Principal Technical Safety Engineer

Wood; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our Brisbane team, delivering safety analyses for oil & gas, water, and renewables projects. You will lead QRA studies, perform consequence modelling with PHAST, and contribute to onshore/offshore Safety Case development to meet ALARP requirements.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, provide input on risk reviews, and help implement industry best practices in safety codes and standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and extensive Oil & Gas safety experience.
• Thorough understanding of Onshore and Offshore Australian Safety Case regulations.
• Experience using DNV PHAST, Safeti and Flaresim for risk modelling.
• Ability to contribute inputs into Risk Reviews and safety analyses.
• Excellent communication skills across cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Perform QRA for offshore and onshore facilities.
• Conduct consequence modelling using PHAST.
• Develop FSA studies including various regulatory assess­ments.
• Prepare Safety Case documentation for onshore/offshore assets.
• Engage in risk workshops and incorporate findings into design.

Skills

QRA experience

Consequence modelling

HAZID/HAZOP

Risk workshops

Cross-functional communication

RPEQ

Education

Engineering degree

RPEQ

Tools

DNV PHAST

DNV Safeti

Flaresim

Job description

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently recruiting for Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our team in Brisbane. Reporting to the Discipline Lead Engineer, the successful applicant will be part of a busy project team delivering projects for our clients in the Oil & Gas, water and renewables industries.

Responsibilities

• Ability to perform QRA for new and existing offshore and onshore Oil & Gas facilities
• Performing Consequence Modelling using PHAST software
• FSA Studies development including FERA, NFHA, EERA, ESSA, TRIA, DORA
• Onshore and Offshore Safety Case development
• Providing technical input on industry best practices in relation to ALARP requirements, loss prevention codes and standards
• Ability to engage in various risk Workshops/ Reviews eg HAZID, HAZOP, Constructability Reviews and incorporate Review findings into design requirements and Safety Case

Qualifications

• An Engineering degree, previous experience within the oil and gas industry (extensive Technical Safety engineering experience)
• A thorough understanding of Onshore and Offshore Australian Safety Case regulations.
• Experience in operating DNV PHAST software, DNV Safeti risk software and Flaresim software
• Ability to provide inputs into various Risk Reviews
• Excellent communication skills when working with cross functional teams to provide technical safety related input on projects
• RPEQ required for this role

Candidates must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

If you're a Technical Safety Engineer, ready for your next project, then we are keen to hear from you today.

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.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.