Air Products Hiring for Jazan IGCC Control of Work Advisor Job at Jizan Province Full Time

Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company (JIGPC) is a Joint-Venture between Air Products, Saudi Aramco and ACWA Power.
The JV purchased, and will commission and operate the gasification assets, power block and the associated utilities from Saudi Aramco. These assets were transferred to the JV in October 2021.
The JV own and will operate the facility under a 25-year contract for a fixed monthly fee. Saudi Aramco will supply feedstock to the JV, and the JV will produce power, hydrogen, Nitrogen, and other utilities for Saudi Aramco. Air Products own at least 50 percent of the JV, with Saudi Aramco and ACWA Power owning the balance. The JV builds upon the importance and recognition that critical infrastructure assets in the region are being developed and operated under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.”
The Jazan IGCC is the world’s largest IGCC and ASU facility making 2100 MMSCFD syngas, 18,000 MT/Day Oxygen and 4 Gigawatts of power. Facilities and assets include: liquids gasification, acid gas removal, soot ash removal, hydrogen recovery, sulphur recovery, air separation, combined cycle power plants, materials handling systems, water utilities systems and waste water treatment facilities.

Opportunities are now available for Control of Work (CoW) advisor to support the Jazan IGCC start-up, and operations. The duration of the assignment is approximately 24 months with an additional option to roll into a long-term operations assignment. This is an on-site position in Jazan, Saudi Arabia working 5 days a week – 48 hours.
The incumbent will report to the H&S Manager and will be responsible to develop, monitor, improve, and solve issues related to Permits to Work, Lockout/Tagout, SIMOPs, and Risk Assessment for activities associated with the IGCC site. The position requires candidate who is able to develop systems from scratch or manage transition effectively to modified system. Interact with all staff and contractors performing work in the IGCC site and other locations under JIGPC jurisdiction is part of position responsibilities.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Jazan IGCC CoW Advisor is responsible for the safe and effective functioning of JIGPC Permit to Work processes and management of PTW offices ensuring full compliance with the Jazan IGCC Permit to Work, SIMOPS, Lock-out/Tag-out requirements, Job Safety Analysis, and Confined Space Entry.
Specific duties and responsibilities:

• Meet the goal of ZERO harm to employees, contractors and environment by engaging in building and management of EHS culture and EHS management systems and driving compliance.
• Development, updating, and Implementation of all aspects of Control of Work and SIMOPS process as well as other associated standards
• Participation in risk based initial area inspections
• Attending daily permit coordination and works coordination meetings
• Identify any PTW clashes between units from the Work Request submittals
• Elevating SIMOPS clashes to EHSSQ Management and Commissioning and Start-up management
• Ensuring PTW is properly tracked – (permits issued and live, for revalidation, closed etc.)
• Ensuring all users comply to the permit to work system
• Manage PTW system auditing process
• Randomly review work requests and JSA to assure quality
• Helping ensure SIMOPS are properly supported through use of the PTW system
• Communicating changes affecting PTW in a timely fashion to all
• Upholding all safety principles at all times
• Establish coordination with Proponent and supporting teams
• Ensuring permits are managed properly all the time at sites
• Reporting all deviation in PTW to unit supervisor, unit foreman and EHSSQ management immediately
• Supplying weekly report on the PTW / SIMOPS system
• Maintain an open and effective communication channel with all JV personnel / teams.
• Support the Implementation of the EHSSQ plans
• Engage/ develop EHSSQ standards, Procedures, and Plans when required
• Develop training material and deliver EHSSQ trainings, specially the one related to PTW and SIMOPs systems.
• Manage all PTW related authorization and trainings
• Manage the stock of PTW forms, and LOTO equipment at PTW centres
• Provide leadership to ensure prompt prioritisation and coordination of all unforeseen issues at the site, escalating into the appropriate channels.
• Engage in any other duties assigned by EHSSQ management

• Pose sound experience in plant operation process with minimum of 10 years’ experience in petrochemical industry.
• Qualified in Saudi Aramco’s Permit to Work, SIMOPS, JSA and LOTO Systems is preferable.
• Fluent in English, oral and written
• Previous experience building EHS programs
• Ability to develop standards, procedures, work instruction from scratch.
• Strong Microsoft software skills, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Lead by example with regards to following procedures and our highest priority of maintaining personnel safety.
• Possess a strong working knowledge of industry standards and specifications.
• Effective communicator who will seek out cross-functional technical expertise as required.
• Proven experience in the field of petrochemical industry
• Pose sound experience in plant operation process with minimum of 10 years’ experience in petrochemical industry.
• Experience leading incident investigations, including developing corrective actions
• Demonstrates practical industrial field experience with strong leadership and communications skills.
• Hands-on and proactive approach with clear accountability in steering safety processes and strategy.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills are a pre-requisite.
• Strong communication and relation building skills; ability to successfully interact with stakeholders at all levels within a multicultural environment.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Possess critical thinking skills and can build trust and confidence across the organization, frontline workers, supervisors and management and leadership.
• Confident and assertive with self-motivated approach and flexible attitude.
• Ability to overcome obstacles to solve problems and achieve results. Can cope with pressure and work to tight deadlines.
• A personal commitment to safety values and objectives and towards a culture of continuous improvement.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and enthusiasm about his/her mission. To respect and work positively with others and create a workplace that is inclusive generating credibility and confidence in others.
• Deep understanding of safety management systems.

• Safety qualified – CSP or equivalent– important is strong proven evidence of experience in the domain of expertise
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering Field – preferred in chemical engineering
• Experience of working in multicultural teams
• Experience in working in the Middle East required.
• Experience in large Process Plant in an operating plant environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal skills, and customer relation skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work in matrix organization, across functional and reporting relationships;
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, and
• Advantageous to be multilingual i.e., Arabic and English.