TECHNICAL SAFETY LEAD

Duncan & Ross; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Duncan & Ross is seeking an experienced Lead Technical Safety Engineer to head safety across FEED and EPC phases for major Oil & Gas projects in the UAE. You will direct safety studies, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and ensure compliance with ADNOC and international standards.

Responsibilities include leading HAZID/HAZOP, consequence modeling, and risk assessments, while guiding safety design reviews and interfacing with clients and consultants. Immediate joiners preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, process engineering, safety engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 12–18 years of experience in process safety, loss prevention and technical safety in oil & gas.
• Strong experience leading technical safety activities during FEED and EPC phases.
• Proven experience coordinating third-party safety studies including HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, LOPA, QRA, Bowtie, and consequence modeling.
• Previous ADNOC project experience is highly preferred.
• Offshore oil & gas project experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of API, NFPA, IEC, ISO, and ADNOC Engineering Standards.
• Experience with risk assessment tools such as PHAST, SAFETI, FLACS, or equivalents.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication and technical report writing skills.
• Immediate joiners preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety engineering activities during FEED and EPC phases.
• Review safety deliverables: Safety Philosophy, Fire Protection Philosophy, ESD Philosophy, HAZID/HAZOP studies, QRA, Bowtie.
• Coordinate third-party consultants for HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, QRA, and related studies.
• Ensure timely closure of safety study recommendations and design reviews.
• Perform consequence modeling, fire and explosion analyses, risk assessments.
• Lead safety design reviews across process, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and layout.
• Review passive/active fire protection, ESD, firefighting, and Safety Critical Elements.
• Interface with clients, licensors and engineers on safety matters.
• Provide mentorship to the Technical Safety team.

Skills

Process Safety

Tech Safety Leadership

HAZID/HAZOP

Risk Modeling

Fire & Gas

Project Coordination

Communication

Education

Chemical Engineering Degree

Tools

PHAST

SAFETI

FLACS

Job description

TECHNICAL SAFETY LEAD

We are seeking an experienced Lead Technical Safety Engineer to lead Technical Safety, Loss Prevention, and Process Safety engineering activities during the FEED and EPC phases of major Oil & Gas projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading technical safety studies, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and third-party consultants, ensuring compliance with client and international standards, and integrating safety requirements throughout the project design lifecycle. Previous ADNOC and Offshore project experience is highly preferred.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead Technical Safety, Loss Prevention, and Process Safety engineering activities during FEED and EPC phases
• Manage and review technical safety deliverables including Safety Philosophy, Fire Protection Philosophy, ESD Philosophy, Hazardous Area Classification, and Fire & Gas Detection studies
• Coordinate and manage third-party consultants for HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, QRA, Bowtie, Fire & Explosion, EER, and other safety studies
• Review and ensure timely closure of recommendations arising from safety studies and design reviews
• Perform and oversee consequence modeling, fire and explosion analysis, and quantitative risk assessments
• Lead multidisciplinary safety design reviews to ensure safety requirements are incorporated into process, piping, electrical, instrumentation, and layout designs
• Review passive and active fire protection systems, emergency shutdown systems, firefighting systems, and Safety Critical Elements (SCEs)
• Ensure compliance with ADNOC requirements, international codes, standards, and client specifications
• Interface with clients, licensors, engineering disciplines, and third-party consultants on technical safety matters
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the Technical Safety team throughout project execution

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, Process Engineering, Safety Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum 12018 years of experience in Process Safety, Loss Prevention, and Technical Safety Engineering within the Oil & Gas industry
• Strong experience leading Technical Safety activities during FEED and EPC project phases
• Proven experience coordinating third-party safety studies including HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, LOPA, QRA, Bowtie, and consequence modeling
• Previous experience on ADNOC projects is highly preferred
• Offshore Oil & Gas project experience is preferred
• Strong knowledge of international standards including API, NFPA, IEC, ISO, and ADNOC Engineering Standards
• Experience with risk assessment and consequence modeling tools such as PHAST, SAFETI, FLACS, or equivalent
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and technical report writing skills
• Immediate joiners preferred.

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