Training & Competency Advisor

Our client based in Aberdeen is looking for a Training & Competency Advisor to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.

**Main Responsibilities**

**OPERATIONAL**
- Proactively ensure compliance (corporate & legislative) in process, documentation, policy and behaviour.
- Responsible for accurately maintaining personnel training and competency records to ensure full compliance with company procedures.
- Arranging, recording and monitoring competency assessments and communicating outcomes with personnel and project management
- Coordinating personnel attending competency resits and further training as recommended by Managers.
- Issuing reminders to all personnel regarding upcoming competency and/or training renewals
- Support in coordinating in-house training, where applicable.
- Update incoming certification and competency within company training system.
- Develop training and competence plans for review with the client and project management team.
- Support with Trade Assessment process and employee personal development plans.
- Document defined training and competence plans for external providers, including subcontractors.
- Ensure mandatory training is monitored, maintained and completed in a timely manner.
- Providing basic administrative tasks, for example, completing forms, updating Company system, electronic filing.
- Identify competence gaps and develop gap analysis plans.
- Perform regular audits and gap analysis on personnel training records.
- Support the business and participate in the continuous review and development of competency related systems and processes to ensure they remain robust and fit-for-purpose.
- Ensure their monitoring/status reports on gaps are actioned.
- Liaise with the Company’s external training partner to ensure all training requirements are met.
- Arrange and request training via the external training provider.
- Review Training Matrices - providing support with training & certification queries.
- Provide management and internal stakeholders on a regular basis, training and competency related reports, as agreed.

**TEAM**
- Contribute to the team, sharing best practice and building a “one team” culture.
- Ensure participation in performance through the relevant processes and initiatives ensuring the appropriate knowledge and skills are in place.
- Liaise and support the Training & Competence Project Manager in supporting management, operations and employees to ensure awareness and involvement in key competency issues/initiatives.

**COMMUNICATION**
- Support smooth interaction between intercompany departments as appropriate.
- Provide support to the client, as required

**HSE**
- Through personal commitment help build a business culture centred around safety being good business.

**Experience & Qualifications**
- Experience and understanding of technical Competency processes and quality checking incoming Competency information
- Previous experience in a T&C or L&D role
- Experience in a fast paced work environment
- Understanding of various industry Awarding Bodies
- Knowledge of the oil & gas industry(Desirable)
- Internal Verifier(Desirable)
- Able to work under own initiative & operate under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal & influencing skills
- Strong computer literacy
- Ability to plan project to delivery
- Understanding of the training and competency function
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Problem solver
- Assertive
- Clear ability to lead and motivate a team
- Self-starter and team player
- Highly personable
- High level of discretion and confidentiality
- Ability to coach and mentor(Desirable)

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person