PMC Senior HSE Design Engineer

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Group Life and Personal Accident

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Continued professional development

Global connections

Energy Transition Academy

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Senior HSE Design Engineer in Abu Dhabi to ensure HSE requirements are integrated into engineering designs across all project phases. You will identify and mitigate design risks, support safety reviews, and drive compliance with international standards.

The role requires leading HSE activities such as HAZOP/HAZID, risk modeling, and safety deliverable reviews within EPC/PMC project environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
• 15+ years in HSE Design, Technical Safety, Process Safety, Loss Prevention, or Risk Management in oil & gas or energy projects.
• Experience in EPC/EPCM/PMC project environments across FEED, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and start-up.
• Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management and loss prevention principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration of HSE requirements into engineering design across the project lifecycle.
• Conduct HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, QRA, Bow-Tie, and Fire Risk assessments.
• Identify design hazards and implement effective risk mitigation.
• Promote Safety-in-Design and Inherently Safer Design.
• Review safety deliverables including safety philosophies and risk reports.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, civil and operations teams.
• Lead safety reviews, design reviews, constructability reviews, and operational readiness.

Skills

HSE Design

Technical Safety

Process Safety

Loss Prevention

Risk Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

HAZOP

LOPA

QRA

Job description

Job Description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Senior HSE Design Engineer having a proven track record in ensuring that Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements are integrated into the engineering design of a project. The role focuses on identifying and mitigating safety, environmental, and operational risks during the design phase to ensure safe, compliant, and sustainable project execution for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Wood's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

The Key Objective For This Role Is

To ensure that Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements are effectively integrated into engineering designs by identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks during all project phases, thereby ensuring safe, compliant, environmentally responsible, and sustainable project execution in accordance with client requirements, regulatory standards, and industry best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements into engineering design activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct and facilitate HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, QRA, Bow-Tie, and Fire Risk Assessment studies.
• Identify design-related hazards and ensure effective risk mitigation measures are incorporated into project designs.
• Apply and promote Safety-in-Design (SiD) and Inherently Safer Design (ISD) principles.
• Review and approve technical safety deliverables, including safety philosophies, loss prevention philosophies, and risk assessment reports.
• Review plant layouts, equipment arrangements, and facility siting studies to ensure compliance with safety requirements.
• Evaluate fire protection systems, firewater networks, fire & gas detection systems, emergency shutdown (ESD) systems, and safety-critical elements.
• Perform and review hazardous area classification studies and ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Conduct consequence modeling, dispersion analysis, thermal radiation studies, and ALARP assessments.
• Ensure compliance with client specifications, international standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Review engineering deliverables such as PFDs, P&IDs, Cause & Effect diagrams, plot plans, and safety studies.
• Coordinate with process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, civil, and operations teams to resolve safety-related design issues.
• Lead technical safety reviews, design reviews, constructability reviews, and operational readiness assessments.
• Review contractor and vendor technical safety documentation and provide specialist recommendations.
• Support environmental risk assessments and ensure environmental considerations are incorporated into project designs.
• Develop and maintain project risk registers, safety action trackers, and technical safety databases.
• Participate in audits, regulatory reviews, safety workshops, and independent verification activities.
• Monitor and ensure closure of recommendations arising from HAZOPs, risk assessments, audits, and safety studies.
• Prepare technical safety reports, compliance assessments, management presentations, and project documentation.
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior HSE and Technical Safety Engineers.
• Promote continuous improvement in process safety, loss prevention, asset integrity, and environmental performance.
• Support commissioning, start-up, and operational handover activities from a technical safety perspective.

Qualifications

Skills And 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.

Expected

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Safety Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in HSE Design, Technical Safety, Process Safety, Loss Prevention, or Risk Management within oil & gas, LNG, petrochemical, refinery, offshore, or energy projects.
• Extensive experience in EPC, EPCM, or PMC project environments across FEED, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and start-up phases.
• Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM), technical safety engineering, and loss prevention principles.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.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.