Head of HSE Operations Support

Paragon is supporting an international upstream Oil & Gas operator in the search for a Head of HSE Operations Support to join its corporate team in Dubai, UAE.

This is a senior Operations HSE leadership position with responsibility for providing corporate-level HSE support, assurance and guidance across the company’s operations. The successful candidate will combine strong operational and technical HSE credentials with the ability to operate effectively at corporate/group level, while maintaining close engagement with producing assets and field teams.

Candidates must have significant experience directly with an upstream Oil & Gas operator/E&P company, including HSE support to producing operations and offshore exposure. Previous field or asset-level experience is highly valued; however, candidates must also demonstrate progression into broader corporate, regional or group-level responsibilities. The position requires a relevant university degree and a minimum of 15 years' Oil & Gas experience.

Please note that profiles predominantly focused on Drilling HSE, Construction/Project HSE or Shutdown/Turnaround HSE, or candidates whose experience has been exclusively with EPC contractors or service companies, will not be suitable for this particular position.

This is a permanent staff position based in Dubai, offered on family status with a comprehensive benefits package.

Position Title: Head of HSE Opperations Support

Location: Dubai, UAE

Job Purpose

• Lead HSEQ Operations Support: Lead the Dubai-based team to deliver direct HSEQ operational support to company operations and HQ.
• Drive IMS Implementation: Ensure the Company Integrated Management System is properly implemented by rolling out and timely completing all activities in Level-1 and Level-2 IMS Annual Action Plans.
• Develop & Implement HSE Standards: Support the organization to develop, update, and effectively implement HSE Standards and Guidelines through timely support, guidance, and training.

Key Responsibilities

Leading and Maintaining HSE Operations Support Activities

• Develop, review and perform gap analysis for effective improvement of key company HSE Standards, with emphasis on Control of Work, to ensure that set requirements are well understood and fully compliant with relevant regulations and aligned with Industry Best Practices.
• Provide on demand Operations and Tactical advice in addition to pro-actively engaging key stakeholders and staff with assigned Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities in respective RACI charts.
• Ensure fitness for purpose of IMS supporting documentation is maintained compliant with applicable regulatory requirements and aligned with industry best practices.
• Monitor and support ensuring strict compliance with company Incident Reporting and Investigation Standard and making sure lessons learned are captured and leveraged.
• Lead the HSE Performance Monitoring and Reporting process and propose as required, the adjustments needed to help ensure Corporate HSE KPI’s are met.
• Provide necessary support to designated Incident Investigation Teams to ensure that right team in involved and that investigation is carried as per the company methodology and the actions are to prevent reoccurrence of similar events.
• Actively coordinate with the HSE Technical/Process Safety team, for required input related to Management of Technical Change during operations or during Projects’ execution until pre-start up, startup and commissioning of the facility.
• Act as a Focal point for the Business Impact Assessment (BIA) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and to review and update the documents based on the requirements and Emergency exercises and lesson learned in consultation with relevant team members.
• Lead/participate in Site Operations Risk Assessments, as required.
• Ensure department level Operational HSE Risk Registers are updated and reviewed periodically. Participate in the HSE Risk Register meetings with all departments to ensure that the Risk Register is updated and maintained in order with appropriate follow-up of the action items.
• Monitor implementation of Contractors HSE Management Standard covering all stages from pre-qualification to post contract performance evaluation.
• Support reviewing Project HSEQ related documents such as HSE Plans, Contractors Bridging documents, Method Statements, Risk Assessments, EIA/EPP, etc.
• Participate in the selection process of Contractors Project HSE Manager and other key HSE positions together with the site HSE Team to ensure adequate resources are available to manage the project successfully.
• Plan, review, consult, communicate and guide, in coordination with HR, to ensure adequate implementation of the company HSE competency requirements, including mandatory HSE training r