PMC Specialist Technical Safety Engineer

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Job summary

Wood is seeking a PMC Specialist Technical Safety Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead technical safety across offshore/onshore projects under a PMC framework. You will ensure process safety and loss prevention while coordinating with client, EPC, and operations teams.

The role emphasizes ALARP demonstrations, hazard analysis, and safeguarding major accident hazards throughout design, construction, commissioning and handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Process, Safety, or a 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
• Proven experience in a specialist technical safety engineering role within a PMC, EPC contractor, operator, or engineering consultancy environment
• Extensive experience in major offshore and onshore projects, including greenfield developments, brownfield modifications, shutdowns, tie-ins, commissioning, and operational readiness
• Strong knowledge of technical safety engineering principles, process safety management, major accident hazard control, and risk-based design
• Demonstrated experience leading or participating in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, QRA, fire and explosion risk assessments, escape and evacuation studies
• Strong understanding of fire and gas systems, fire protection, passive fire protection, hazardous area classification, emergency shutdown systems, blast protection, ventilation, and safety-critical elements
• Knowledge of international codes, standards, and regulations, including API, NFPA, IEC, ISO, NORSOK, and applicable client and regulatory requirements
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables, technical specifications, layouts, P&IDs, cause-and-effect diagrams, safety studies, and contractor documentation
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical safety interfaces across multidisciplinary teams

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical safety and loss prevention activities across all project phases.
• Act as the primary PMC focal point for technical safety between client, EPC, and regulators.
• Review and verify implementation of technical safety requirements across design, procurement, and construction.
• Develop, review, and approve technical safety philosophies, design basis documents and studies.
• Lead hazard identification and risk assessment activities (HAZID/HAZOP, SIL, LOPA).
• Review fire and gas systems, fire protection, and hazardous area classifications.
• Ensure technical safety requirements are integrated into layouts, P&IDs, and control documents.
• Monitor safety-critical elements and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Support incident investigations and lessons learned.
• Provide progress reports and risk summaries to leadership and clients.

Skills

Technical safety

HAZID/HAZOP

ALARP demonstrations

Offshore projects

P&IDs and process safety

Risk assessment

Education

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

Job description

PMC Specialist Technical Safety Engineer

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Technical Safety Specialist with extensive experience working on high profile middle east offshore projects.

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 decarbonisation 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 organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive renumeration 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 objectives for this role are:

The PMC Specialist Technical Safety Engineer is responsible for providing technical safety engineering expertise throughout the design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness phases of major offshore or onshore projects under a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) framework. The role ensures that process safety, technical safety, loss prevention, and risk management requirements are effectively implemented in accordance with client specifications, approved engineering documents, regulatory requirements, international standards, and project objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical safety and loss prevention activities across all project phases, ensuring compliance with approved project requirements, schedules, budgets, and execution strategies
• Act as the primary PMC focal point for technical safety matters between the client, EPC contractor, engineering disciplines, operations team, commissioning team, and regulatory authorities
• 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, including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL assessment, LOPA, Bowtie analysis, fire and explosion risk assessment, and emergency response studies
• Review and assess fire and gas detection, fire protection, hazardous area classification, escape and evacuation, passive fire protection, blast protection, deluge, ventilation, and emergency shutdown systems
• Ensure that technical safety requirements are incorporated into layouts, plot plans, equipment specifications, piping and instrumentation diagrams, cause-and-effect charts, and control system documentation
• Review contractor technical safety deliverables, design submissions, calculations, drawings, specifications, and safety studies for compliance with project and client requirements
• Monitor the implementation of safety-critical elements and performance standards throughout engineering, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover
• Provide technical guidance on risk reduction measures, inherently safer design principles, ALARP demonstrations, and mitigation of major accident hazards
• Coordinate technical safety interfaces between process, mechanical, piping, electrical, instrumentation, civil, structural, marine, operations, and commissioning disciplines
• Review technical safety aspects of temporary facilities, construction activities, lifting operations, SIMOPS, brownfield modifications, shutdowns, tie-ins, and commissioning activities
• Verify that emergency response plans, escape routes, muster arrangements, evacuation systems, rescue facilities, and emergency equipment are suitable and compliant with project requirements
• Participate in design reviews, model reviews, constructability reviews, safety workshops, site inspections, audits, and technical assurance activities
• Monitor contractor performance and identify deviations, nonconformities, technical queries, and potential safety risks, ensuring timely corrective actions and close-out
• Review and approve technical safety-related method statements, risk assessments, inspection and test plans, commissioning procedures, and operating philosophies
• Ensure effective management of technical safety actions, recommendations, assumptions, deviations, and risk registers throughout the project lifecycle
• Support incident investigations, root cause analyses, lessons-learned reviews, and implementation of preventive and corrective measures where required
• Provide regular technical safety progress reports, performance updates, risk summaries, and recommendations to project leadership and the client
• Support system completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, handover, and close-out activities, ensuring all technical safety requirements and documentation are completed
• Promote a strong process safety, technical assurance, and risk management culture across the PMC, client, EPC contractor, and project teams

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, Mechanical, Process, Safety, or a 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
• Proven experience in a specialist technical safety engineering role within a PMC, EPC contractor, operator, or engineering consultancy environment
• Extensive experience in major offshore and onshore projects, including greenfield developments, brownfield modifications, shutdowns, tie-ins, commissioning, and operational readiness
• Strong knowledge of technical safety engineering principles, process safety management, major accident hazard control, and risk-based design
• Demonstrated experience leading or participating in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, QRA, fire and explosion risk assessments, escape and evacuation studies, and other safety studies
• Strong understanding of fire and gas systems, fire protection, passive fire protection, hazardous area classification, emergency shutdown systems, blast protection, ventilation, and safety-critical elements
• Knowledge of international codes, standards, and regulations, including API, NFPA, IEC, ISO, NORSOK, and applicable client and regulatory requirements
• Experience reviewing engineering deliverables, technical specifications, layouts, P&IDs, cause-and-effect diagrams, safety studies, and contractor documentation
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical safety interfaces across multidisciplinary engineering, construction, commissioning, and operations teams
• Strong understanding of ALARP principles, risk registers, safety performance standards, barrier management, and technical assurance processes
• Professional certification such as Chartered Engineer, Certified Safety Professional, Functional Safety Engineer, or equivalent is preferred
• Strong analytical, communication, coordination, reporting, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and provide sound technical judgment in complex project environments
• Offshore certifications such as BOSIET, H2S, and valid offshore medical may be required for offshore assignments
• Experience in Middle East projects and familiarity with major operator standards is an advantage.

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.