Decommissioning Compliance Advisor

Graduate Compliance Advisor

Our client, a leading independent Oil & Gas operator, is currently seeking a Graduate Compliance Advisor to support their Decommissioning Team in a Compliance Support role.

This is a full-time position, working Monday – Friday, based in Norwich.

This role can be completed on a permanent staff basis, or on a 12-month contract.

Experience/Qualifications:

• A technical or environmental degree or compliance background preferred.


• Young professionals with suitable degree but limited experience can be considered.


• This role would equally suit someone with a compliance or environmental background.


• A high standard of written English is required.


• A keen eye for detail and excellent presentation skills.


• Familiarity with computer and necessary software including MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint.


• Experience in willingness to work with tight deadlines and on multiple topics/projects.


• Good organisational and time management skills.


• Ability to engage with key stakeholders in a professional manner.


• Confident, open and approachable manner, with the ability to communicate and work alongside all departments promoting a good compliance culture.

Personal Attributes:

• Detail-oriented and well organised, structured.


• Keen to learn and develop new skills.


• Dynamic, energetic, proactive


• Capable of handling several topics in parallel

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Administrating the decommissioning team’s Permits, Licenses, Approvals, Notifications and Consents (PLANC) system:


• Ensuring all new and changes to regulatory requirements are captured in the PLANC


• Maintaining the schedule for PLANC submissions in line with the overall decommissioning project plan


• Ensuring records are up to date and relevant supporting information is uploaded to the PLANC


• Supporting preparation and submission of installation and pipeline decommissioning programmes, close out reports, operatorship transition documentation and other such documentation as required for decommissioning projects. Providing draft for general sections and coordinating with technical team for outstanding inputs.


• Prepare and compile presentations, quarterly update report for regulators such OPRED, NSTA (compliance section). Stand out for Decommissioning Compliance Lead (where absent) as a contact for regulatory bodies.


• Maintain a register of day-to-day commitments that decommissioning team must comply with. Providing appropriate reminders to the team.


• Prepare and manage subcontractor scopes of work for compliance and assurance activities.


• Support risk assessment reviews, HAZID, ENVID etc on the compliance side. Working with the QSHE/decommissioning team to coordinate investigations and remedial measures.


• Supporting the preparation for and execution of compliance reviews /audits, and ensuring corrective actions and recommendations are followed up.

The Graduate Compliance Advisor will assist the decommissioning team in keeping abreast of changes to laws, regulations, or company rules with respect to the decommissioning offshore assets; ensuring that all regulatory and internal compliance requirements have been identified and are fully understood.

The role involves gathering various different types of information, summarising the information into concise reports, and ensuring that the appropriate level of review and authorisation is obtained prior to being submitted to relevant stakeholders and regulatory bodies.

For further details, please forward a copy of your CV today!!

Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. Due to the large number of applications we receive I’m afraid we are unable to respond to everyone individually however your details will remain on file should another suitable opportunity become available moving forward.

If we can take your application further, we will of course be in touch.

Todd Hayes is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Todd Hayes Ltd