Drilling Safety Coordinator (Safety and Environment)📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Eram Talent is partnering with a global Oil & Gas client to recruit a Drilling Safety Coordinator (Safety and Environment). This contract position is based in Dhahran, Eastern Province, and requires a highly skilled professional to serve as the primary HSE Advisor for assigned operations divisions and group rigs. The role is critical in ensuring safety, loss prevention, environmental protection, and occupational health compliance across drilling and workover operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Operations Division Field HSE Advisor for assigned rigs, overseeing all matters related to safety, loss prevention, environment, occupational health, and compliance.
• Conduct frequent internal HSE audits and ad-hoc field inspections in accordance with the client's Safety Management System (SMS) and relevant HSE/Operations standards.
• Complete Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) for each inspection and develop SMARTER action plans for all audits.
• Assist engineering, operations, and HSE teams in upkeeping and developing safety processes related to risk management, safety training, asset integrity, and emergency preparedness.
• Lead and/or contribute to comprehensive incident investigations through all stages, ensuring meticulous completion and review of all related reports.
• Conduct internal pre-commencement inspections for new rigs and support rigs in developing action plans to close out findings identified during official pre-commencement inspections.
• Pre-assess assigned rigs for RHSEI, Well Control, LPD, Corporate, and EPD audits, and support teams in addressing and closing out findings identified by official audit teams.
• Act as a dedicated mentor to assigned rig foremen regarding all HSE matters.
• Guide and evaluate rig safety officers to ensure strict compliance with Unconventional Resources (UR) Drilling requirements.
• Assess rig workers, leaders, and managers on behavioral safety through frequent rig visits, active participation in safety/operations meetings, and on-the-job HSE awareness initiatives.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, HSE, Science, Industrial, or a related discipline from an accredited institution (or equivalent).
• Certifications: Possess a globally recognized international safety certification, such as NEBOSH IGC, IOSH, or equivalent.
• Experience: A minimum of 10 years of professional experience in safety operations within the Oil & Gas industry, including a mandatory minimum of 7 years specifically dedicated to Drilling and Workover operations.
• Technical Expertise: Deep technical knowledge and proven capability in incident investigation, hazard identification, risk management, emergency preparedness and response, and robust Safety Management Systems.

Work Type and Location

This is a contract position located in Dhahran, Eastern Province. The role is field-based, requiring frequent presence at assigned operations divisions and group rigs.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are invited to apply. Salary details will be discussed during the interview process.