Offshore HSE Technical Lead – PMC Expert

WOODplc; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 446,000 - 781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Diversity and inclusion

Competitive remuneration package

Medical Insurance

Group Life and Personal Accident

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Professional development

Global connections

Energy Transition Academy

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced Technical HSE Specialist to deliver safety engineering across major offshore and onshore projects within a PMC framework. You will ensure process safety, loss prevention, and risk management align with client specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements.

The role requires expert knowledge of technical safety philosophies, hazard studies, and safety-related design deliverables across design, construction, and commissioning, including interfaces with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Process, Safety, or related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in technical safety, process safety, loss prevention, or fire and safety engineering within the oil and gas, petrochemical, refining, or energy industries.
• Professional certification such as Chartered Engineer or Certified Safety Professional is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical safety and loss prevention activities across all project phases.
• Act as PMC focal point for technical safety matters between client, EPC contractor, engineering disciplines, operations, commissioning, and regulators.
• Review and verify the implementation of technical safety requirements in engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Develop, review, and approve technical safety philosophies, design basis documents, specifications, studies, calculations, and engineering deliverables.
• Lead or participate in hazard identification and risk assessment activities (HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA/Bowtie, fire and explosion risk).
• Review fire and gas detection, fire protection, hazardous area classification, escape routes, and emergency systems.

Skills

Technical safety engineering

Hazard identification (HAZID/HAZOP)

Risk assessment (LOPA, Bowtie)

Offshore project experience

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Process, Safety, or related Engineering

Professional certification ( Chartered Engineer / Safety Professional )

Job description

Wood is seeking an experienced Technical HSE Specialist to deliver safety engineering across major offshore and onshore projects within a PMC framework. You will ensure process safety, loss prevention, and risk management align with client specifications, standards, and regulatory requirements.

The role requires expert knowledge of technical safety philosophies, hazard studies, and safety-related design deliverables across design, construction, and commissioning, including interfaces with