Site Lifting Specialist

at SeaOwl Energy Services
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted June 5, 2025
Category Engineering
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:

ACTIVITIES

The main responsibility of the position holder’s:

  • Compliance:
    • Adhere at all times to the values and principles of the Company Code of Conduct.
    • Be conversant/comply with Uganda Legislation, Company Rules, Procedures, and Instructions;
    • Ensure full compliance with SOX standards with respect to system security and reporting.
  • HSE:
    • Promote HSE Culture (including Lifting Safety Companies) to prevent and reduce lifting incidents.
    • Participate in the Lifting High Potential incidents analysis and ensure actions plans are implemented.
    • Participate in Lifting Accident and Incident investigations as required (origin, cause tree analysis, corrective action deployment);
    • Contributes into return of experience governing and prepares Safety Feedback Notices when required.
    • Follow-up Lifting register and KPIs system in the company.
  • Operations:
    • Contribute into application of company rule CR EP LSO 043, CR GR HSE 420 and Lifting Management System (LMS) at Site level.
    • Provides operational Site level technical support for the lifting operations and equipment.
    • Able to prepare Generic and Critical Lifting Plans and attend the lifting activities in the sector of his responsibility.
    • Support at Site level with a lifting expertise to all RSES/RSES-D, carry out lifting reviews and audits for each site and/or contractors on yearly basis.
    • Performs checks and fitness for purpose on lifting appliances/accessories, CCUs and evaluate their utilization on site.
    • Carry out site acceptance inspection on lifting appliances prior mobilization on job location.
    • Conduct competency assessment on Rigger, Banksman & Operator on regular basis.
    • Seeks assistance from LS when authority or competency are not sufficient.
    • Support at Site level all lifting audits.
  • Methods:
    • Application of Affiliate’s Lifting Management System documents, ensure that it is well understood and fit to the purpose.
    • Responsible for application of the methodology, rules, and instructions for Lifting & Handling operations.
  • Reporting:
    • Prepares Site daily & assist weekly monthly reports and any other ad-hoc reports when requested by the management.
  • Lifting & Handling Expertise:
    • Focal point Site level for all Lifting & Handling related activities; reviews and advises RSES&RSES-D on non-conformities or any improvements required.
    • Provides operational expertise in the field of Lifting & Handling activities in the responsibility.
    • Assesses and provides a clear picture to LS of the situation at operational sites in terms of: personnel competence, training, document review (procedures, certificates, maintenance records, training documentation, etc.), cranes, forklifts, loose lifting gear, man riding cranes, rigging lofts, winch equipment etc.
    • Ensure communication of the routine lifting activities and campaigns at remote Sites.
    • Ensure application of common practices/tools and encourage its implementation at remote Sites.
  • Personnel:
    • Support development and assessment of Lifting & Handling team knowledge in the domain of common lifting, heavy Lifting & Handling operations within the context of the remote Sites.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES REQUIRED

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in Lifting & Handling O&G related activities (ashore and onshore) with engineering degree with industry related qualifications such as LEEA, EAL, OPITO, CPA, NORSOK and good communication skills.
  • Experience in lifting operations ideally in different fields of application (supervision, calculation, inspection, etc.) with a broad and extensive knowledge in operations/equipment applying international standards such as BS, ISO, API, LOLER, NORSOK.
  • Experienced in Oil and Gas Industry having worked in onshore and offshore operations in various duties, such as: Foreman; Rigging Supervisor; Lifting Supervisor; Lifting Superintendent; Site Lifting Specialist; training and coaching as a plus.
  • Experience in Lifting equipment: inspector for General Lifting Equipment, all types of Cranes (onshore & offshore), containers & CCU’s, forklift trucks and stackers, winches and powered hoists, overhead travelling cranes, runway beams and swing jibs, wire rope inspector.
  • Knowledge of the company’s processes and organization as a plus.
  • Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment.
  • Knowledge of French as a plus

 

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