Area Authority (AAD)
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- Salary
- Not disclosed
- Job type
- Full time
- Location
- Basra
- Deadline
- Sep 23, 2026
KBR is hiring an Area Authority (AAD) in Basrah to manage Control of Work (CoW) processes, risk assessments, permit approvals, and energy isolations.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a detailed discussion with the Performing Authority (PA) during the work planning stage to ensure all hazards are identified.
- Verify that an appropriately detailed Risk Assessment is completed to reduce risks to an acceptable level (ALARP).
- Ensure the quality of the CoW documentation by checking that the content is accurate and supplementary certificates are approved and attached.
- Visit the worksite with the PA to prepare the Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HITRA), ensuring the PA understands the location, equipment, activities, hazards, and related controls.
- Attend the worksite on the initial issue of the permit, participate in toolbox talks, and authorize the work to start.
- Perform regular monitoring checks during each shift, particularly within the first hour of the permit's issuance.
- Approve the design of energy isolation and oversee the implementation of energy isolation measures prior to the issuance of work permits.
- Confirm that energy isolation is in place before task initiation and demonstrate the isolation to the PA.
- Confirm positive isolation for Hot Work,, and Confined Space Entry tasks.
- Liaise with the station SAEP to ensure that all work with electrical content is reviewed, and all associated electrical certificates and risk assessments are in place.
- Authorises sanction to test on agreed isolations and points Maintains station isolation register, monitoring work scopes and removing isolation when required or transferring to LTI.
- Close permits by signing to confirm that work is completed, ensuring that the worksite is left safe, clean, and tidy.
- Ensure that energy isolation is removed after work completion and the cancellation of the permit.
- Conduct a thorough handover regarding ongoing tasks during shift changes with the oncoming AA, ensuring continuity and safety.
- Ensure that work can proceed safely with no significant impact from or to SIMOPS.
- Attend daily permit/SIMOPS meetings to provide detailed work scopes to support the Site Manager (SM).
- Capture any lessons learned from the CoW process within WorkSafe and conduct self-verification audits.
Skills
- Risk assessment
- Hazard identification
- Permit to Work (PTW)
- Energy isolation
- SIMOPS
Details
- Profession
- HSE Officer
- Category
- Engineering