Principal Risk & Safety Engineer

South East Asia; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Principal Risk & Safety Engineer to lead a team in Abu Dhabi. Candidates must have over 15 years of relevant experience and a degree in Chemical Engineering. Responsibilities include conducting various risk assessments and ensuring technical integrity of projects. Strong interpersonal skills and experience with risk workshops are required. Ideal for those experienced in fire risk analysis and emergency planning. Competitive compensation offered with opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience in Risk and Safety Consultancy.
• Demonstrated competency in risk workshops (HAZID, HAZOP).
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and technical report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Risk & Safety engineers to check technical integrity.
• Conduct risk assessments and prepare reports within budget.
• Develop Emergency Response Plans and Safety Critical Tasks.

Skills

Risk & Safety engineering

Team leadership

Fire explosion gas dispersion Consequence Analysis

Emergency response planning

Risk analysis

Education

Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

DNV PHAST Risk

Shell FRED

MS Excel

Job description

Ø Basis Responsibilities

Job Title: Principal Risk & Safety Engineer

Entity: Bureau Veritas-MER

Location: Abu Dhabi -MER

Experience: 15 years

Candidates should be able to demonstrate experience and competency with the following:

• Approved (ADNOC, Qatar Energy, ARAMCO, etc.) risk & safety related workshops (HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, ALARP, BT, CR, SIMOPS, MOPO, etc.) facilitator
• Capable of leading a team of assigned Risk & Safety engineers checking the technical integrity of deliverables delivering reports within allocated schedule and budget
• Knowledge of International and local standards and Company standards including ADNOC, ARAMCO, Qatar Energy, NOC, Shell, etc.
• Fire explosion gas dispersion Consequence Analysis
• Fire & Explosion Risk Analysis (FERA)
• Building Risk Assessment (BRA)
• Fire Risk Analysis (FRA)
• Flare/Vent Dispersion and Radiation studies.
• Escape Evacuation and Rescue Analysis
• Emergency System Survivability Analysis
• Temporary Refuge Impairment Analysis
• Ship Collision Study
• QRA study including event tree and fault tree analysis boat collision risk helicopter crash risk and ALARP demonstration/ cost benefit analysis.
• Dropped Object studies
• Emergency Response Plan (ERP)/ Pre-Incident Plan (PIP)
• Development of Bow Ties HSECES list Performance Standards Safety Critical Tasks
• Preparation COMAH/HSE Case Report

Ø Preferences

• Experience of Loss Prevention Engineering
• Experience of Human Factor Engineering RAM Functional Safety
• Experience of executing ADNOC, Qatar Energy, ARAMCO projects
• Experience of working in CFD studies using Gexcon, FLACS or equivalent software

• Software Skills

• DNV PHAST Risk
• Shell FRED
• Shell SHEPHERD
• Bow-tie XP/ THESIS
• PHA Pro
• ExSILentia
• DNV MAROS
• Flaresim
• MS Excel spreadsheets

Ø Qualification and Experience

• Degree in Chemical Engineering (or equivalent) with more than 15 years of relevant experience in Risk and Safety Consultancy
• Skills & Qualities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills communication and presentation and technical report writing skills

Required Experience:

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