Training & Competence Advisor – Production Operations

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 organisational 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.

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

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.