Senior Offshore Technical Safety Lead

NES Fircroft; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer for a consultancy assignment in Stavanger. You will take full ownership of technical safety on the offshore asset from day one within the Asset Integrity & Maintenance Team.

Responsibilities include day-to-day safety support, barrier management, risk assessments, and participation in HAZID/HAZOP and design reviews, interfacing with Portfolio Engineering and authorities.

Qualifications

• MSc or BSc in engineering (e.g. safety, process, mechanical or similar).
• Minimum 10 years of experience within technical safety, including 5+ years offshore operations experience, preferably on the Norwegian continental shelf.
• Good knowledge of Norwegian regulations (Havtil) and relevant standards (e.g. NORSOK S-001, ISO 13702, IEC 61508/61511).
• Proven experience with barrier management in operation, including ownership of performance standards and compensating measures.
• Fluent in Norwegian and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical safety support to the asset team and offshore organisation.
• Own and manage technical safety equipment and performance standards (fire/gas detection, ESD, firewater/deluge, FPSO barriers).
• Monitor barrier status, address degraded barriers, and define compensating measures to maintain safety levels.
• Assess risks related to deviations, dispensations, and temporary changes in equipment; use tools like Synergi.
• Follow up tests and maintenance for safety-critical equipment and participate in offshore tests.
• Provide safety input to MOC, modifications, and work orders; support HAZID/HAZOP and design reviews.
• Contribute to risk analyses (TRA/QRA) updates and emergency preparedness.
• Interface with Portfolio Engineering, SMEs, barrier advisors and authorities; support audits.

Skills

Technical safety

Offshore operations

Barrier management

Regulatory knowledge

Norwegian/English fluency

Education

MSc or BSc in engineering

Tools

Synergi

SAP

NORSOK Z-013

Job description

NES Fircroft is seeking a Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer for a consultancy assignment in Stavanger. You will take full ownership of technical safety on the offshore asset from day one within the Asset Integrity & Maintenance Team.

Responsibilities include day-to-day safety support, barrier management, risk assessments, and participation in HAZID/HAZOP and design reviews, interfacing with Portfolio Engineering and authorities.