Lead Technical Safety Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced lead technical safety engineer with a proven track record in ensuring compliance with safety regulations, conducting risk assessments, and developing safety strategies for industrial projects for a high-profile client.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications, and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.

We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway, and the Middle East and Africa.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: delivered to high profile clients across the energy sector
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion: we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover
• End of service gratuity: in line with UAE labor law, all employees are eligible for an end of service benefit
• The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years' service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy transition academy: join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

The key objectives for this role are:

• Identifying potential risks through HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and LOPA studies
• Developing safety philosophies, safety distances, and technical safety reports
• Ensuring compliance with local and international safety standards like OSHA, NFPA, IEC, and API
• Conducting audits to verify adherence to safety protocols
• Designing fire protection systems and safety equipment layouts
• Coordinating with engineering teams to integrate safety measures into project designs

Responsibilities

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Discipline engineer in one or more integrated in-house or contractor teams handling multiple project responsibilities
• Execute technical work for FEED and detailed designs (designs, specifications, drawings, etc.) within designated CTR scopes
• Maintain excellent HSE performance throughout the engineering phase of the project life cycle
• Implement, practice, and monitor quality management system (QMS) in FEED office projects in line with ISO 9001-2015 and API Q2 2nd edition requirements
• Carry out appropriate discipline and inter-discipline checks and reviews of engineering and design work
• Contribute to the development of execution contracting strategies that complement designs, construction methods, and operating methods
• Remain engaged in design issues and decisions throughout construction, commissioning, and start-up
• Create demonstrable value for customers by understanding their drivers and critical success factors
• Capture and apply internal and external learnings and incorporate improvements
• Deliver continuously improving performance, benchmarked as top tier in the industry
• Complete time writing accurately each week
• Ensure own discipline engineering and design work are successfully delivered and appropriate reviews conducted
• Ensure quality of technical work and the technical integrity, functionality, constructability, safe operation, and reliability of designs
• Involved in multiple engineering reviews and provide sound design inputs
• Contribute to excellent HSE performance throughout the engineering phase of the project life cycle
• Maintain effective interfaces and relationships within and between disciplines, and peers in other EP projects teams and assets
• Emphasize development of young TSE engineers
• Provide guidance and advice on technical safety matters in a consistent manner in line with that agreed within the team

Qualifications

Skills and qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Minimum 15 years' experience and 6 years in EPCM/EPC experience
• Bachelor's in engineering degree or equivalent
• Experience in the Middle East is preferred
• Be a team player where recognition of team performance as a whole is a greater priority than projecting individual contribution
• Be able to work in a team environment and handle multiple project responsibilities
• Assure that work and project promises are successfully delivered and appropriate reviews have been conducted
• Establish and maintain engineering processes, systems, and tools (software)