Senior Technical Safety Engineer

Segula Technologies; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy seeks a Senior Technical Safety Engineer in Abu Dhabi to lead feasibility and safety studies in hydrocarbon projects. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of experience, strong communication skills, and advanced qualifications in Engineering with a focus on safety. The role involves coordinating with multiple stakeholders, ensuring compliance with international standards, and mentoring junior engineers to uphold project quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years experience in technical safety and loss prevention.
• Experience in onshore, offshore, and pipeline projects.
• Familiarity with international codes and standards.

Responsibilities

• Acts as team lead for feasibility studies and designs.
• Prepares/reviews HSE design philosophies and loss prevention deliverables.
• Coordinates safety studies and manages engineering design with contractors.

Skills

Good oral and written communication skills

Strong team working ethic

Coaching and mentoring skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Environmental Engineering

Master's degree in technical safety

Certified Functional Safety Engineer/Professional

Job description

Reporting To- Technical Safety Department Manager

• Acts as Technical Safety, Loss Prevention team lead for feasibility and concept study, pre-FEED, FEED and detailed design for the assigned projects.
• Prepare/review HSE designs philosophies, Fire & gas Detection and Fire Protection philosophy.
• Prepare/review Loss prevention deliverables such as Firefighting System Calculations, Hydraulic Studies, PFD's, P&IDs, Layouts, Equipment Datasheets & Specifications, Passive Fire Protection Schedule & Drawings, Fire & Gas Detection Layouts and Cause & Effect Diagrams, Hazardous Area Classification Schedule & Drawings, Escape Routes & Safety Signs Drawings
• Provide Technical Safety, Loss Prevention input and review of engineering documents provided by other disciplines such as Process P&IDs, Cause and Effect diagram, shutdown & blowdown philosophies Control, Safety System Architecture, General Arrangements and Plot Plans with the clear understanding of project scope, design safety and constructability issues.
• Initiate and manage safety / technical safety studies to be performed by specialist safety consultants such as HAZOP, HAZID, ENVID, QRA, FERA, EERA, inherent safety review, dropped object study, LOPA/ SIL studies, fire & gas mapping studies, smoke and dispersion studies, building protection studies, SCE identification, performance standards, and others.
• Coordinate, monitor and handle Technical Safety, Loss Prevention engineering and design with EPC contractor as per project expectation and complete the same within the time frame.
• Work with other discipline engineers within PMC, EPC contractor, Vendors, and Client / Operation / Site Interface to resolve technical issues and ensure safety, quality and integrity in engineering.
• Provide technical guidance, job training to discipline engineers / junior engineers to ensure schedule adherence and quality of engineering documents.

Desired Candidate Profile

Qualifications

• Conversant with relevant International codes and standards (e.g. NFPA, API, IEC and others) and appropriate HSE & legislative requirements.
• Possess expert understanding of internationally recognized engineering and life safety/ fire codes, standards and practices.
• Conversant with standards and guidelines of reputed oil & gas companies such as Shell, BP, Chevron, and ADNOC Group companies.
• Good oral and written communication skills and strong team working ethic, enthusiastic and positive with the ability to coach and mentor discipline engineers

Experienced Technical

Minimum 12 years experience in technical safety and loss prevention in a hydrocarbon producing or engineering consultancy with experience of working on Onshore, Offshore, and pipeline projects.
Leading internal project technical safety review sessions i.e. HAZID/ENVID, HAZOP, SIL, etc. would be advantage

Education

Bachelor s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental Engineering. In addition, a master s degree in technical safety or a certified Functional Safety Engineer/Professional is advantageous.

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