Principal Engineer - HSE Design

Job description / Role

About Petrofac

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world's leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing HSE design basis, philosophies, study reports (FERA, CFD, EERA, QRA, RAM, Thermal Plume), equipment specifications, P&ID, layouts, datasheets, hazardous area schedules, fire and gas detector layouts, firewater hydraulics, fire water pump sizing, deluge and spray system design, and procurement of gas suppression systems for offshore wind energy platforms.
• Organize and actively participate in workshops including HAZID, ENVID, HAZOP, FMECA, RAM, SIL, Bow-Tie, SCE PS, and ALARP.
• Support the engineering team by providing advance information into German and Dutch regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance on spacing, fire ratings, blast requirements, stack and vent height, etc.
• Develop inquiry requisitions, technical bid evaluations, and purchase requisitions for specialist studies, as well as safety and fire-fighting equipment.
• Coordinate with clients, regulatory authorities, consultants conducting specialized studies, third-party certifying agencies, consortium partners, subcontractors, other discipline engineers, and the project team.
• Prepare and track the project schedule to ensure design activities are completed within allocated manhours and timelines.
• Organize and participate in FAT, SAT, HAT, and offshore commissioning of fire protection and safety systems.
• Assist with field queries during fabrication and commissioning, providing justification notes and calculations.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, ensuring the timely delivery of required documents.
• Contribute to cross-functional and inter-office meetings by providing design input to the engineering team.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in engineering with over 12 years of technical safety and loss prevention experience in offshore projects, with engineering companies or safety consultants.
• In-depth knowledge of DNV and VdS standards and requirements.
• Proficient in German and Dutch offshore regulations.
• Practical experience in handling offshore platform projects.
• Familiarity with offshore safety equipment such as lifeboats and life rafts.
• Strong presentation, training, and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; proficiency in German and Dutch is an advantage.

Additional information

About the Company

Petrofac is an international provider of facilities solutions to the oil & gas production and processing industries.

Petrofac delivers services through seven business units: Engineering & Construction, Engineering & Construction Ventures, Engineering Services, Offshore Engineering & Operations, Training, Production Solutions and Energy Developments.

Through these businesses, Petrofac designs and builds oil & gas facilities; operates, maintains and manages facilities and trains personnel; enhances production; and, where it can leverage its service capability, develops and co-invests in upstream and infrastructure projects.

Petrofac’s range of services meets its customers’ needs across the full life cycle of oil & gas assets.