Technical Safety Engineer

Perenco UK; Norwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent Oil & Gas company is seeking a Safety Engineer to provide safety engineering support to operations. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in Safety Engineering within the Oil & Gas sector, strong knowledge of compliance, and skills in various safety software. This full-time position based in Norwich offers competitive benefits and a focus on regulatory compliance and safety performance.

Benefits

Discretionary Bonus

Private Medical Insurance & Dental Cover

Flexible Benefit Allowance

Life Assurance

Excellent Pension Provision

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flex Days

Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme

Qualifications

• Ten+ years of experience in Safety Engineering within the Oil & Gas industry.
• Experience in both design and operation is desirable.
• Chartered status in mechanical, chemical, or process engineering is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety studies in support of PUK operations.
• Lead and facilitate safety studies including HAZID and ALARP.
• Prepare technical reports and maintain compliance with safety regulations.

Skills

Safety Engineering

Risk Assessments

Compliance with HSE regulations

Technical Report Writing

Collaboration with regulatory bodies

Education

Higher technical qualification in engineering (Process Safety, Chemical, Mechanical)

Tools

PHAST

PHA-Pro

BowTie XP

FLARESIM

MS Office (Word/Excel)

Job description

Overview

Perenco is a leading independent Oil & Gas company operating across the globe. This unique opportunity is available in our UK subsidiary which is one of the largest gas operators in the Southern North Sea. This role is an integral part of our QSSHE team and is responsible for the provision of safety engineering support to our SNS operation. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with UK QSSHE legislation, codes of practice, guidelines, industry standards and best practice. This is a full-time role based at our Norwich office, working Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out competent in-house safety studies in support of PUK operations and projects including but not limited to following:
  • Chairing and facilitating safety studies such as Total Risk Management, HAZID, Bowtie, ALARP
  • Development of Barrier Diagrams (Bowties)
  • Consequence modelling using DNV GL PHAST or FLARESIM software is mandatory
  • Mini Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA) including Event and Fault Tree development
  • Hazardous Area Classification
  • Fire and Explosion Risk Assessment
  • Preparing Safety Case Material Changes
  • Conducting 5 yearly Thorough Reviews
  • Knowledge in COMAH regulations is desirable
  • Knowledge in Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling is desirable
• Preparing the scope of requirements, commissioning, managing and reviewing technical safety studies from competent contractors in support of operations and projects including but not limited to following:
  • QRA and Cost Benefit Analysis
  • Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Assessment
  • Probabilistic Explosion Assessment
  • Quantitative/Qualitative Safety Critical System Impairment Assessment
  • Occupied Building Risk Assessment (Good knowledge of HAZOP, SIL and LOPA is desirable.)
  • Provide safety engineering support for Management of Change process (MOC) and identify the appropriate safety studies that should be completed.
  • Engage with operations and projects to ensure that all necessary regulatory requirements and approved codes of practice are identified, permits obtained, and conditions complied with.
  • Provide coaching, guidance and advice to operations, engineering and other support teams to ensure compliance with applicable legislation such as OSDR/SCR, PFEER, DSEAR, DCR, PSR and PSSR.
  • Liaise with regulatory bodies on matters of HSE, understanding regulatory drivers and providing guidance to Perenco on matters of regulatory compliance.
  • Maintain current in changes to HSE legislations, codes, guidelines and industry standards, interpreting these.
  • Provide support to others within the team to ensure PUK requirements under Safety Case Regulations (SCR) are achieved, including maintenance of documentation up to date and providing support and input to the periodic reviews (i.e. SCR Thorough Review Programme).
  • Identifying opportunities and efficiencies to improve overall QSSHE standards and performance throughout the SNS Operation

Safety & Environmentally Critical Tasks

• SNS Technical Safety Engineer
• SNS Management of Change - Technical Reviewer.
  • Review Management of Change (MOC) proposals via the eMOC system, address technical queries, ensure compliance with technical standards within the Process discipline and provide access to specialist engineering advice.
• SNS Operational Risk Assessment – Participant

Safety & Environmentally Critical Courses

• FLARESIM (Flare Modelling)
• Health & Safety Compliance (Inc. SECE) CBT
• PHA-Pro End User
• Phast Advanced Discharge Modelling
• Phast Advanced Dispersion and Toxic Modelling
• Phast Advanced Flammable Modelling
• Phast Software Introduction
• Risk Management - Bowtie Method
• Hazardous Area Classification

Key Requirements

• Higher technical qualification within engineering field e.g. Process Safety, Chemical or Mechanical is mandatory. Chartered in mechanical, chemical/process engineering is desirable
• 10+ years’ experience in Safety Engineering in Oil & Gas Industry. Experience in both design and operation is desirable.
• Software knowledge MS Office (Word/Excel mandatory), PHAST, PHA-Pro, BowTie XP, FLARESIM
• Ability to prepare technical reports and letters, work to deadlines, organised and methodical. Ability to interact with Senior Management and regulatory bodies. Technically confident.

Benefits

• Discretionary Bonus
• Private Medical Insurance & Dental Cover
• Flexible Benefit Allowance
• Life Assurance
• Excellent Pension Provision
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flex Days
• Profit ‘Units’ Sharing Scheme