JAB Recruitment
Training & Competence Advisor – Spirit Energy
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JAB Recruitment is supporting a leading UK energy operator with the appointment of an experienced Training & Competence Advisor to join their Facilities Engineering team.
This is a 2-year contract opportunity, aligned with the planned cessation of production at a major UK gas hub, with an ASAP start to support a new organizational structure going live from 1 October 2026.
- Location: Barrow-in-Furness
- Contract: 2 years
- Start: ASAP
- Hybrid working: 4 days per week in the office
The current non-contractual hybrid working arrangement requires Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the office, with the fourth office day being either Monday or Friday depending on team requirements. Full-time office working is also available if preferred.
The successful candidate will provide specialist Training & Competence advisory services, maintaining standards, procedures, and systems and ensuring consistent best practice across operated assets.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Managing training and competence assurance frameworks across operated assets
- Maintaining competence registers, job profiles, and Training & Competence Management Systems
- Developing assessment programmes for Safety Critical, Operational Critical, and Technical roles
- Providing governance and assurance of operational training and competence
- Supporting assessors, verifiers, and functional competence frameworks
- Developing and maintaining training and competence standards, procedures, and processes
- Producing training, competence, and KPI reports
- Establishing assessment programmes for Emergency Management and Emergency Response Teams
- Delivering annual training and competence assurance programmes
- Acting as contract owner for third-party training booking services
- Supporting audits, inspections, and regulatory assurance activities
- Preparing training budgets and monitoring spend
- Maintaining relevant training and assessment records for contracting personnel
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We are particularly interested in candidates with:
- Strong Training & Competence Management experience within upstream oil & gas
- Detailed knowledge of legislative and regulatory requirements relating to training and competence
- Knowledge of Safety Case requirements and competence assurance standards
- Experience developing and maintaining competence criteria and assessment frameworks
- A Production Operations background
- Previous offshore asset experience
- Several years' experience in training management
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and influencing skills
- Valid BOSIET and Offshore Medical
- Flexibility to undertake regular offshore visits
If you have a strong background in Training, Competence Assurance, or Learning & Competence within upstream oil & gas, please get in touch directly to discuss the opportunity.
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