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Your career with OSRL will begin with an intensive 12-week training programme to give you the skills needed to effectively support oil spill response operations on a global basis. As a Responder, your typical day will focus on maintaining your readiness to respond, such as continuous training to hone your personal competence and supporting the maintenance and rehabilitation of our specialist oil spill response equipment. These activities are all designed to allow you to react safely, swiftly and with confidence to achieve a positive impact wherever in the World an oil spill occurs.
Job Responsibility:
To provide safe, prompt and efficient support to spill incidents, exercises, preparedness projects and client engagement activities globally
Ensure that all activities are carried out with due regard to personal safety, the safety of others, and environmental considerations in line with company policies and procedures
Be on call as part of the duty team, including supporting spill mobilisations and travelling globally at short notice
Undertake the efficient maintenance and rehabilitation of operational and support equipment to the highest standards and in compliance with safety requirements
Proactively develop and maintain appropriate knowledge and skills
Provide a source of expertise and assistance to other departments
Act as a representative of the company to maintain the standing as a high-profile global leader in oil spill preparedness and response through industry forums, conferences and contact with external stakeholders
Provide input into the ongoing technical development of spill response equipment, strategies and techniques through internal technical forums, working groups and practical experience
Develop and update operational guidelines and maintenance procedures for new and existing equipment to ensure safe and effective operation
Requirements:
A tangible desire to make a positive impact
Clear aptitude for practical problem solving
A positive ‘can-do’ attitude
A willingness to be on-call and to be sent anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice
An ability to work long hours in the field in challenging environments
Strong team-working skills
Great communication and interpersonal skills
A strong safety ethos
Possess a full, clean UK driving licence
Live within one hour of our Southampton base or be prepared to relocate
Subject to OEUK medical
Nice to have:
Engineering degree and/or experience in a practical mechanical engineering or marine engineering role
Experience in an environmental role, preferably with a degree in Environmental Science, Marine Biology, Oceanology or similar
Experience and/or knowledge of working in civil contingencies planning, disaster management or complicated international logistics, in particular with the armed forces
Knowledge of seamanship and an understanding of tides, currents and charts
A background as a deck officer in the armed forces, coastguard or merchant fleets
French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese and Arabic languages