Willow Emergency Response Chief

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Job Summary

Alaska Overview
ConocoPhillips is Alaska’s largest crude oil producer and largest owner of exploration leases, with approximately 1.2 million net undeveloped acres at year-end 2022. The company produced an average of 200 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2022. ConocoPhillips has major ownership interests in two of North America’s largest legacy conventional oil fields, both located on Alaska’s North Slope: Kuparuk, which the company operates, and Prudhoe Bay. Additionally, ConocoPhillips operates several fields on the Western North Slope. The company has an ownership interest in the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) and owns/operates the Polar Tankers fleet.

Job Description

Willow Overview

Located on Alaska’s North Slope in the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A), the Willow project is estimated to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak. During construction, Willow is expected to create around 2,500 jobs, with a majority of labor provided by union workers. The development is estimated to create 300 permanent jobs.

The economic impact of the Willow project will be sizable. According to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates, Willow could generate between $8 billion and $17 billion in new revenue for the federal government, the state of Alaska, the North Slope Borough, and local communities. The initial phase of Willow development will include a new Willow Central Processing Facility (WCF), three drill sites, pipelines, roads, bridges and supporting infrastructure.

Learn more about the Willow project here.

Summary

The Asset Emergency Response Chief is responsible for the safe, environmentally compliant and cost-efficient delivery of all Emergency Response services at the asset. These services include:

1) providing an emergency response organization to deal with routine and emergency events involving spills, hazardous material releases, medical assists, fire response and rescue situations involving industrial, vehicular and aircraft incidents and;

2) render assistance and consultation to asset operations and local, state and federal regulatory agencies in the areas of spill prevention and response, fire protection/prevention, life safety and loss control issues.

The onboarding timing of this role is over 1-year in advance of final hand-over the Willow Operations Center (WOC) facilities for which the Willow Chief will provide response leadership; this is intended to support O&M and HSE readiness planning for the initial operating phase of the overall Willow project and to build the core plans, procedures and organizations to serve the Willow field for the life of the asset. Integration with Willow and the Alaska BU Operations & Maintenance, Willow project construction, and local and global HSE teams in this effort will be a central responsibility of the Willow ER Chief in the Readiness phase. This affords the individual selected the opportunity to shape the organization, processes and procedures, and overall operating culture in a way that brings forth the best of the individual and collective teams’ experiences.

Your responsibilities may include:

• Lead by example in an Incident-Free Culture
• Serve as On-Scene Commander and lead on-call emergency responders to safely mitigate incidents when risk appropriate
• Operational Readiness Review –lead the completion of Emergency Preparedness items in order to successfully transition from construction to operations
• Recruit, train and organize an on-call emergency response force capable of safely and efficiently responding to all risk appropriate incidents (fire, rescue, medical, spill)
• Coordinate with peer Asset Emergency Response Chiefs to develop training programs that deliver external training in the most cost-effective manner possible
• Manage a new fleet of emergency response equipment including watercraft, heavy equipment, trailers, fire apparatus, ambulances and ancillary equipment along with their associated operational centers to ensure operational readiness
• Coordinate with Alaska Clean Seas supervisory personnel to manage Willow Operations Spill and Emergency Response Tech work scope, issues, roles and responsibilities
• Coordinate with peer Asset Emergency Response Chiefs to maintain, implement and train affected personnel on the shared department policy manual to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations, as well as internal corporate, business unit and department requirements
• Maintain and implement a proactive multi-tiered fire prevention program which includes risk assessed pre-fire plans. This to include appropriate document management for associated records and plans
• Initiate investigations of all applicable Department incidents for cause determination and recommend corrective actions
• Emergency response subject matter expert and point of contact for local, state and federal agencies, company and contractor supervision
• Actively build new and improve existing relationships with other work groups in the asset to enhance interdependency
• Allocate up to 50% of time for field verification and active response activities during the Willow construction phase, this field time allocation will be adjusted with the creation of the new Willow emergency response teams and transition to the operations phase
• Familiarity and experience with Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting for future Willow airport operations
• Manage Emergency Response expenditures in accordance with established budgets and sound utilization of company resources
• Support and guide numerous seasonal and year-round medical clinics during the construction phase of the project
• Innovation with Purpose – Adopt and adapt new technology to serve functional requirements of the Emergency Response organization to serve an oilfield projected to operate well into the 2050’s. Set up systems and tools to allow adoption of future technology to work more effectively and efficiently

Basic/Required:

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
• Associate’s degree or higher in Fire Science or emergency management related field or foreign equivalent
• Current/valid driver’s license
• State of Alaska EMT II (or ability to obtain reciprocity)
• 3+ years of experience leading emergency response volunteers
• Basic level of knowledge of incident command systems
• Basic level of proficiency with (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to pass the Firefighter Physical Agility Test
• Willing and able (with or without reasonable accommodation) to work in a remote work location on a 2 weeks on/2 weeks off work schedule

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Fire Science or emergency management related field or foreign equivalent.
• Certified Fire Service Instructor I or II (IFSAC/Pro Board or ability to obtain within one year)
• Certified Fire Officer I (IFSAC/Pro Board or ability to obtain within one year)
• State of Alaska EMT III or Paramedic (or ability to obtain reciprocity)
• Certified EMT III Instructor (or ability to obtain within one year)
• 3+ years North Slope and/or Oil and Gas Experience
• 3+ years experience with aircraft firefighting, rescue and mass casualty incidents
• 3+ years experience with vehicle, confined space and high angle rope rescue practices
• 3+ years experience with fire prevention and inspection practices, including pre-fire planning
• 1+ years experience and awareness of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting requirements, ability to obtain and maintain training proficiencies
• Basic knowledge of Alaska local, state & federal laws applicable to emergency response
• Identifies and selects teams with diverse capabilities and talents to reach objectives
• Actively seeks out diverse people and organizations to collectively achieve business goals
• Understands how key financial and quantitative indicators impact business
• Drives thoughtful and pragmatic change by encouraging innovative thinking and continuous improvement. Models adaptability by responding resourcefully, flexibly, and positively when faced with new challenges and demands

Apply Before: July 23, 2024

Sponsorship:

ConocoPhillips’ sponsorship for employment authorization in the U.S. is NOT available for this position.

EEO:

In the US, ConocoPhillips is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.