Technical Safety Engineers

Risktec Solutions; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days' annual leave

Flexible leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Salary sacrifice options

Permanent health insurance

Pension scheme contribution

Payment of professional membership fees

Job summary

A leading risk management consultancy in the UK is seeking experienced Technical Safety Engineers to conduct qualitative and quantitative risk assessments across Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Energy sectors. Successful candidates will work collaboratively in a supportive environment and engage in projects that may involve travel. The role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including annual leave, medical insurance, and pension contributions.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in technical safety consultancy or equivalent.
• Experience delivering safety studies for Oil & Gas, Chemical, Distillery or Energy sectors.
• Ability to work collaboratively across projects and international teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and lead technical safety projects at various facilities.
• Collaborate with colleagues on multiple projects in a progressive environment.
• Contribute to safety studies and hazard assessments.

Skills

Safety Cases, HSE MS, ALARP, SIMOPS

Hazard identification, assessment and evaluation techniques

Function safety methodologies

Fire, explosion, and toxic gas modelling

Technical safety studies using commercial software

Handling large-scale CFD projects

Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) studies

DSEAR, ATEX and Hazardous Areas Classification

Human Factors and safety culture

Project planning and management

Writing proposals and coordinating bids

Tools

PHAST

FRED

SAFETI

SHEPHERD

Job description

Technical Safety Engineer – Oil and Gas, Chemical, Distillery and Alternative Energy – UK

Risktec is looking to recruit experienced (3 years +) technical safety consultants for both qualitative and quantitative risk and safety studies for Oil and Gas, Chemical, Distillery and Alternative Energy facilities. The role will be based at one of our UK offices (Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Warrington, London) and may involve travel around the UK and abroad.

Background

Risktec Solutions is an established, independent and specialist risk management consulting and training company, and is part of the TÜV Rheinland Group. We help clients to manage health, safety, security, environmental and business risk in sectors where the impact of loss is significant. Our people are high calibre professionals, with a strong focus on meeting clients’ expectations and we have offices across the UK and in the Netherlands, Dubai, Muscat, Houston and Calgary. Further information is available at www.risktec.tuv.com.

Role Description

The successful candidate will be part of an energetic, expanding team, and will be expected to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues on multiple projects in a supportive, progressive environment. Our core company values of teamwork, empowerment, integrity and solutions provide our cultural framework and encourage problem solving, decision making, flexibility and responsibility.

Depending on level of experience, the role will help deliver and possibly lead technical safety projects nationally and internationally. These projects cover a wide range of facilities and plant, processes and operations.

Key Skills

• Safety Cases, HSE MS, ALARP, SIMOPS
• Hazard identification, assessment and evaluation techniques including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, Bowtie assessment, etc.
• Function safety including HAZOP, LOPA, FSA, FMECA, Fault Tree analysis
• Fire, explosion and toxic gas consequence and physical effects modelling using specialist software (e.g. PHAST, FRED)
• QRA and other technical safety studies (e.g. BRA, EERA, ESSA, FERA, Facility Siting Studies) using commercial software (e.g. SAFETI, SHEPHERD)
• Handling large-scale CFD projects using HPC and cloud computing
• Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) studies
• DSEAR, ATEX and Hazardous Areas Classification
• Human Factors, safety culture
• Project planning and management
• Writing proposals and coordinating bids

Our Offer

We have an established competence framework, with regular appraisals and a defined pathway for progression.

In addition, a competitive package of salary and benefits is offered for permanent staff, including:

• 33 days’ annual leave (including public holidays);
• Flexible leave;
• Private medical insurance;
• Life assurance;
• Salary sacrifice options for additional leave, electrical vehicles etc;
• Permanent health insurance;
• Up to 7.5% contribution into a pension scheme;
• Payment of subscription fees for membership of one professional body.