About us

Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL) is an industry-owned and funded cooperative which exists to respond to oil spill incidents globally. OSRL provides spill preparedness, response and subsea well intervention services. As the world's largest oil spill preparedness and response organisation, dealing with global emergencies 24/7, we are committed to serving our customers' varied response and preparedness needs.

Join our Team!

We have a fantastic opportunity for Consultants in Environmental or Oil Spill Response Management to join our Spill Preparedness Team.

This role will be located in Perth, Australia.

Job description:

The individual will report to our Consultancy and Training Services Leads and Australia Country Manager and is expected to have proven experience in technical projects to meet oil spill preparedness requirements for clients.

It is further expected that you are proficient in performing the above in a variety of related duties, including but not limited to:

• Lead the delivery Oil Pollution Emergency Plans for the clients.
• Lead the development of Spill Impact Mitigation Assessments/Net. Environmental Benefit Analysis, response strategy formulation and ALARP demonstration for client projects.
• Coordinate and oversee site data collection and analysis in delivering oil spill response capability reviews (strategies, tactics and operations) and environmental sensitivity and impact assessments across projects to conserve and protect wildlife.
• Where appropriate and based on assessment findings, propose solutions to address negative environmental impact.
• Provide technical advisory support for oil spill incidents and client exercises which can include implementing conservation, management policies and activities to conserve and protect our natural eco-system.
• Develop and lead the delivery of oil spill technical training services (response strategies, incident management, field operations) that comply with regulatory requirements.
• Incident response planning and management of field operational activities in accordance with the Service Level Agreement to ensure response plans and arrangements integrate with national and international arrangements for oil spill events, including the provision of environmental information of significance for management planning.
• Constantly benchmark OSRL’s consultancy and training services against other providers and industry expectations in Australia and globally, supporting the implementation of new requirements to ensure OSRL remain at the leading edge.

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental or Marine Science or related fields.
• A minimum of 1.5 years of direct work experience in the oil spill response industry is required; additional experience is advantageous.
• Operational and project management experience in environmental impact assessments, oil spill contingency planning, capability audits, risk assessments, oil spill modelling and spill response training.
• Experience in attending to oil spill events or planning/managing field response operations
• Developed report writing and reviewing skills with a flexibility to participate in field response activities as required.

What we can offer you:

• Experienced and supportive management team
• Competitive remuneration package based on experience
• Exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing business unit for a global company

Type: Contract

Location: Perth, Western Australia