Operations Manager

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Operations Manager, based in Aberdeen.

Responsibilities:
* Develop, own and deliver against the annual operating budget (production and opex)
* Manage the day-to-day operations and production activities, setting targets and driving compliance
* Act as focal point for OIM's and morning calls
* Ensure timely production reporting, planning, and forecasting
* Owner of the 1-year asset/field plan, safely managing and optimising production, overseeing the integration of all activities
* Coordinate closely with subsurface, developments and wells teams to ensure operational aspects are fully considered in these areas
* Monitor and report on activity plans, objectives, and key performance indicators internally and with the Operator on non-operated joint ventures, in respect of all operational activity, specifically on: Risk management, health, safety and environment; hydrocarbon production; production efficiency & optimisation; process safety and asset maintenance & integrity; regulator key stakeholder management
* Provide input to stewardship reports as required
* Continually monitor and review business performance, using KPIs; personally, identifying and pursuing areas where performance can be improved and develop, ensuring appropriate, concise, consistent and clear progress reporting
* Drive positive change at all levels within the organisation utilising strong interpersonal skills to champion delivery through others
* Lead and drive asset safety, major accident prevention, and deliver world class HSE performance.
* Demand high standards of service provision and provide clear, balanced feedback to providers.
* Attend and actively participate in Process Safety Review Board meetings to ensure asset integrity improvements
* Act as focal point with OPRED/BEIS for annual permits, inspections, and reviews
* Provide input on key topics for HSE inspections (onshore and offshore) and liaise with regulators as and when required if Asset Manager absence
* Work with HSE Advisor/Manager to ensure regulatory commitments are met and issues responded too
* Develop and own the asset life of field operating cost delivery plan and the underlying strategies on manning, maintenance, logistics, turnarounds etc.
* Support and coordinate development of asset business / life of field plan e.g. assumptions.
* Coordinate and deploy life of field strategies (e.g. with growth function)
* Optimise asset planning, from Medium Term Activity Plans to daily planning (e.g. making trade-offs on offshore capacity).
* Deliver production volumes as per the individual asset, business and work plans within budget as applicable
* Optimise production reliability
* Coordinates with the asset reservoir engineer in preparing monthly operating plans for the operated assets and reporting against them, for sales production volumes & monthly, quarterly and annual roll-up of data
* Monitor, record and trend all production losses vs. plan, complete with immediate, underlying and root cause analysis.

Experience & Qualifications:
* Educated to degree level in a relevant subject.
* Significant demonstrable offshore operations experience in a supervisory role.
* Effective leadership and organisational skills.

Permanent position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/067494.

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