Title: Operations Advisor About BP and ROO Rumaila is one of the world’s greatest super-giant oilfields – those that contain over a billion barrels of recoverable oil. It is estimated that some 17 billion barrels of recoverable oil are still contained within Rumaila’s reservoirs. The field is located 50km to the west of the city of Basra, southern Iraq. The Basra region is home to all six of Iraq’s ports, including the deep-water facility at Umm Qasr. Rumaila encompasses a vast area of 1,600 square kilometres, extending approximately 80km north to south and 20km west to east, with the main anticline consisting of two domes, South Rumaila and North Rumaila. Rumaila is part of the Iraq Basra Oil Company (BOC) family of oilfields. It is the largest producing field in Iraq, responsible for producing over 33% of Iraq’s oil. Oil has been produced at Rumaila for well over 50 years. A Technical Service Contract signed in 2009 and extended in 2014, between BOC and BP, Petro-China and the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) is now driving the transformation of Rumaila into a sustainable world-class oilfield for Iraq and its people This 25 year contract (to 2034) has laid the foundation for the long-term renewal of the field. This demands significant investment in infrastructure, technology and people. Progress is already visible and the oilfield is returning to full efficiency. Average daily production has increased by over 40% since mid-2009. World-class training and safety standards have been introduced. Around 7,000 people work at Rumaila and over 22,000 contractors support Rumaila’s activities through a large supply chain. The vast majority of these people are Iraqi. The next stage of Rumaila’s development is to access previously untapped reservoirs to extend the life of the field and deliver increased production. Our people are key to all of this. We are aiming to create an exemplary record for safety. We are building skills and capabilities. We are developing a culture built on respect for each other, with an ethos to behave responsibly in everything we do – be that in our corporate governance or in the way we safeguard our environment. This is how we will build a reputation as a great place to work and with whom to do business. Most importantly we want to ensure we are a good neighbour to the people and communities. Working together as one team under the Technical Service Contract, the Basra Oil Company (BOC) and the State Oil Marketing Organisation (SOMO) along with contractors, BP and PetroChina, bring a range of different expertise and skills in modernizing this supergiant field. Role Synopsis The Operations Advisor (OA) will be responsible for managing safe, compliant and reliable operations activities and providing a clear direction with regards to priorities for the facility. Reporting directly to the Operations Team Leader (OTL) the Operations Advisor is the key interface between the ROO Operations team and the Degassing Station. The Operations Advisor role is a coaching and advisory position. Deliverables are achieved through influence, and this is heavily reliant upon the relationship the OA develops with national staff at the field locations The role will work closely with the Operations Maintenance Advisor (MA) to deliver safe execution of the facility plan and timely resolution of operational issues. As a member of the ROO operations team the Operations Advisor has a key role in ensuring compliance against all areas of Process Safety, Operating Discipline and Product Quality. The Operations Advisor may deputise for the OTL as required and will have direct interaction with sub-surface, production optimisation, inspection, engineering, mods / projects and well services. Key Accountabilities Leadership + Demonstrate strong safety leadership and exemplary safety behaviours at all times ensuring that ROO safety expectations are communicated and reinforced. + Carry out self verification activities, audits, participate in incident investigations and lead/assist teams on determining root cause and suitable preventative measures. + Coaching and development of their direct reports to support the nationalisation agenda. Risk / Operating Discipline + Ensure changes to plant and equipment is subject to the appropriate level of Management of Change before putting into service. + Be visible on site to test and verify that Operating Discipline standards are being set and maintained by the site personnel. + Responsible for ensuring full compliance with any Operational Risk Assessments (ORAs) that are in place covering defective plant or conditions + Responsible for ensuring timely execution and accurate close out of all production-related maintenance. + Provide assurance to OTL on compliance at site with Control of Work procedure. Provide on-site support to Site Controllers, Area Authorities, Isolating Authorities and Performing Authorities. + Significant experience in the management of risk through Task Risk Assessment, SORA and Management of change risk assessment. Able to identify risk and contribute projects and operations readiness with key inputs to HAZOP and LOPA analyses. People + Lead by example and is accountable for their teams being fully compliant with code of conduct and ROO Values and Behaviours expectations. + Responsible for ensuring direct reports have a robust development plan and are being actively managed against objectives. + Coach and support the facility team on their development, actively share experience and dedicate time each week to coaching and mentoring the local national population both within BOC and Local National Agency. + Ensure that direct report work patterns and commitments are fulfilled per HR contractual obligations. + Motivate the team, celebrate their successes and ensure their views and problems are listened to and suggestions are considered. + Identify and intervene if a team member does not meet performance expectations, have a low tolerance for poor behaviours. + Is a competent and active process isolation assessor. Production Delivery, Optimisation & Excellent Performance + Responsible for understanding the day-to-day plant optimisation and well inventory in order maximise daily production. + Responsible for providing operational input to the optimisation team for managing well allocation and new oil delivery. + Actively monitor product quality and manage interventions when quality issues arise. Be proactive to make early interventions on indication of quality issues. + Responsible for ensuring robust plant watch-keeping and monitoring routines are completed with all deviations acted on and ensuring system is fit for purpose. + Manage plant availability to ensure that safety critical maintenance is completed and production requirements are met. + Lead and support 5 Whys investigations for all production losses and product quality issues over defined limits + Responsible for updating the plant vulnerability sheet on a weekly basis so it is an accurate reflection of plant status. + Drive clear prioritisation of vulnerabilities so action is focused in the right areas. + Actively lead and ensure participation in Continuous Improvement projects on your sites and promote the benefit of the CI philosophy to engage the site teams in this process. + Ensure plant operations are operated within the design envelope and that any deviations are risk assessed via operational risk assessments. + Plant is prepared and reinstated in support of TAR execution schedule, ensuring SIMOPS are identified and managed early enough in the schedule. + Provide project team support during design, construction and commissioning phases. Criteria & Qualifications + Minimum 15 years’ experience in hydrocarbon operations preferably in a culturally diverse working environment. + 5 years’ experience of supervisory roles in culturally and linguistically diverse working environments. + Mastery of control of work systems, preferably through previous experience as Area Authority. + Interpersonal communication skills are critically important to the OA position, and should be demonstrably excellent. + Capable of working autonomously, and organising time and resource to achieve work deliverables to defined standards. + Personal behaviours and work ethic that leads by example. + Excellent broad range of relevant HSE knowledge. + Evidence of continued professional development (training, course certificates or references). + Not essential but preferable Middle Eastern cultural awareness, and basics in the Arabic language.