Lead Technical Safety Engineer

KBR; Guildford; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Leatherhead, UK, seeks a Lead Technical Safety Engineer to join our project teams and lead Technical Safety scope across assignments. You will guide deliverables, provide technical direction, and mentor engineers to ensure safety compliance.

The role requires a BEng in chemical engineering, a Masters in Engineering (Chem Eng or Process Safety preferred), and Chartered Engineer status to uphold industry safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/MEng in chemical engineering or related field.
• Master's degree in Engineering preferred.
• Chartered Engineer status (IChemE or equivalent).

Responsibilities

• Perform all aspects of Technical Safety scope for projects or provide specialist expertise.
• May supervise and lead the Technical Safety team and coach engineers.
• Lead the design of larger and more complex assignments.
• Provide technical guidance to designers and less experienced engineers.

Skills

Technical Safety

Leadership

Design experience

Chartered Engineer

Education

BEng or equivalent in Chemical Engineering

Masters in Engineering (Chemical Engineering or Process Safety preferred)

Job description

Title:Lead Technical Safety Engineer

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

KBR is delivering some of the world's most complex and challenging engineering projects-and we're looking for a Lead Technical Safety Engineer to join our Leatherhead team.

Roles and Responsibilities

• As part of a project team, perform all aspects of Technical Safety scope area, or provide specialist expertise in one or more key project areas.
• May supervise and lead the Technical Safety team: provide technical direction over a group with responsibility for employee performance appraisals and for coaching and developing lower-level professionals.
• Lead the design of larger and more complex assignments.
• Provide technical guidance to designers and less experienced engineers.
• With appropriate experience, lead the project Technical Safety team.

Skills and experience

• Skills gained through undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including final year design projects and any work placements.
• Expert level understanding of one or more areas of Technical Safety scope..
• Able to check and confirm completeness of deliverables including safety layouts and reports.
• A relevant number of years related cational experience
• BEng or equivalent in science or engineering (typically Chemical Engineering)
• Masters degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering or Process Safety preferred)
• Chartered Engineer: membership of an accredited Institution, e.g. IChemE.

KBR Company Information

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we're defining tomorrow's challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability. At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting‑edge solutions and services.

As the needs of the world change, we're ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

Summary

Location: Leatherhead, Surrey, United Kingdom

Type: Full time