Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

1. JOB DETAILS Direct Report Project HSE Manager Operational Scope Civil Works | Drilling & Completions | Work Over | Facilities | Production Supervises Mechanical Lifting contractors; Drilling Rig Lifting Crews; any Contractor performing Mechanical Lifting activities under SLB operational control; site level DROPS auditors and HSE Specialists in their execution of the DROPS Program

2. ROLE PURPOSE The Mechanical Lifting & DROPS Subject Matter Expert Lead is the SLB Mutriba Project authority for the safe design, planning, execution, and continuous improvement of Mechanical Lifting and Dropped Objects Prevention (DROPS) activities across the Mutriba Field Development Project. The role combines planning and operational SME oversight of lifting operations with assurance of the Project's DROPS system implementation, ensuring full compliance with SLB standards, client requirements, and applicable regulatory frameworks across all project phases and contractor interfaces.

3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Mechanical Lifting SME

• Lead the planning, preparation, implementation, monitoring, and review of Mechanical Lifting Plans (MLPs) for all project phases, including all prevention and mitigation measures.
• Review and validate all critical lifting plans prepared by SLB and Contractors, categorize lifts in accordance with the Lift Categorization Questionnaire, and submit Critical and Non-Routine lifts to the right channels.
• Personally supervise the execution of Non-Routine, Critical, and Complex lifts across all project locations, such as Rig Mobilization, Initial Rig Moves, Skidding operations and de-mobilization.
• Ensure all lifting risk assessments (HARC/JSA) are prepared, reviewed, and adequate prior to the commencement of any lifting operation.
• Assess Pre-Job Safety Meetings (PJSMs) related to mechanical lifting operations and verify that controls identified in the MLP and HARC are communicated and understood by all participants.
• Advise and stop lifting operations during adverse weather conditions (lightning, high-wind events) and verify suspension and resumption criteria are clearly defined and enforced at site level.
• Establish, maintain, and audit all Project Lifting Equipment Registers across all rig sites and call-out services, ensuring all lifting appliances and accessories are inspected, certified, color-coded, and fit for purpose.
• Verify that third-party lifting equipment introduced to SLB managed sites holds valid certification from an LEEAaccredited or equivalent body, aligned with applicable standards.
• Ensure adequate storage and in-service maintenance of all lifting gear and accessories in accordance with Project and client s requirements.
• Drive compliance with SLB's Mechanical Lifting Standard (SLB-HSE-S013) and Mechanical Lifting B.O.O.K. (SLB-HSE-M013) across all contractor interfaces.
• Conduct frequent, structured audits of all ML activities and equipment at rig sites and call-out service locations, documenting findings and tracking corrective actions closure.
• Perform ML related assessments for the Annual Audit and Inspection Plan (AAIP) to verify ongoing compliance with SLB standards, client procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Report all lifting-related events in QUEST (SLB incident management system) in a timely manner, ensuring accuracy of classification, causal analysis, and corrective/preventive action assignment.
• Lead or actively participate in investigations of any incident, near miss, or high-potential event related to mechanical lifting operations.
• Coach, assess, and verify the competence of personnel involved in ML operations such as Lifting Supervisors, Crane Operators, Banksmen, and Riggers, against defined competency frameworks.
• Maintain competency assessment records and ensure training validity periods are tracked and renewed.
• Deliver or coordinate delivery of ML awareness and technical training as required by project needs.
• Serve as primary interface with customer s Lifting Authority for ML plans, approvals, and regulatory compliance.

DROPS Authority

• Project-level DROPS Program Assurance Lead for integrity, consistency, and effectiveness of the DROPS prevention program across all Mutriba Project locations.
• Review, evaluate, and formally validate DROPS Inspection Reports submitted by rig sites and service locations, verifying accuracy on findings, classification, and effectiveness and closure of corrective actions.
• Validate the correct implementation of DROPS, including DROPS Zone identification, zoning maps, barrier deployment, DROPS Picture Books, tethered tool program, and related.
• Conduct structured DROPS Program audits across all active project phases and locations, assessing compliance with SLB-HSE-S023 (DROPS Standard) and the DROPS B.O.O.K. (SLB-HSE-M023).
• Verify DROPS inspection checklists for rig-ups, and the maintenance of DROPS Inspection Schedules.
• Support site-level HSE Supervisors in identifying dropped object and Work at Height hazards.
• Ensure DROPS incidents are reported, classified, and investigated in accordance with project and SLB requirements, and lessons-learned dissemination across the project.
• Maintain and monitor DROPS program performance metrics; escalate systemic non-conformances.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in Project HAZOP/HARC processes as the ML and DROPS SME for ML scenarios under review.
• Support development and review of project HSE Plans, procedures, and standards related to ML and DROPS.
• Contribute to pre-mobilization readiness reviews as the ML/DROPS technical authority.
• Support emergency response planning for lifting-related scenarios (crane collapse, load drop, manriding rescue) and verify that adequate rescue plans are in place.
• Assist developing the Annual Audit and Inspection Plan (AAIP) for ML and DROPS activities.

4. AUTHORITY

• Authority to Stop Work on any mechanical lifting or related activity that does not comply with approved lift plans, SLB standards, or client requirements.
• Authority to reject and require re-submission of non-compliant lift plan with SLB or client requirements.
• Authority to require the removal of lifting equipment or accessory found defective, uncertified, or non-compliant.
• Authority to withhold validation for any site or location non-compliant with DROPS system requirements.
• Authority to escalate non-conformances to Contractor and Project Management

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or Technical Career
• Professional Certification: LEEA Appointed Person for Lifting Operations or similar.
• Third-party certification credited by LEEA or NSL.
• DROPS Level 3 Focal Point.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a dedicated Mechanical Lifting supervisory or SME capacity, preferably on the Oil & Gas Industry.
• Demonstrated experience operating in multi-contractor onshore drilling environments, including direct supervision of crane, rigging, and lifting appliance crews.
• Prior experience conducting DROPS program audits and managing DROPS systems at rig or field level
• Fluent English mandatory. Arabic is an advantage.