Senior Safety Engineer

CAPEFRONT Energies; Nanterre; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Capefront Energies seeks a Senior Safety Engineer to support the FEED phase of a major LNG project in France. You will independently produce safety deliverables and coordinate with Process, Piping, Civil and Instrumentation disciplines.

In this role you will manage hazardous area classifications, fire protection definitions and safety analyses (HAZID/HAZOP/SIL/LOPA), ensuring compliance with NFPA, API and IP standards, and English proficiency is required for global coordination.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering, preferably Safety or Process Engineering.
• More than 10 years of safety engineering experience in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals and/or energy transition projects.
• Strong knowledge of hazardous area classification, fire & gas detection, active/passive fire protection, personnel protection and evacuation.
• Knowledge of NFPA, API and IP standards and major operator specs.
• Ability to deliver high-quality engineering deliverables within project schedules and requirements.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to clearly explain design decisions.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Knowledge of Canadian and Quebec regulations would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Identify major accident events and define prevention, control, mitigation, and protection measures.
• Produce hazardous area classification studies and drawings.
• Develop fire and flammable/toxic gas detection requirements.
• Define active fire protection systems, including firewater pumping stations and deluge systems.
• Develop passive fire protection and cold spill protection requirements.
• Define personnel protection, escape, evacuation and rescue arrangements.
• Participate in HAZID/HAZOP/SIL/LOPA reviews.
• Participate in plot plan and 3D model reviews.
• Identify Safety Critical Elements and establish their criticality ratings.
• Prepare specifications and requisitions for firefighting and PPE.
• Perform technical bid evaluations and vendor reviews.
• Respond to client comments and resolve multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Justify design choices and propose CAPEX optimizations.
• Check other engineers’ deliverables when required.

Skills

Hazardous areas

Fire & gas detection

Fire protection

Project coordination

English proficiency

Technical judgment

Education

Master's degree in Engineering (Safety/Process)

Job description

Capefront Energies is looking for a Senior Safety Engineer to support the FEED phase of a major LNG project.

Working within the project's HSE Design team, you will independently produce safety engineering deliverables and coordinate with Process, Piping, Civil, Instrumentation and other engineering disciplines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and qualify major accident events and define appropriate prevention, control, mitigation and protection measures.
• Produce hazardous area classification studies and drawings.
• Develop fire and flammable/toxic gas detection requirements.
• Define active fire protection systems, including firewater pumping stations, firefighting networks, deluge systems and hydraulic balance calculations.
• Develop passive fire protection and cold spill protection requirements.
• Define personnel protection and escape, evacuation and rescue arrangements.
• Participate in preliminary risk analyses, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL and LOPA reviews.
• Participate in plot plan and 3D model reviews.
• Identify Safety Critical Elements and establish their criticality ratings.
• Prepare specifications and requisitions for firefighting and personnel protection equipment.
• Perform technical bid evaluations and vendor document reviews.
• Respond to client comments, prepare technical queries and resolve multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Justify technical design choices and propose design and CAPEX optimizations.
• Where required, check other engineers’ deliverables and supervise selected activities.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in Engineering, preferably Safety or Process Engineering.
• More than 10 years of Safety Engineering experience in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals and/or energy transition projects.
• Strong practical knowledge of hazardous area classification, fire & gas detection, active/passive fire protection, personnel protection and escape, evacuation and rescue.
• Strong knowledge of international safety codes and standards, including NFPA, API and IP, and major operator specifications.
• Ability to independently produce high-quality engineering deliverables within project schedules and requirements.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to clearly explain and defend design decisions.
• Professional working proficiency in English.
• Strong organization, traceability, communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.
• Proficiency in standard office tools.
• Knowledge of Canadian and Quebec regulations would be an advantage.