Jeff Conaway
Global Quality, Process Safety, and System Manager
- Role
- Global Quality, Process Safety and Systems Manager at Seadrill
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jeff Conaway
Dedicated to advancing operational reliability and learning, I specialize in helping organizations design systems that enable people to succeed under changing conditions. Skilled at guiding teams beyond traditional compliance toward adaptive capacity, I support leaders and workers in creating environments where safety and performance emerge from collaboration, trust, and understanding how work actually happens.Experienced in integrating human and organizational performance (HOP) principles, I mentor and develop engineering and safety teams to think systemically, strengthening process safety expertise, learning capability, and control health verification. Known for facilitating dialogue between operations, engineering, and leadership to transform accountability from fault-finding to shared responsibility and reliability.With a focus on learning, adaptation, and resilience, I help organizations move from managing people to improving systems—bridging the gap between design intent and field reality to ensure that safety is not just the absence of incidents, but the presence of capacity.
Experience
Global Quality, Process Safety and Systems Manager
Oct 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Provides strategic leadership for quality, process safety, and management systems across global oil and gas operations—ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient performance in high-risk environments. Oversees integration of HSE, quality, and process safety frameworks in alignment with ISO, ISM, and international regulatory standards, while advancing a culture of learning, accountability, and system resilience.Drives continuous improvement in process safety and operational integrity through verification of critical controls, barrier health monitoring, and learning from normal work. Leads the design and governance of management systems that connect frontline insights to corporate decision-making, ensuring controls and standards support how work is actually done.Partners with executive leadership and operations teams worldwide to align strategy, performance, and assurance. Embeds digital systems for real-time monitoring and data-driven improvement, strengthening reliability and organizational learning across assets, rigs, and regions.
Education
University of Houston-Downtown
Bachelor's degree, Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
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