Technical Manager - HSE

Quest Global; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global in Bengaluru seeks a seasoned SSHE leader to guide a team of engineers in safety, risk and incident management across projects. You will develop and implement SSHE programs, mentor staff, and collaborate with site leaders to foster a proactive safety culture.

You will oversee OIMS systems, lead major risk assessments, and drive governance through HAZOP/LOPA studies while ensuring delivery quality and compliance.

Qualifications

• Lead a team of 15 to 20 Engineers with techno-managerial role.
• Develop program and training to improve OIMS, safety, risk and incident management processes.
• Collaborate with functional managers and line leaders to set SSHE goals and deliverables.
• Mentor SSHE staff and drive competence and career development.

Responsibilities

• Lead OIMS system management and act as Owner/Administrator on applicable systems.
• Drive safety management system implementation in line with Nobody Gets Hurt.
• Influence safety culture with site leaders and oversee safety of direct reports.
• Provide coaching, feedback and performance assessments for team growth.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery and quality of submissions.

Skills

SSHE regulations

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Communication skills

MS Office

Education

BE/B.Tech/BS in Chemical/Petroleum/Fire & Safety/Mechanical

Tools

PHAST

LOPA

Job description

Job Requirements

Role and Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of 15 to 20 Engineers with Techno managerial role.
• Leads strategic direction for development of program and training to improve OIMS, safety, risk, and incident management processes.
• Collaborates with functional managers and business line leaders in the development of both short-term and longer-term SSHE goals, objectives and deliverables.
• Mentors SSHE staff, identifies staff developments needs/opportunities and provides timely, constructive feedback and guidance to facilitate career development and competency.
• Supports management of OIMS system, administration and overarching processes related to all OIMS Systems (including serving as OIMS Owner or Administrator on applicable systems).
• Leads implementation of safety management systems in support of objectives consistent with Nobody Gets Hurt”.
• Collaborates with functional managers and business line/site leaders to influence safety culture and oversees the safety of all direct reports.
• Provides insightful coaching, develops talent for the long term; assesses performance and provides actionable feedback.
• Responsible for the success of the project delivering with quality; Includeson-time on-budget delivery.
• Review tasks and other submission to the internal & external customers.
• Build customer relations through good interactions and responsiveness.
• Promotes collaboration and teamwork; creates a work environment where different perspectives are valued; effectively manages conflict.

Required SKILLS:

A. Commissioning & Startup Safety

• Provide capital project engineering support by developing and deploying Project Risk Assessment and Management Plans (RAMP) throughout the project’s timeline.
• Implement safety in design standards and requirements during change reviews for greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Complete various loss prevention and process safety deliverables to ensure safe execution throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate pressure relief and disposal system adequacy to confirm design parameters match baseline requirements prior to startup.

B. Production & Operational Risk Management

• Manage process safety concerns at existing production facilities by leading technical change reviews.
• Address specific operational hazards including equipment overpressure, over-temperature scenarios, and chemical reaction hazards.
• Collaborate and engage with risk owners within business lines to arrive at effective risk management decisions.
• Define fire protection design requirements for different equipment types, including Fire & Gas Mapping and reviewing new system designs.

C. Technical Governance & Incident Prevention

• Deliver engineering solutions at the highest technical quality assurance level to manage the most concerning major accident risk scenarios.
• Lead Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies and execute core qualitative and quantitative risk screenings or assessments.
• Develop advanced consequence modeling using PHAST and other applicable industry dispersion and facility siting methods.
• Conduct Vapor Cloud Explosion (VCE) Consequence and structural risk analyses.
• Define preventive and mitigative safeguards using LOPA, Event Tree Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, and Availability Target setting.
• Execute robust management of change (MOC) evaluations to maintain technical integrity barriers.
• Develop and champion team capability development plans and strategy across multiple business lines.

D. Incident Management & Safety Culture

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for high-potential process safety incidents and near-misses.
• Identify weak signals and cumulative operational deviations before they escalat[e] into catastrophic events.
• Partner with Operations to ensure line management takes full ownership of safety behaviors and operational discipline.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

B.E/B.Tech/BS in Chemical/Petroleum/Fire & Safety/Mechanical with 12-18 years of work experience in Oil & Gas/Petrochemical LNG industry

Preferred Skills

• Strong knowledge of SSHE regulations and standards
• Risk assessment and Hazard Analysis
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis skills
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in MS office and SSHE reporting

Additional Notes

• CCPSC (Center for Chemical Process Safety Certified) or professional Process Safety certification
• NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil and Gas Operational Safety