Principal Safety Assurance Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the oil and gas sector seeks a Principal Safety Assurance Engineer in London. The role involves delivering safety assurance services, facilitating safety studies, and ensuring compliance with safety design standards. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree in Engineering and extensive experience in safety assurance for oil and gas projects.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience facilitating safety studies including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and LOPA.
• Proven track record in delivering technical assurance for oil and gas facilities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Safety Assurance Engineering services focusing on technical assurance and loss prevention.
• Prepare and approve risk management and assurance engineering deliverables.
• Oversee HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and SIL studies.

Skills

Process Safety Engineering

Risk Mitigation

Inter-discipline Coordination

Training Program Development

French

English

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

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Principal Safety Assurance Engineer, London

Client:

Assala Energy

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

9514c30896fa

Job Views:

3

Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

Job Description:

Assala Energy is a dynamic Oil and Gas Exploration and Production company committed to the sustainable development of its assets in Gabon. We value a collaborative approach, promote diversity, and prioritize safety and integrity in all our operations.

We are seeking a skilled consultant to deliver Safety Assurance Engineering services, focusing on technical assurance and loss prevention activities across various projects. The consultant will support hazard management and formal safety assessments for project requirements and broader company objectives.

Proven expertise in delivering safety and technical assurance services from conceptual studies through to commissioning is essential.

The consultant will independently deliver on the following services:

• Familiarization with the safety design basis / case for each asset where projects are executed.
• Prepare, check, and approve risk management and assurance engineering deliverables based on project and company requirements, ensuring alignment with good engineering practice, sound judgement, and international design standards and guidelines, where these do not conflict with local statutory requirements.
• Carry out or facilitate required safety studies to assure safety and compliance with the asset’s safety design cases.
• Facilitate and provide technical input to project’s safety risk identification such as major accident hazards identification, QRA, and other risk mitigation methodologies.
• Oversee HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and SIL studies for projects and the company when required.
• Facilitate close out of all safety actions and ensure relevant signatures are obtained.
• Liaise with subsidiary technical safety and site HSE teams as needed to identify and address safety and environmental risks introduced by the projects, ensuring outcomes are safely mitigated.
• Provide technical input to asset safeguarding diagrams, design, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Contribute to project commissioning procedures and operating manuals.
• Develop and implement safe reinstatement and start-up procedures and checklists for projects and major modifications.
• Participate in and audit SIMOPS activities during construction and commissioning stages.
• Develop and implement competency development plans for subsidiary teams, including training in HAZID / HAZOP, fire explosion and consequence analysis, safe distance for equipment layouts, dispersion, and fire modeling studies.

Full scope of work, deliverables, and objectives will be provided during a technical validation meeting. This is a contract opportunity subject to outside IR35 compliance checks.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field, with expertise in process safety engineering consulting and a proven track record in delivering technical assurance for oil and gas facilities and pipelines.
• Extensive experience facilitating safety studies, including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and LOPA.
• Strong knowledge of engineering processes, inter-discipline coordination, and international design standards.
• Operational site experience and a history of delivering risk mitigation solutions.
• Proficiency in French and English (both written and spoken).
• The ability to design and deliver effective training programs.