HSE Specialist

Description

Blackbeard Operating, LLC is a growing oil and gas company headquartered in Midland, TX. We are hiring an HSE Field Specialist to support field operations across West Texas. This is a field-based role that supports every part of our operations: production, facilities, drilling, completions, construction, produced water, trucking and contractors. The HSE Field Specialist provides safety leadership to management, employees and contractors.

This is your opportunity to join a growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits.

• Reports to:
  
  HSE Manager
• Location:
  
  Field-based in West Texas (Permian Basin), Monahans, TX area, with travel to Blackbeard locations
• Full-time. Weekends and on-call response may be required

The HSE Field Specialist leads Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) initiatives in the field, supporting every part of operations and contractors, to drive continual improvement in HSE performance. Working with Operations, the role helps achieve and maintain high levels of compliance and promotes a safe and healthy work environment for all employees and contractors.

The role promotes a learning culture to reduce risk, and coaches and mentors company personnel and contractors. The HSE Field Specialist takes part in the technical and resource planning of HSE initiatives and supports line management in meeting their HSE duties. The role may be assigned to a specific job, location or shift, may rotate among jobs, and may cover multiple locations.

This position works closely with area foremen, supervisors, engineering teams, consultants and contractors to support production operations, facilities, drilling, completions and construction. Blackbeard builds its HSE culture by working hand in hand with Operations as one team.

• Lead by example as a visible, approachable servant leader in the field. Coach and mentor company personnel and contractors on best practices, promote a team environment and open reporting of hazards and near misses, and reinforce stop-work authority
• Build HSE awareness by communicating regularly, delivering training and involving personnel in safety programs and meetings

• Perform and lead routine hazard identification, field inspections and audits at well sites, tank batteries, compressor and gas facilities, produced water facilities, pipelines, and construction, drilling, and completions locations. Track findings to closure
• Review and coach during the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) process, and lead pre-job meetings and work permits (such as hot work, confined space and lockout/tagout) for routine and non-routine work
• Support the H2S program: area and personal monitoring, calibration and bump testing, safety equipment, signage, contingency plans and emergency drills
• Support contractor safety:
  Coach and mentor contractors on safe work practices through orientation and on-site engagement, and audit contractor safety performance, qualifications, and compliance

• Respond to incidents, near misses, injuries, fires and releases. Lead or support investigations and root cause analysis, and follow corrective actions through to completion
• Support injury case management and return to work, and keep OSHA recordkeeping accurate and current

• Support compliance with OSHA, Texas Railroad Commission (including Statewide Rule 36 for H2S), TCEQ, EPA and DOT requirements
• Support spill and release prevention, response and cleanup, and manage internal and external reporting processes (notifications to management, regulators and others as required). Support waste management and air emissions compliance as assigned

• Support development, review and maintenance of HSE programs, procedures, emergency response plans and training matrices. Keep HSE documents and records controlled and audit-ready
• Collect and report HSE data and trends (such as incident rates, inspection findings and open corrective actions) to management, and support internal, customer and regulatory audits and inspections

• Maintain a daily field presence across assigned locations: observe work, engage with crews and give real-time feedback
• Manage several projects at once, with minimal supervision, while staying business-minded and safety-focused
• Practice safe work habits and comply with all quality, safety, health and environmental policies,…