PMC Senior Technical Safety Engineer

Job description / Role

Overview / Responsibilities
Wood in the UAE is looking to hire Senior Technical Safety Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry.

Duties and Responsibilities;
- To have single - point responsibility for all Safety and Risk design deliverables and ensure that they conform to all applicable engineering codes and standards as well as the Client's policies and procedures
- Coordination of Safety team and reporting to Project or Engineering Manager on project related matters
- Supporting the Planning, scheduling and execution of discipline activities and deliverables, including manhour estimating and schedule preparation to support bid / tendering as required
- Manage discipline work to the required schedule and manpower allocation, including requesting personnel as identified by the plan, and day-to-day supervision of discipline personnel on the project. This includes approval of timesheets, holiday approval and overtime approval where delegated
- Manage and report progress of all S&R engineering and design budgets in line with contract requirements including weekly and cumulative productivity
- Ensure that all project Health, Safety and Environmental policies are complied with
- Ensure that design meets all Technical Safety requirements and maintains risks to as low as reasonably practicable
- Participating in project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL studies, and other safety workshops when required and experience of coordinating HAZOP, HAZID, SIL Classification studies and other HSE workshops
- Management of third party HSE consultants in the execution of engineering delivery / HSE workshops
- Preparation of Tender Bid Evaluations and assessment of bids for procured fire and safety equipment, participate in vendor meetings
- Able to interrogate and review 3rd party HSE studies such as QRA, FERA, EERA etc, as required
- Able to perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling using PHAST (or similar) as required
- Performance of Emergency Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Studies
- Fire Protection and Engineering Design experience including preparation of Fire Water PID's, Performance of Fire Water demand calculations, Performance of Fire Water Hydraulic modelling using PIPENET or similar, Performance of Passive Fire Protection studies and drawings, Preparation of Fire and Gas Detection layouts, Safety Equipment layouts, Safety Signage etc
- Self - awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives, and industry technology developments
- Expert knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Technical Safety engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start - up
- Expert knowledge of design deliverables associated with loss prevention scopes
- Able to perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling as required
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Technical Safety engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start - up
- To identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and / or quality and recommend corrective actions as required
- To attend weekly internal and external progress meetings and generate status reports for the Engineering / Project Manager
- To ensure all team members are competency assessed and maintain the competency of the team in line with company and Client requirements
- Define minimum acceptance criteria and Undertake pre qualification of third parties
- Define scope of work for 3 rd Party sub contracts as required.
- Liaise and engage with Licensors, Equipment Vendors and OEM's as required to conclude the project deliverables in accordance with the project scope and provide third party budget costs for stage gate estimates as required.
- Review of Vendor Documents on Detailed Engineering Projects
- Provide input to EPC scope of work and EPC Tender Package for EXECUTE stage
- To coordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre - commissioning, and start - up to ensure there is no conflict within the overall engineering design.
- To provide technical support to site in terms of material inspection, Factory Acceptance Testing etc as required
- Ensure compliance with management of change processes both technical and financial
- To provide direction and guidance on technical queries relating to S&R engineering and raise appropriate EQ's / deviations
- To participate in all project safety and design reviews as necessary
- To ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule
- To liaise with the Client's Engineering, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion whilst ensuring that the project is concluded within the boundary of the technical scope
- Take ownership for Risk Identification, Assessment, Mitigation, Monitoring and Close Out for your respective discipline

Requirements

Skills / Qualifications
- Bachelor or equivalent degree in Chemical / loss prevention / environmental
- Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in similar role, preferably in UAE or Middle East
- Offshore experience is must, whilst ADNOC experience is desired.
- Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience is an added advantage
- Experience of working on concept, FEED and EPC project phases
- Expert knowledge of regulatory framework and associated legislation, international codes, and standards

Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.