PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB
• Assume the overall responsibility for the management of the incident response operations.
• Assume the overall responsibility for coordinating the activities of all technical, logistics, administrative and operational personnel engaged in emergency operation activities.
• Identify hazards, assess the situation and determining incident response objectives and apply strategies and techniques to meet the objectives.
• Establish the immediate priorities, coordinate incident response activities, command emergency response teams and authorize implementation and pre-designated response strategies and plans.
• Determine emergency response resource needs, authorise deployment of resources, assign specific duties and command response operations.
• Communicate with corporate management, local authorities and petroleum operators, approve the use of trainees, volunteers or auxiliary personnel and authorize release of information.

Principal Accountabilities

• Assume complete authority over response personnel at the incident scene, including corporate, contractors, Government, petroleum operators and volunteer personnel.
• Assume the overall responsibility for the management of the incident response operations.
• Attend and contribute to the incident planning meetings.
• Establish and maintain response team members roles and responsibilities.
• Establish the immediate priorities, coordinate incident response activities, command emergency response teams and authorize implementation and pre-designated response strategies and plans.

• Assume the overall responsibility for coordinating the activities of all technical, logistics, administrative and operational personnel engaged in emergency operation activities.
• Authorize procurement/leasing of necessary equipment, services and extra manpower required for emergency response.
• Identify hazards, assess the situation and determining incident response objectives and apply strategies and techniques to meet the objectives.
• Supervise preparation of and implementation mobilization and demobilization plans.
• Determine emergency response resource needs, authorise deployment of resources, assign specific duties and command response operations.
• Develop health and safety plans for the emergency response personnel and ensure the safety of response personnel is accorded the highest priority in all aspects and phases of response operations.
• Ensure that the response personnel have the equipment, materials and supplies needed to carryout their duties in a safe, effective and efficient fashion.
• Communicate with corporate management, local authorities and petroleum operators, approve the use of trainees, volunteers or auxiliary personnel and authorize release of information.
• Resolve internal conflict that may arise within the response teams.
• Act as management and technical advisor for all matters relevant to management of an incident, including oil spill containment, recovery, clean –up and waste disposal.
• Keep corporate management and other parties participate in emergency response fully informed about incident status.
• Brief corporate management on the incident size and complexity to determine acceptable levels of response.
• Assess situation, evaluate incident control process and adjust response priority and plans as deemed necessary.
• Authorise the demobilization of incident response resources when appropriate.
• Work with the planning unit to establish the claims and to provide the required documentation for the damage claims.