OMS Assurance Specialist

OMS Assurance Specialist

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or 6 years relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Professional audit designation from a recognized auditing association with a minimum of two years of operational audit experience – lead auditor designation preferred
• Minimum of 6 years of experience, including a minimum of 5 years of crude oil and natural gas liquids experience, 2 years management system experience, and 2 years supervisory experience or equivalent activities
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to organize, analyze, and present information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, listening), facilitation, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative working relationships at all levels
• High standard of personal integrity with ability to maintain highest level of confidentiality and exercise sound judgement in difficult situations.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite applications with a strong emphasis on Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• Able to travel within the United States and Canada up to 15% of the time (passport required)
• Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks
• Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A testing.

Responsibilities

• Maintains, implements, and continuously improves the OMS Assurance Program to mature program effectiveness
• Implements the rolling OMS Assurance Plan to plan, conduct, and document internal management system audits, assessments, and surveys
• Leads assessments including planning, coordination, execution, reporting, and follow-up
• Maintains and implements the plan to conduct periodic OMS assessments to evaluate effectiveness and maturity, including sub-element (corporate) assessments and operational area (field) assessments
• Benchmarks against others in the industry when the information is available
• Identifies gaps and feedback for sub-elements, and assists in the development of improvement actions
• Supports internal management system audits including planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up
• Maintains and implements the rolling audit plan to assure the minimum three-year cycle for asset integrity, health and safety, damage prevention, security, environmental protection, emergency management, and other OMS sub-elements for adequacy and effectiveness in meeting management system requirements
• Assures audit standard of care is applied and records are managed accordingly
• Incorporates relevant management system audit protocols from the United States and Canada
• Identifies audit findings for management system deficiencies, facilitates development of corrective actions, and tracks corrective action closure
• Supports external management system audits with regulators and third-party providers
• Coordinates information requests from auditor, to include establishing expectations and deadlines for responses from sub-element owners and providing documentation to the auditor
• Facilitates progress throughout the audit
• Receives draft audit report from external auditor, provides review and comment with relevant operational senior leaders and sub-element owners prior to providing comments back to auditor
• Receives final audit report and findings, communicates to senior leaders and sub-element owners, facilitates development of corrective actions, and tracks to closure
• Supports safety culture surveys to include planning, coordination, execution, reporting, and follow-up
• Implements the plan to conduct periodic OMS employee surveys to gather employee perceptions and opportunities for improvement based on Operations Leadership Team intent
• Conducts surveys and/or selects and contracts with subject matter experts to participate as needed
• Compiles survey reports for sub-element and organizational leadership to use in developing responsive actions for targeted improvement
• Compiles, analyzes, and reports OMS Assurance data for Operations Leadership Team, Operations Management Team, and Management Review to focus attention and action in determining and implementing continual improvement
• Works with all levels of management and operational personnel, to include prioritizing information needs and scheduling audit participants
• Works with Regulatory compliance and Internal Audit to align audit plans to resolve conflicts/overlap and minimize disruption to operations
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
• Reviews OMS Assurance results with leadership at least annually, including adequacy and effectiveness in meeting management system requirements and achieving performance objectives
• Partners with Manager to make additional enhancements, assess updated regulations, and socialize with stakeholders
• Builds effective relationships with employees to increase influence, motivate employees, and create high performing teams
• Provides the team members with opportunities to build skills and behaviors through on-the-job assignments, training, and coaching
• Seeks to keep employees engaged by looking for opportunities where employees can use new skills and participate in challenging assignments
• Sets clear expectations, provides resources, gives direction, and helps employees focus on and prioritize their goals
• Conducts ongoing conversations, including coaching, feedback, and check-ins
• Conducts developmental conversations, creates a development plan, and provides developmental activities for employees to grow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Operations and/or field experience strongly preferred
• Lead auditor designation preferred