HSE Superintendent, Quality Assurance Department 1 (LNG)
Summary
HSE Superintendent coordinating Health, Safety & Environment activities for an FSRU/LNG project at a ship management company, covering Safety Case/MHI compliance, risk studies (HAZID/HAZOP/SCEPS/SCTA), SMS integration, terminal interface, and vessel operational-readiness assurance.
1. Role Purpose
To support the HSEQ & Audit Division in the effective implementation of the Company’s HSE management framework across ship-management activities, with primary responsibility for supporting FSRU project or new build LNGC project during project development, pre-delivery, commissioning, operational readiness and subsequent operations.
The role will provide dedicated HSE coordination for FSRU project or new build LNGC, including project-specific regulatory requirements, Safety Case/MHI activities, operational safety, emergency preparedness, management of change and integration with the Company’s Safety Management System (SMS).
As part of the wider HSEQ & Audit Division, the Superintendent will also support fleet and other ship-management HSE activities as assigned, including vessel support, incident management, risk assessment, audits, inspections, safety initiatives and operational assurance.
During the initial induction period, involvement in wider MOLGSM ship-management activities will be encouraged to develop familiarity with the Company’s fleet operations, unified SMS, HSEQ governance and internal working arrangements.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. FSRU Project HSE Coordination
- Act as the HSEQ focal point for routine FSRU project matters.
- Coordinate HSE activities during project development, construction, pre-delivery, commissioning and operational readiness.
- Participate in project HSE meetings, workshops, risk studies and readiness reviews.
- Coordinate and monitor HSE actions arising from project meetings, audits, studies and regulatory reviews.
- Support project-specific Management of Change (MOC) activities.
- Work closely with Marine, Technical, crewing and other relevant functions to ensure appropriate HSE input throughout the project.
B. Safety Case, MHI & Regulatory Requirements
- Support MOLGSM’s involvement in meeting applicable Singapore Workplace Safety and Health Act (WSHA) and Major Hazard Installation (MHI) requirements.
- Coordinate MOLGSM operational and SMS input for the FSRU scope of the Safety Case and associated MHI requirements.
- Participate in relevant safety studies and workshops, including:
o Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Register;
o Safety Critical Elements and Performance Standards (SCEPS);
o Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA);
o HAZID / HAZOP; and
o other applicable project risk studies.
- Support follow-up of actions and recommendations arising from Safety Case and regulatory activities.
- Coordinate with the project organisation, consultants, Classification Society and relevant authorities on assigned HSE matters.
Formal ownership/accountability for the MHI Safety Case within the FSRU’s scope and associated regulatory obligations shall remain in accordance with the established project governance and responsibility matrix.
C. SMS & Project-Specific Procedures
- Review the interface between MOLGSM’s unified SMS and FSRU-specific operational and regulatory requirements.
- Identify requirements requiring project-specific procedures, supplements or bridging arrangements.
- Support development and review of procedures covering areas such as:
o LNG transfer and regasification;
o gas send-out;
o SIMOPS;
o permit-to-work;
o isolation and reinstatement;
o abnormal and emergency operations;
o contractor management; and
o other FSRU-specific activities.
- Ensure project-specific requirements are appropriately integrated with the Company’s overall HSEQ management framework without unnecessarily affecting fleet-wide procedures.
D. Emergency Preparedness & Terminal Interface
- Support development and alignment of the FSRU–terminal HSE interface.
- Review ship-shore emergency response arrangements, communication and escalation protocols.
- Support emergency preparedness exercises and validation of project-specific emergency procedures.
- Coordinate alignment of incident notification, reporting and investigation requirements between MOLGSM, terminal/charterer and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Support development of bridging arrangements where terminal/project requirements differ from existing Company procedures.
E. Assurance & Operational Readiness
- Support HVPQ preparation and vessel assurance readiness.
- Support SIRE/vetting and other applicable external assurance requirements.
- Participate in HSE audits, inspections and operational readiness reviews.
- Monitor closure of HSE observations and actions before commissioning and commencement of operations.
- Support HSEQ aspects of vessel delivery, handover and transition into normal operations.
F. General Ship-Management HSE Support
As part of the HSEQ & Audit Division, support other fleet and ship-management activities as assigned, including:
- Vessel HSE support and operational queries.
- Incident and near-miss review, investigation and follow-up.
- Risk assessment and MOC review.
- Internal and external audits and inspections.
- Emergency response activities.
- HSE performance monitoring and reporting.
- Fleet safety campaigns, lessons learned and safety initiatives.
- Review and continuous improvement of Company SMS procedures.
- Other HSEQ duties according to operational requirements.
3. Key Interfaces
The position will work closely with:
- HSEQ & Audit Division;
- Marine, Technical and Seafarer/Crewing functions;
- Owners, terminal and charters organisation;
- Vessel and newbuilding teams;
- Terminal and other project stakeholders;
- Classification Society and Safety Case consultants;
- Relevant Singapore authorities; and
- Other internal and external stakeholders as required.
4. Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Degree, diploma or recognised professional qualification in Marine, Engineering, Safety, HSE or equivalent.
- Relevant experience in LNG shipping, FSRU, LNG terminal, offshore/process industry or other comparable high-hazard operations.
- Good practical knowledge of safety management systems, risk assessment, incident investigation and emergency response.
- Experience participating in HAZID, HAZOP, risk assessment or similar safety studies.
- Ability to review operational and technical procedures from an HSE perspective.
- Strong communication, coordination and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work independently and effectively within multidisciplinary project and operational teams.
Highly Desirable
- Previous LNG vessel, FSRU or LNG terminal experience.
- Seagoing LNG experience or equivalent operational background.
- Process safety / Major Accident Hazard management experience.
- Knowledge of Singapore WSHA/MHI requirements.
- Experience with Safety Case regimes.
- Familiarity with MAH Register, SCEPS and SCTA methodologies.
- Experience with OCIMF/SIRE/HVPQ requirements.
- Experience dealing with regulators, Classification Societies, terminals and major energy operators.
5. Key Competencies
- Strong HSE and operational safety judgement.
- Practical understanding of marine and process-safety interfaces.
- Ability to translate regulatory and project requirements into workable operational arrangements.
- Strong analytical, coordination and follow-up capability.
- Ability to constructively challenge and influence stakeholders.
- Good incident investigation and root-cause analysis skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a developing project environment.
- Collaborative approach across Marine, Technical, HSEQ and project functions.
6. Initial Assignment Priorities
The initial focus will include:
- Familiarisation with MOLGSM fleet operations, unified SMS and HSEQ governance.
- Supporting development and implementation of the FSRU scope of the MHI Safety Case
- Supporting MAH, SCEPS, SCTA and associated safety studies.
- Establishing the interface between MOLGSM’s SMS and the project-specific requirements.
- Supporting project MOC and risk-management activities.
- Developing terminal and emergency-response interface arrangements.
- Supporting HVPQ, assurance and operational readiness.
- Establishing sustainable HSE support arrangements for the FSRU following commissioning.
7. Assignment Flexibility
The position will have primary focus on the FSRU project, while remaining part of the HSEQ & Audit Division and supporting wider fleet and ship-management requirements according to operational priorities.
The balance of responsibilities may evolve as the FSRU project progresses from development and commissioning into steady-state operations.
Notes:
We offer attractive remuneration package and fringe benefits with excellent career development opportunities in a global organization.
Interested parties please forward full resume with availability and current salary details to Human Resources Manager [email protected]. We are an equal opportunity employer. Applications from all qualified candidates are welcome.
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