Jerry Oliver
Annandale,ECD
Summary
A versatile and diligent professional with over 30 years both on and offshore experience beginning with Drilling, through Rigging, Lifting, Inspection, Construction, Cranes, more recently with a particular focus on Training, Mentoring, Assessing, Safety and finally into overall supervision and management. At home either practically onsite as an SLS/CPLO/Lifting Supervisor/Appointed Person, as HSE Supervisor, or in training areas.
Adept in solving problems relating to lifting and health and safety issues, always working to current legislation and assisting in completing reviews of current policies, systems and procedures in line with company and enforcement agency expectations, with the ability to effectively communicate to all levels of an organisation.
Overview
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Certifications
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Instructor/Senior Inspection Engineer/Plant Operator/SME
TOTALTEC
09.2025 - Current
- Senior Instructor for Lifting and Safety Training – continuous assessment of all training materials to remain updated with industry standards.
- Subject Matter Expert for all lifting and training
- SLS/Appointed Person for all off-site client based lifting tasks
- Senior Inspector for all lifting gear, cranes, forklifts, MEWPs to LEEA, OPITO, and NPORS standards.
Appointed Person SME for LIFTING and PLANT, Site Lifting Coordinator, ECITB/OPITO Instructor/Assessor/Examiner
ODITC 3t Enermech
03.2022 - 07.2025
- Working Onsite as SLS/SLC/Appointed Person alongside crews mentoring for all Lifting and Plant Operations.
- Advising Management of all Procedural and Industry Standards, updates, and QHSE policies.
- Establish the technical requirements of maintenance regimes for lifting equipment, giving due consideration to: Examination, Inspection, Component life cycles, Manufacturer’s instructions/recommendations and risk.
- Establish and maintain a commitment to continual improvement in operations and performance, utilising and complying with the Integrated Management System’s policies, procedures and processes.
- Display a personal commitment to Quality, Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (QHSSE) objectives and maintain a positive QHSSE culture by personal leadership and example that holds all employees accountable.
- Deliver the ECITB Upskilling program as per the required designated skill set.
- Assess the students against the ECITB international ice qualification technical tests.
- Delivery of LEEA, NPORS, and OPITO lifting course both training and assessment standards.
- Delivery of courses/standards as required by the business and matched by the contractors competences and skill set.
- Able to adapt to either onshore or offshore as required.
- Successfully deliver programs/standard and ensure assessments are carried out by ensuring students meet the set standards.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME)/Focal point for any technical matters when in dialogue with ECITB.
- Perform and assist in all practical and theoretical testing, OPITO and ECITB.
Lifting Supervisor/Logistics Coordinator – Energy Emerger - MODU
NOF/ENI Abu Dhabi
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Ensure that sufficient drilling material and equipment is available to guarantee an uninterrupted drilling operation of the rig, co-ordinating all material, equipment, consumables and personnel movement to and from his MODU.
- Responsible for Vessel Backload Manifests.
- Coordination and control of lifting operations, including personnel competence & responsibilities, procedures, task awareness and risk assessment
- Actively monitor and improve the safety and efficiency of rigging, lifting and handling operations with reference to Company procedures, and applicable International Standards.
- Management of rigging lofts. Fully conversant with the inspection of lifting equipment and concept of discard criteria
- Review, positively critique and grant approval to all complicated and complex lift plans on all company installations.
- Instigate and / or review engineering and technical methodology and calculations for Complex lifts.
- Participate in investigation or root cause analysis of incidents and / or accidents including HIPOs related to rigging, lifting and handling and Immediate intervention following any incident, at the request of the OIM, Rig Manager or Manager QHSET.
- Ensure compliance with industry requirements, guidelines and best working practices.
Docks Crane Supervisor/SLC/Appointed Person
Morson International for Babcock
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Responsible for working in tandem with APs and crews, overseeing all lifting operations onsite to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the team abiding by LOLER Regs, BS 7121, and all current industry ACOPs and Safe Systems of Work.
- Refitting of British Royal Naval Warships and Submarines in Babcock Government dry dock. Crane lifting of all materials into vessels and rigging of pumps, engines etc within vessels.
Site Lifting Co-ordinator (SLC), Rigging Supervisor CPLO/SLS and HSE Trainer and Assessor for Lifting Operations
GYSBI Shorebase
06.2018 - 05.2019
- Accountable to ensure all hoisting and lifting activities are carried out to the agreed LOLER Scheme of Compliance, and current standards.
- Review and approve all lifting operations, lifting plans and risk assessments.
- Liaise with Onshore Support and appropriate offshore departments for effective planning of Lifting Operations ensuring approvals in place where required.
- Create, provide and approve all lift plans and provide adequate supervision when required. Accountable for the endorsement of all complex, complicated and routine lift plans.
- Assist 3rd Party contractors complete their thorough examination of hoisting and lifting equipment.
- Supervision of all shutdown maintenance Rigging/Lifting Activities and Re-fits including Hook Up on new production platform.
- Witness most major lifting operations or appointing competent delegate.
- Provide technical overview for lifting operations ensuring that all relevant engineering standards are applied.
- Ensure that all relevant results of engineering studies/assessments are documented, and all relevant results of engineering studies/assessments are recorded and communicated.
- Establish the technical requirements of maintenance regimes for lifting equipment, giving due consideration to: Examination, Inspection, Component life cycles, Manufacturer’s instructions/recommendations and risk.
- Verify that personnel involved in lifting operations are trained and competent to defined standard.
- Ensure CCUs returned from the facility are certified and in a safe condition, cargo is correctly stowed and secured, and third-party lifting equipment is certified and audited.
Guyana Lifting Specialist, Appointed Person, SME, Safety Trainer/Assessor
First Competence Ltd
04.2018 - 06.2018
- Development and delivery of Training courses preparing local labour for offshore. Also training on nearby shore-base for offshore operations requirements in a theoretical and practical scenario.
- Subjects covered include:
- Banksman/Slinger (with SW Radio)
- DROPS
- Rigging and Lifting
- Scaffolding
- Loft Control and Certification
- MEWPs
- Counterbalance FLT
- Drilling Operations
- Confined Space Entry
- Working at Height and Rescue
- COSHH - Spill Containment, Hazard ID, plus any required specific client training
Senior Technical Instructor - Construction
Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic
12.2016 - 05.2017
- Responsible for leading all aspects of Technical Training programmes assigned, (Center and OJT), materials development, and the management of his departmental team.
- Departmental lead for development and maintenance of all training programmes, course materials, procedures and assessments to satisfy client and Awarding Body requirements.
- Assist the Technical Coordinator in selecting and recruiting suitable team of Technical Trainers and Technicians.
- Ensure workshops and laboratories have suitable and sufficient equipment and are adequate to complement training and assessment.
- Assist in sourcing suitable new and redundant equipment from vendors and Operating Companies for training purposes.
- Coach and train staff as required, and deliver training as and when required.
- Internally Verify trainees to the agreed External Verifier and Awarding Body standards.
- Assist in the training, development, and certification of training staff as Assessors and Verifiers.
- Ensure the centre maintains Approved Centre status by the Awarding Body.
- Ensure accreditation of all programmes at the centre and in the workplace (OJT).
- In coordination with the Technical Coordinator, implement a suitable Internal Verification and develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure Quality Control is managed professionally and effectively.
- Develop and manage teaching and assessment schedules.
- Discipline staff when required and uphold the SPSP Quality Policy.
- Partake actively in meetings with Service Companies in the Kingdom to develop course suited to client needs.
CPLO, HSE Assessor/Trainer for Lifting Operations
Agora Services
10.2016 - 10.2016
- Rigging, Crane, and Safety Trainer Offshore in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for ARAMCO
Rigging Supervisor
CH2M Hill Sakhalin Energy Services
05.2015 - 07.2015
- Working alongside Mechanical Dept and mentoring team of local riggers for the shutdown on Sakhalin Island, Russia LNG Plant shutdown.
- All current industry legislation updates, technical advisor for team lifting activities.
- LOLER Implementation - Compilation of all Lift Plans, Drawings, Risk Assessments, TRIC, and Method Statements.
- Involvement in all site and lifting related safety audits.
- Use of various mobile cranes from 50 – 250 tonne, simple and tandem lifts.
- Lifting gear inspection, loft management and gear certification/colour coding.
- Inter-departmental liaisons to coordinate all tasks on shutdown to avoid conflict with SIMOPS.
CPLO, Crane and Lifting Operations Assessor
Cosgrove Sterling
09.2011 - 03.2015
- Covering various locations for Transocean/Shelf Drilling in the Middle East and Asia as CCAP/COCA Crane Assessor, mentoring and assessing offshore crane operators to HSE and client requirements.
- Also Assessing/Training/Mentoring for all offshore Lifting Operations, including Deck Crews, Riggers, and Forklift Ops, Manual Handling, WAH.
- Delivering of various other Safety Training needs as client dictates.
CPLO/HSE Assessor/LOLER Focal Point for all lifting operations
NSL Ltd
05.2011 - 09.2011
- CPLO/HSE Assessor/LOLER Focal Point for all lifting operations - Egypt
Lifting Operations Consultant - LOLER Instructor/Assessor
Petrofac Training Centre
10.2009 - 05.2011
- LOLER SI 2307, Rigging and Lifting (also Refresher).
- Banksman/Slinger, Lifting Equipment Examiner.
- Rigging Loft Management, Overhead Gantry Crane.
- Confined Space Entry (inc. BA set servicing) and Rescue Procedures.
- Knuckleboom and Mobile Crane Instructing and Assessments.
- All current industry legislation updates, technical advisor for all lifting activities.
- Generating all lift plans/ risk assessments/lifting hazards for centre courses including BS 7121, PUWER, BS EN 12079, BS EN 134141/2.
- Offshore Training and Assessment for operation of Hydralift Knuckle Boom Crane and Yard Based Mobile Crane
- Theory of LOLER regs and safe banking/slinging practices.
- Verifying EMTA (EAL) Competence Portfolios for delegates.
- Loft management and lifting gear inspection, including safe use of equipment, and required PPE.
- Demonstrating the required practical exercises both for safe rigging practices and for banksman slinging exercises including use of workshop rigging frame and 50te Mobile Crane.
- Continuous assessments of candidates during course and on course completion.
- Maintenance of Petrofac rigging loft and periodic inspections, certification, and colour coding.
- Creation of new Lesson plans, variations on current courses as per client request.
CPLO/Rigging Supervisor/LOLER Focal Point/HLO/Deck Foreman
RBG Ltd
01.2007 - 09.2009
- Supervision for all 3 Buzzard platforms rigging activities, Focal Point for approval of all lift plans for all construction companies working on Buzzard.
- ROV launch and retrieval.
- LOLER Implementation - Compilation of all Lift Plans and Drawings, Task and Risk Assessments, TRIC, and Method Statements for all RBG Platform Rigging tasks.
- General Rigging/Lifting Duties in all Locations, Rigging Loft Management, Safety Audits
- Periodic Colour Coding and Certification/Inspection of Lifting Gear onboard.
- HLO - Supervision of all Helideck Operations/Maintenance.
- Supervision of all shutdown maintenance Rigging/Lifting Activities and Re-fits including Hook Up on new production platform.
- Lifeboat Coxswain/Emergency Response Duties/Manual Handling Assessor
- Crew training and NVQ assessments for rigging and deck work duties
- Safety Audits and Incident Investigation
- Supervision of routine lifting tasks as Deck Foreman when required.
Appointed Person, Drilling Deck Foreman, Roughneck, Derrickman, LOLER, Focal Point, inc. Materials Co-ordinator
KCA / Deutag
12.1989 - 01.2004
Education
NEBOSH IGC - Occupational Health and Safety
NEBOSH International Diploma - Occupational Health and Safety
Rigging & Lifting (NSL) - LOLER (S.I. 2307)
SVQ Level 3 Moving Loads - Lifting & Positioning (QRG30/2)
OPITO/NPORS - Appointed Person
EAL Level 2 Rigging (NSL) - equivalent of CITB/ECITB Level 3
LOLER - Assessor
SVQ D32/33/A1 - Assessor
Knuckleboom Crane / Palfinger Operator - Hydraulic Pipe Handler
Knuckleboom Crane Train the Trainer (Inc. Deck Models on Boats)
Enermech Stage 2 Crane Operator - Expired
Skills
In excess of 30 years Rigging and Lifting in varying environments and locations both on and offshore, in oil and gas, LNG and construction, an experienced Appointed Person for Lifting, LEEA, OPITO and NPORS qualified, equally comfortable both on location performing rigging and lifting duties, or as an Instructor training crews on or offshore
Secondary experience in Firefighting, WAH and Rescue, COSHH, Forklift Training, HLO, Manual Handling, Scaffolding, Confined Space Rescue, Gas and LSA Testing
Supervisory capacity for over twenty years, a trainer/assessor for 12, and have the ability to build and mentor as well as work as part of a highly motivated team
Investigation of incidents to establish root cause, suggest remedy, follow-up compliance & generate statistical reports to line management and advising management on safety matters
Expertise in identifying and evaluating hazards and risks, assessing impacts associated with each activity and developing various control techniques and procedures – on the job ‘Problem Solving’
Certification
N405 Crane/Lift Supervisor
References
REFERENCES & CERTIFICATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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Working Locations worldwide including Guyana, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Australia, Indonesia, Russia, Malaysia, Borneo, Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, Egypt, KSA, Bahrain, UK, South America, covering Jack-Ups, Platforms, LNG Plants, Shipyards, Shorebases, on or offshore throughout
Timeline
Senior Instructor/Senior Inspection Engineer/Plant Operator/SME - TOTALTEC
09.2025 - Current
Appointed Person SME for LIFTING and PLANT, Site Lifting Coordinator, ECITB/OPITO Instructor/Assessor/Examiner - ODITC 3t Enermech
03.2022 - 07.2025
Lifting Supervisor/Logistics Coordinator – Energy Emerger - MODU - NOF/ENI Abu Dhabi
08.2021 - 03.2022
Docks Crane Supervisor/SLC/Appointed Person - Morson International for Babcock
05.2021 - 08.2021
Site Lifting Co-ordinator (SLC), Rigging Supervisor CPLO/SLS and HSE Trainer and Assessor for Lifting Operations - GYSBI Shorebase
06.2018 - 05.2019
Guyana Lifting Specialist, Appointed Person, SME, Safety Trainer/Assessor - First Competence Ltd
04.2018 - 06.2018
Senior Technical Instructor - Construction - Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic
12.2016 - 05.2017
CPLO, HSE Assessor/Trainer for Lifting Operations - Agora Services
10.2016 - 10.2016
Rigging Supervisor - CH2M Hill Sakhalin Energy Services
05.2015 - 07.2015
CPLO, Crane and Lifting Operations Assessor - Cosgrove Sterling
09.2011 - 03.2015
CPLO/HSE Assessor/LOLER Focal Point for all lifting operations - NSL Ltd
05.2011 - 09.2011
Lifting Operations Consultant - LOLER Instructor/Assessor - Petrofac Training Centre
10.2009 - 05.2011
CPLO/Rigging Supervisor/LOLER Focal Point/HLO/Deck Foreman - RBG Ltd
01.2007 - 09.2009
Appointed Person, Drilling Deck Foreman, Roughneck, Derrickman, LOLER, Focal Point, inc. Materials Co-ordinator - KCA / Deutag
12.1989 - 01.2004
- Enermech Stage 2 Crane Operator, Expired
- Knuckleboom Crane / Palfinger Operator, Hydraulic Pipe Handler
- SVQ D32/33/A1, Assessor
- LOLER, Assessor
- EAL Level 2 Rigging (NSL), equivalent of CITB/ECITB Level 3
- OPITO/NPORS, Appointed Person
- SVQ Level 3 Moving Loads, Lifting & Positioning (QRG30/2)
- Rigging & Lifting (NSL), LOLER (S.I. 2307)
- NEBOSH International Diploma, Occupational Health and Safety
- NEBOSH IGC, Occupational Health and Safety