statistics to management and clients.
• Develop dashboards for management review.

Leadership:

• Promote a positive safety culture.
• Mentor site HSE Advisors and Officers.
• Support operations in achieving Zero Harm objectives.
• Participate in management meetings and safety leadership tours.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.
• Experience of 8+ years of QHSE experience in oil and gas drilling operations with minimum of 5 years in deep drilling land rig operations.
• Familiarity with 3000HP land rigs and HPHT (High Pressure High Temperature) drilling operations is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of international HSE standards and management systems.
• All relevant certifications such as NEBOSH, IOSH, or equivalent are required.
• Candidates from Canada, United States, Europe, Eastern Europe, Australia, China are preferred.