Senior Process Safety Engineer

Role overview

Process safety and risk studies

• Lead process safety activities for FEED, detailed design, EPC, and brownfield projects.
• Prepare and review HAC reports, fire and gas mapping, EERA, QRA, safety cases, bow-tie analysis, consequence modelling, ALARP demonstrations, facility siting studies, and process safety philosophies.
• Lead HAZID, HAZOP, SIL classification, LOPA, design risk, constructability, and operational risk reviews; identify hazards and recommend risk reduction measures.

Design, management, and site support

• Review designs against ADNOC, API, NFPA, IEC, ISO, international codes, client requirements, and company procedures.
• Support design and verification of firewater, gas and fire detection, ESD, blowdown, and depressurization systems.
• Support PSM systems and MOC reviews; contribute to incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate with clients, licensors, regulators, and engineering teams; mentor junior engineers and participate in project reviews and client presentations.
• Support commissioning, start-up, shutdown, troubleshooting, audits, inspections, field verification, operational risk assessments, and facility modifications.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 12–15 years of Process Safety Engineering experience.
• FEED and EPC experience in oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, LNG, or energy transition projects.
• Experience with ADNOC projects and standards is highly preferred.
• A master’s degree in Process Safety Engineering is desirable; TÜV Functional Safety Engineer, CFSE, NEBOSH, or similar certifications are advantageous.

Technical and behavioral skills

• Strong knowledge of process safety principles, risk assessment, functional safety (IEC 61508 / IEC 61511), fire and explosion analysis, and PSM systems.
• Proficiency in tools such as PHAST, SAFETI, Flaresim, PIPENET, FLARENET, exSILentia, or similar industry-standard software.
• Knowledge of API, NFPA, IEC, ISO, and ADNOC engineering standards.
• Analytical and problem-solving ability; leadership, facilitation, stakeholder management, communication, report-writing, and presentation skills.
• English proficiency is requested; the description lists basic, professional, or fluent levels without selecting one.

Performance expectations