Technical Safety Engineer

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Technical Safety Engineer based in Aberdeen
 
Provides Technical Safety Engineering support to Operations, Projects, and Wells for assigned assets
 
Key Job Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and guidance to asset and technical functions on the appropriate risk mitigation measures required for operational and integrity related Technical Process Safety issues.
• Provide technical and operational expertise to the engineering and construction organization on technical safety systems and equipment.
• Developing ALARP demonstrations for Technical/Process Safety risks and developing Safety Cases.
• Carrying out appropriate discipline and inter discipline checks and reviews of engineering and design work.
• Carrying out appropriate discipline and inter discipline checks and reviews of engineering and design work.
• Facilitate the Cumulative Risk Process and reporting on the health of process safety barriers.
• Function as the site responsible engineer for designated asset(s).
• Undertake Cumulative Risk assessments for SECE deviations / deferrals and chair review meeting. Undertake Risk Screening and any other functional assessments required in support of the MOCs being progressed for assigned assets.
• Organise or facilitate HAZID, HIRA, HAZOPs and LOPA / SIL studies etc and provide specialist expertise in relation to the hazards being assessed.
• Organise, manage, and quality assure formal safety assessments including but not limited to: Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA), Fire Risk Analysis (FRA), Fire Explosion Blast Risk Analysis (FEBRA); Evacuation Escape and Rescue Analysis (EERA), Temporary Refuge Impairment Analysis (TRIA); etc and provide pragmatic solutions based on results to the asset.
• Manage updates for assigned asset Operational Safety Cases and defend them to peers and regulators.
• Manage / undertake decommissioning related scopes where appropriate.
• Maintain awareness of relevant new/emerging regulations and attend Industry groups as the Company’s representative.
• Provide advocacy in relation to technical safety improvements and deployment of new tools and techniques, to ensure good engineering practice is maintained and to promote continuous improvement.
• Stand in for the Technical Safety Manager/ Technical Authority during periods of absence.
• Undertake loss of containment calculations as directed.
• Provide SME support during Regulator interfaces including inspections.
• Periodically visit offshore/site for safety leadership visits and/or assigned audits.

 
Experience Required:

• Significant oil & gas or equivalent high hazard industry experience
• Consistently demonstrates excellent safety leadership behaviours.
• A team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to facilitate Technical safety Engineering workshops. These may include HAZID, Bow-Ties, ALARP, SIMOPs, etc. Knowledge of HAZOP and SIL classification.
• Skills in initiating and managing projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving (pro-active) ability.
• Ability to communicate highly specialist discipline guidance/advice to others in an understandable way.

 
Qualifications/Competencies Required and Preferred:

• Degree-level qualifications in Engineering or appropriate science.
• Masters in Risk and Reliability.
• Experience working for engineering contractor or consultancy.

 
 
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