Control of Work (CoW) Authority / Iraq

Role: Control Of Work Authority 
Location: Iraq
Rotation: 28x28
Start Date: April 2019 
Duration: 12 Months Rolling 
 
Role synopsis
Control of Work (CoW) Authority is responsible for leading the organisation in all aspects of CoW. 
 
Key accountabilities

• Establishing and maintaining a pragmatic and fit for purpose control of work system consistent with industry good practices, to enable the safe and efficient execution of work.
• Setting the strategic direction including feedback to the client Leadership Team on improvements in control of work standards.
• Acting as the authority for all control of work related issues, the role provides leadership and technical excellence in control of work within the project.
• Managing the CoW  Team to oversee the efficient and effective day to day operation of the Project Control of Work system.
• Ensuring that the control of work system is aligned with risk management processes including identifying issues/gaps and establishing plans and interventions.
• Ensuring that a robust process is in place for measuring the effectiveness of and conformance with the control of work system. 
• Leading the development of the local national CoW Team. 
• Providing input to incident investigations on CoW related factors to ensure that actions are developed to drive learning and prevent reoccurrence.
• Acting as Contract Accountable Manager (CAM) for contracts which support the of operational CoW system.
• Managing budgets associated with the maintenance and development of CoW standards.

 
Essential Education

• Degree qualified in an engineering or science subject, or equivalent.

 
Essential experience and job requirements

• Deep CoW experience through site leadership roles including Area Authority and Site Controller.
• Significant experience in an operational capacity in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience working CoW issues in Wells, Operations and Brownfield Construction.
• Experience working with electronic permit systems.
• Track record of leading capability change.
• Mature influencing skills.

 
Desirable criteria and qualifications

• HSE qualification for example NEBOSH would be an advantage.
• Experience of working in a JV including culturally diverse environment would be a significant advantage.
• Prior experience of implementing behavioural change in support of the improvement CoW standards. 
• Experience is the application of Human Performance principles in support of CoW and risk reduction.
• Arabic language skills would be an advantage.