Project Regulatory Manager

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Project Regulatory Manager

Purpose

• The Project Regulatory Manager is a key role within SBM Projects and GRS Offices worldwide, responsible for ensuring adherence to global regulatory requirements and promoting regulatory discipline into the projects.
• You lead and provide support to a team of Project Regulatory Engineers, Site Engineers and Inspectors, closely collaborating with cross-functional teams including Group Functions, Engineering, Procurement, Operations, Construction, Commissioning Managers, Class, and external partners to ensure seamless integration and implementation of regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Define, interpret, verify, and coordinate the interfaces between legislation/regulators, the client, and the project team.
• Identify all applicable legislations, regulations, and rules to ensure compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate and monitor the timely implementation of the regulatory requirements during the different phases of the project.
• Raise awareness of the regulatory requirements among key personnel within the project team to ensure understanding and adherence.
• Identify the regulatory training requirements for the project team to ensure everyone is equipped with the necessary knowledge.
• Follow the Regulatory Query process in line with GEMS, using the appropriate communication protocols to ensure clarity and compliance.
• Prepare regulatory handover packages for the operations team, ensuring the smooth transition to maintaining permits and consents during operation.
• Liaise to meet contractor regulatory objectives and support the overall development goals of the project.
• Systematically track assigned actions and effectively verify the completion of all regulatory management tasks.
• Manage reviews, findings, surveys, and audits required as part of the applicable regulatory acceptance processes.
• Report the status of regulatory management activities throughout the EPCI cycle of the project.
• Produce the FPSO Regulatory Management Plan and develop a framework to ensure that all relevant rules and regulations have been identified, and that changes in regulations are assessed and incorporated when appropriate.
• Provide all necessary answers, evidence, and updates to the company for management, and report on the progress of closure for any associated contractor actions.
• Ensure that regulatory certificates and deliverables issued during the design, construction, and delivery phases meet the requirements of the project.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Naval Engineering.

Experience

• 10 years experience in the offshore industry.
• Fluent in English (writing and speaking).

Functional Competencies

• Organizational culture
• Monitoring performance and compliance
• Process Analysis and Design
• Regulatory Management
• Learning from events
• SBM Product Knowledge
• Incident Management
• Human Rights Management
• HSSE Quality Regulatory and Process Safety Leadership
• Environmental Management