Technical Safety Specialist

Wood

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: SP124-410

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Overview / Responsibilities
Wood is currently recruiting for Technical Safety Specialist to join Al Dhafra Petroleum project. This position will be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Successful candidate should be able to perform the following duties:
- Participating in project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL studies, and other safety workshops when required
- Providing sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
- Preparation of Loss Prevention / Fire Protection / Fire & Gas Detection Philosophies
- 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
- Preparation of Tender Bid Evaluations and assessment of bids for procured fire and safety equipment Participate in vendor meetings
- Producing and reviewing specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensuring that they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems
- Coordinating with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
- Attend client meetings and communicate issues with lead engineer as required
- Interact with team members in a positive and professional manner at all times
- Adhere to and comply with relevant discipline specific procedures and provide feedback for continuous improvement
- Participate in internal audits
- Actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development.
- Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
- 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
- Thorough awareness of international codes and standards
- Able to interrogate and review Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA) as required
- Deputising for lead engineer where required
- Management of third party suppliers in the execution of engineering delivery

Requirements

Skills / Qualifications
- BSc, BEng or equivalent with extensive relevant experience
- Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience
- Experience of FEED and EPC (Upstream Projects)
- Conversant with industry Asset Integrity and Process Safety practices
- Demonstrable balance of industrial experience at a relevant level and position
- Minimum of 15 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
- Minimum of 6 years proven capability in an EPC company
- Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred

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. www.woodplc.com

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.

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