I was part of the reorganization in the BUs. One of the recommendations that got ignored was the elimination of all of the HSE Manager/GM positions in the BUs and have the HSE staff report to the Operations GM. This would save a lot of money and if you look at other companies around the world, they have been very successful with this model. Even the Corporate VP HSE position is non-existent in most companies. I do think as our industry shrinks, these positions will disappear as there will be very little lost if anything. These positions are luxury positions that we just can't afford right now.
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It is not part of the Chevron culture to attack another employee for a post. Try to understand why they are posting and work to address the issues they present. We are not a company that bullies but one that seeks understanding.
On my side of the equations, I work with BCG. I do agree with the OP, there is really no need for these BU Manager and GM HSE roles. There is no harm in keeping these roles if you have the money. You have to ask yourself, what do they really do at the end of the day. The VP of HSE was critical in us keeping these roles in each of the BUs. Lets look at the GM HSE MCBU. If was the first role we had planned to eliminate but the VP begged us to hold on to the role. At the end of the day, if the role was important, it would be in Midland. It is just an administrative role here in Houston. You don't need to pay someone $450,000 to just sit in Houston and do remote concalls with people in the field. I just think the money could be better used somewhere else especially with the financial position the company happens to be in today.
Terrible idea which is why it doesn’t happen. Get a clue and go away.
Operations wants production and will do anything to get it. Better to keep HSE independent.
@ WTI hovering around $60, they can afford keeping those folks.