Statutory Inspection Technical Authority

Company overview

OEG is a leading energy solutions business, providing mission critical infrastructure assets and services to the global offshore energy industry. Through our specialist divisions - topside, marine, subsea, cables, logistics and industrials, we are a pivotal link in the global offshore energy project chain, ensuring our customers’ projects are delivered safely, reliably and efficiently.

Core purpose

• The Statutory Inspection Technical Authority shall ensure compliance with UK regulations (or other territories in which OEG operates), including but not limited to PSSR, LOLER, PUWER, and Fire Safety. Working in support of departmental personnel facilitating thorough examination, maintenance and repair activities whilst offering technical support for the Statutory Inspection department and OEG Topside Group.

• The Statutory Inspection Technical Authority shall assume daily responsibility for technical compliance. 

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Compliance Management: Ensure all projects comply with relevant territorial regulations, including but not limited to PSSR, LOLER, PUWER, and Fire Safety or the territorial equivalents.

• Technical Support: Provide expert technical advice and support for thorough examinations of various items which fall under statutory inspection regimes / regulations to technicians, coordinators, project engineers and clients.

• Documentation: Create and maintain accurate and fit for purpose inspection and maintenance procedures.

• Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments and implement measures to mitigate identified risks.

• Training: Provide training and guidance to staff on compliance requirements of equipment inspected internally and for clients.

• Reporting: Prepare and submit reports on inspection findings and compliance status to relevant stakeholders and create reporting documents and templates for inspection activities.

• Competence Measurement: Take a leading role in support of department manager in the creation of competence assessments, their completion and record keeping. Acting as lead point of contact for any upskilling / coaching resulting from said competence assessments.

• Document Control: Ensure all department and company documents are created and managed in line with OEG document control procedures.

• Auditing, Monitoring and Review: Form part of the audit team and assist the Department Manager in achieving compliance in all audits in line with the annual audit plan.

• Written Schemes of Examination: Review company and client WSE’s and advise OEG and clients on control measures, compliance and validity of new or existing WSE’s. Create WSE’s in line with territorial standard / approved codes of practice for application on OEG and client equipment, accessories and plant.

• Environmental: Follow OEG Renewables waste management procedures.

• The role of the technical authority is not limited to the above and will cover supporting the department Manager in all aspects of department compliance and operations. 

QHSE responsibilities

To have a general understanding of the areas of our QHSE Management System and OEG’s QHSE aims and objectives that are relevant to the role.

Comply with the requirements of OEG Energy Group Policies and the responsibilities within the wider QHSE Management System.

Promoting:

• a proactive health and safety culture focussed on the prevention of work-related injury or ill health and continual improvement in our processes / performance.

• environmental sustainability and energy efficiency whilst minimising our environmental impacts and preventing pollution.

• a quality culture that brings values to our business, our customers and other interested parties ensuring quality issues and opportunities for improvement are identified and implemented.

Skills and experiences

• Statutory Inspection with direct LOLER. PUWER, PSSR & Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Regulation.

• Document Creation.

• Client Facing.

• Demonstrable track record of working with and creation of SSoW.

• Offshore Wind Experience (Preferred).

• Experience with MS Office and general IT (Required).

• Written Scheme of Examination Review – Required.

• Written Scheme of Examination Creation – (Desirable).

• Auditing.

Qualifications

• IOSH.

• GWOs (full suite).

• Relevant OEM’s trainings – man riding equipment, nacelle & Davit Cranes – Mandatory.

• Access and Fall Arrest Systems such as ladders and SRL’s.

• LEEA Introduction, General and minimum of one other – Required.

• PSSR – Inspection and testing.

• Auditing training.