Industrial Benefits Manager

Job Description

Industrial Benefits Manager
St. John's, NL

Introduction

Brunel is seeking an experienced Industrial Benefits Manager to support our offshore client based in St. John's, NL. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance, maximizing local benefits, and driving meaningful engagement with stakeholders across a major offshore project.

Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance & Planning

Benefits Plan Implementation: Support the development of Appendix M, Canada and Newfoundland, Labrador Benefits Manual and bridge it to company policies and procedures in accordance with provincial requirements.

Policy Alignment: Ensure alignment with Local Content Strategy Report, Atlantic Accord and other relevant legislation.

Local Office Establishment: Coordinate the setup and operation of a project office in St John's Newfoundland.

Fair Opportunity Assurance: Develop and implement mechanisms to ensure local suppliers, contractors, and qualified local candidates receive full and fair opportunity including first consideration in recruitment and hiring processes. Oversee procurement‑related processes by responding to enquiries from local suppliers, ensuring activities comply with the approved benefits plan, and supporting timely, accurate responses to regulatory enquiries.

Diversity & Inclusion: Create and deliver a D&I Plan that supports equitable participation for under‑represented groups and functions as the bridging plan required under the Accord Acts for the development application.

Education & Training: Identify and support initiatives that enhance local workforce skills through partnerships with colleges, universities, and training providers.

R&D Investment: Facilitate investment in local research and development aligned with project needs and community priorities.

Industry Organization Engagement

Market Analysis: Conduct assessments of local supplier capabilities and workforce availability.

Capacity Building: Support initiatives aimed at strengthening local supplier readiness and workforce skills, in collaboration with the Operator and project stakeholders.

Contractor Engagement: Collaborate with the Project Procurement and Asset Pre Operations Teams and engage with contractors and suppliers to communicate local content expectations and reporting requirements.

Tender Process: Assist procurement team and Asset Pre Operations team with local tender process in accordance with company process and Local Content Strategy Report.

Training Programs: Support development of apprenticeship, internship, and training initiatives aligned with FPSO execution needs and Operator objectives.

Stakeholder Engagement

Community Relations: Build and maintain relationships with local communities, NL Indigenous Groups, and civic organizations.

Consultation Management: Organize and lead stakeholder consultations, ensuring transparency and responsiveness.

Government Liaison: Serve as the companies point of contact for provincial and federal agencies regarding benefits-related matters.

Public Review Coordination: Support public review processes.

Internal Engagement: Representing both Project and Operations teams supply change interest through local engagement with all internal stake holders as required.

Procurement Interface: Work closely with the FPSO procurement team to support full and fair opportunity principles in procurement activities

EOI Strategic Support: support development and execution of EOI strategies where there is a reasonable possibility of local supplier capability or interest.

Monitoring & Reporting

Performance Tracking: Develop KPIs and dashboards to monitor local content performance across employment, procurement, and training.

Compliance Auditing: Conduct internal audits and reviews to ensure adherence to benefits commitments.

Reporting: Prepare and submit regular reports to internal leadership, and external stakeholders in accordance with Local Content Strategy Report.

Continuous Improvement: Analyze performance data to identify gaps and recommend improvements to benefits strategies

Internal Coordination & Governance: Coordinate across FPSO Project functions (Procurement, Engineering, Construction, Operations) to ensure Benefits Plan obligations are integrated into execution planning. Advise FPSO Project leadership on local content risks, opportunities, and mitigation measures

Skills and Qualifications

Education

Bachelor's degree in Public Policy, Business, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).

Experience

Strong knowledge of local content policies and regulatory requirements.
Supply Chain Management experience and knowledge of local supply chain industry strongly preferred.
Experience in regulatory affairs, stakeholder engagement, or project management in the energy or resource sector.
Experience with NetBenefit Software.

Interpersonal Skills

Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills

Knowledge

Familiarity with C-NLOER Benefits Plan Guidelines.
Experience with ESG reporting and local content measurement frameworks
Strong knowledge of Atlantic Accord legislation and offshore development regulations.

Other

Occasional travel or offshore visits may be required to support operational needs

What We Offer

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About Us

Brunel has a reputation for working with some of the best in the business. That's what we continually strive for. Brunel provides the global recruitment and workforce services you need to lead your industry. With 50 years of market experience in Renewable Energy, Automotive, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Mining and Infrastructure, we help you finish major projects safely, compliantly, on-time, within budget and at the highest quality, so you can keep growing – anywhere in the world.