Senior Technical Safety Engineer

Senior Technical Safety Engineer

Reporting To: Technical Safety Department Manager

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Acts as Technical Safety Loss Prevention team lead for feasibility and concept study pre-FEED FEED and detailed design for the assigned projects.
• Prepare/review HSE designs philosophies Fire & gas Detection and Fire Protection philosophy.
• Prepare/review Loss prevention deliverables such as Firefighting System Calculations Hydraulic Studies PFDs P&IDs Layouts Equipment Datasheets & Specifications Passive Fire Protection Schedule & Drawings Fire & Gas Detection Layouts and Cause & Effect Diagrams Hazardous Area Classification Schedule & Drawings Escape Routes & Safety Signs Drawings
• Provide Technical Safety Loss Prevention input and review of engineering documents provided by other disciplines such as Process P&IDs Cause and Effect diagram shutdown & blowdown philosophies Control Safety System Architecture General Arrangements and Plot Plans with the clear understanding of project scope design safety and constructability issues.
• Initiate and manage safety / technical safety studies to be performed by specialist safety consultants such as HAZOP HAZID ENVID QRA FERA EERA inherent safety review dropped object study LOPA/ SIL studies fire & gas mapping studies smoke and dispersion studies building protection studies SCE identification performance standards and others.
• Coordinate monitor and handle Technical Safety Loss Prevention engineering and design with EPC contractor as per project expectation and complete the same within the time frame.
• Work with other discipline engineers within PMC EPC contractor Vendors and Client / Operation / Site Interface to resolve technical issues and ensure safety quality and integrity in engineering.
• Provide technical guidance job training to discipline engineers / junior engineers to ensure schedule adherence and quality of engineering documents.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 12 15 years experience in technical safety and loss prevention in a hydrocarbon producing or engineering consultancy with experience of working on Onshore Offshore and pipeline projects.
• Bachelors degree in Chemical Mechanical Environmental Engineering. In addition a masters degree in technical safety or a certified Functional Safety Engineer/Professional is advantageous.
• Leading internal project technical safety review sessions i.e. HAZID/ENVID HAZOP SIL etc. would be advantage
• Conversant with relevant International codes and standards (e.g. NFPA API IEC and others) and appropriate HSE & legislative requirements.
• Possess expert understanding of internationally recognized engineering and life safety/ fire codes standards and practices.
• Conversant with standards and guidelines of reputed oil & gas companies such as Shell BP Chevron and ADNOC Group companies.
• Good oral and written communication skills and strong team working ethic enthusiastic and positive with the ability to coach and mentor discipline engineers

LOCATION: Abu Dhabi UAE