Principal Technical Safety Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our busiess with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Life Insurance; Provides payment of 2 x Base Salary (up to a maximum of QAR 1 million) upon death
• End of Service Gratuity; In line with Qatar Labor Law, upon completion of 1 years’ service employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit of three weeks for every year of service.
• Medical Insurance: Ensures cover (up to a maximum of QAR 250,000 per person, per year) is available should you require treatment. Pre-existing and/or chronic conditions are covered up to QAR 10,000.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.
• Professional Memberships; One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Technical Safety & Loss Prevention engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start-up.
• Perform Safety screening of project scopes.
• Able to analyse existing safety systems to establish adequacy and identify gaps
• Hands on experience of conducting Hazardous Area Classification, Safety layout Assessment, Emergency escape route assessment.
• Experience in Fire engineering activities like Fire Zone determination, Firewater demand calculations and Firewater network hydraulics.
• Preparation of third-party scope of work, bid evaluation, and post-award coordination to ensure smooth progress of safety and environmental workshops.
• Participating and preparing reports for project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL studies, and other safety workshops when required.
• Able to perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling and able to review Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA).
• Experience in conducting F&G mapping.
• Co-ordinating with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up.
• Providing technical support to site as required.
• Producing and reviewing specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensuring that they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems.
• Presenting a client facing leadership role, build confidence and maintain communication with client through formal and informal meetings.
• Being focused on delivery and maintaining progress in line with project schedules.
• Leading and mentoring of junior engineers.
• Demonstrate full ownership of technical safety related scope.
• Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives, and industry technology developments.
• Thorough awareness of international codes and standards. Proficiency with Shell DEP is highly desirable.
• Actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development.

Qualifications

• What makes you remarkable?
• At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team.
• So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply.
• It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
• Degree qualification in Chemical Engineering, and preferably a member of a relevant professional body or institution.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in Oil & Gas post-graduation
• Experience of working in a variety of projects and phases, including greenfield and brownfield, on and offshore, Concept through to EPC, with a focus on upstream.
• A self-motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organisational awareness
• Ability to impact and influence fellow workers
• Demonstration of customer focus and ability to respond to customer needs whilst achieving project and corporate objectives
• Display analytical and innovation skills to manage new technology
• Experience of leading/chairing HAZID/HAZOP reviews for small projects will be an advantage

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