Regulatory Compliance Lead

Yinson is a dynamic, equal opportunity employer with great organisational culture where people are valued and empowered to deliver powerful solutions.

Job Summary

• Proactively manage FPSO and Project regulatory requirement stemming from regulatory authorities, Flag State, Class, etc, from project execution phase until handed over to Operations Department
• Lead and manage acquisitions of required approvals, certificates, permits, licenses, notifications, and consents to deliver regulatory-compliant FPSO and Project
• Lead Project Regulatory Compliance Team and report operationally to Project Manager
• As member of PMT, interface with project team, DPA/CSO, consultants, client, Class, and authorities 
• Reference and adhere to relevant Company Governing Documents and Corporate Standards during performance of job scope
• Assist Head of Regulatory Compliance (Projects), as required
• Provide continuity and coverage during absence of Regulatory Compliance team members

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Review contract document and applicable regulatory requirement
• Identify and input regulatory requirement for project design, specification, sub-contracts and project activities
• Scope and establish regulatory consultant(s) and Class scope of work and deliverables
• Evaluate and appoint authority-approved companies and regulatory consultants
• Establish and maintain project regulatory SharePoint Team-Site and folders
• Establish and maintain project regulatory library
• Monitor, review, evaluate and manage impact from new legislations and local authorities’ requirement
• Formulate and execute Project Regulatory Compliance Plan and Regulatory Compliance Matrix
• Establish, track and manage regulatory and certification progress of packages and equipment
• Effect FPSO Change of Ownership, Transfer of Class and Change of Flag (as applicable)
• Be contact point with Class, client, regulatory consultants, and authorities representatives
• Communicate and support regulatory action owners to ensure awareness of responsibilities and to assist with determining acceptable regulatory evidence
• Conduct workshops with project departments and vendors to reinforce regulatory requirement
• Early sharing of past lessons learnt with project team, yards and vendors 
• Attend PMT meetings and report progress to Project Manager, project controls and client
• Manage project regulatory manpower requirement
• Formulate and record Flag state exemption applications and Class Rule deviation applications
• Ensure issuance of required approvals, certificates, permits, licenses, notifications, and consents as listed in the RC Matrix
• Monitor and manage all Class and regulatory consultancy variation orders
• Collate and handover statutory certificates, permits, licenses and consents to Operations Department
• Establish project lessons learned - regulatory compliance

Qualifications - Essential

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Maritime/ law/ engineering/ offshore-related
• Min 8 years’ direct experience with FPSO regulatory, Class Rules and Flag/IMO statutory requirement
• Min 8 years' direct experience with acquisition of FPSO certificates, permits, license and consents
• Delivered 2 FPSOs with major Class societies
• Min 8 years' direct FPSO EPCIC project management experience
• English language proficiency (written and spoken)

Desirable Traits

• Reliable and pro-active
• Open and forth-coming
• Adaptive and resourceful
• Decisive with problem-solving abilities
• Systematic and schedule-oriented
• Team management skills
• Assertivenes
• Commercial Awareness

If you want to team up with us as we dream and stride towards a better tomorrow – we would love to hear from you!