Senior Technical Safety Engineer Full Time

About the job
Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Technical Safety Engineer with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry to join our team in Dubai, UAE.

Please note that at this stage, applications for this role are invited as an Expression of Interest (EOI) whilst opportunities are being fully determined.

Responsibilities:

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
Peromance 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
Co-ordinating 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

Skills / Qualifications

BSc, BEng or equivalent with extensive relevant experience
Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience
Must be willing to travel to Iraq
Experience of Concept / FEED / Detailed Design project phases
Demonstrable balance of industrial experience at a relevant level and position
Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
Minimum of 6 years proven capability in an EPC company
Previous experience of site-based project work involving field engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, or maintenance would be an advantage
Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
Previous experience of working in the Middle East and on Iraq based projects would be an advantage

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.