Chief HSE Design Engineer
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Chief HSE Design Engineer – Major EPC Project (Abu Dhabi Branch) Are you a Senior HSE Design authority with a proven track record of delivering technical safety and loss prevention scopes for massive EPC projects?
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Chief HSE Design Engineer – Major EPC Project (Abu Dhabi Branch)
Are you a Senior HSE Design authority with a proven track record of delivering technical safety and loss prevention scopes for massive EPC projects?
Arkad
is expanding its operations for a strategic, local EPC project in the
Abu Dhabi area
.
We are looking for a high-caliber
Chief Hse Design (Hsed) Engineer
to join us under an Abu Dhabi contractual framework.
*Note: This position focuses strictly on full technical scope execution and project delivery ownership for the assigned project, rather than hierarchical team management or tutoring.*
Key Responsibilities And Duties
- **Project Delivery & Ownership:**
- Ensure that all activities related to the HSE Design engineering discipline within the assigned project are efficiently and cost-effectively executed in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, and safety/environmental requirements.
- **Technical Assurance:**
- Act as the technical authority and lead the Technical Assurance process for the assigned HSED project scope.
- **Deliverables Approval:**
- Review and formally approve all deliverables issued by the HSED discipline for the project, including hazardous area classifications, HSED Plans, active and passive fire protection specifications, and workshop close-out reports.
- **Safety & Risk Workshops:**
- Actively participate in and oversee project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, and Risk Assessment studies.
- **Project & Cost Control:**
- Prepare the deliverables planning for the HSED scope in line with the overall project schedule.
- Control, review, and monitor progress deviations, implement recovery plans, and track discipline engineering man-hours (spent vs. earned Mhrs) against the budget.
- **Procurement & Vendor Interface:**
- Supervise the overall process of Material Requisitions and technical bid evaluations for Fire Fighting Equipment.
- Review vendor technical documentation and manage supplier technical follow-ups.
- **Interdisciplinary Coordination:**
- Maintain proper coordination with other engineering disciplines and actively perform and participate in interdisciplinary squad checks.
- **Client & Bidding Interface:**
- Interact directly with the Client as the key technical contact person for the HSED discipline.
- Review tender documentation, prepare technical clarification requests during the bid phase, and support the Bid & Proposal team.
Your Profile
- **Experience:**
- 10–15 years of long-standing experience
- in HSED Engineering within large EPC Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, or Energy projects, showing clear technical project delivery capabilities (upgraded from entry-level requirements).
- **Education:**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in
Environmental Or Chemical Engineering
- .
- **Technical Domain:**
- Solid HSED Engineering background with deep knowledge of main international codes, standards, and best engineering practices (API, IEC, NFPA, etc.).
- **Languages:**
- Fluent written and spoken
English
.
📅 Urgent Recruitment & Interview Timeline
- We are running an expedited selection process for this strategic deployment.
- Please apply only if you match the following schedule:
- **Phase 1 (Mid-July 2026):**
- Preliminary technical screening interviews via remote video call.
- **Phase 2 (Last week of July 2026):**
- Final round of
- face-to-face interviews on-site in Abu Dhabi
- .
- *Candidates already located in the UAE or GCC region with immediate availability will be given strong priority.*
- Ready to take full technical ownership of our safety design scope?
- Apply now!
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