Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer

DeepOcean; Sandnes; On-site; NOK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepOcean is seeking a Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer to be the asset's day-to-day point of contact for technical safety, responsible for safety equipment, performance standards, and barrier management on the asset.

Requirements include MSc/BSc in engineering, 10 years in technical safety with 5+ years offshore, Havtil/NORSOK/ISO/IEC standards knowledge, Norwegian and English fluency, offshore safety course, and willingness to travel offshore.

Qualifications

• MSc or BSc in engineering (safety, process, mechanical or similar).
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technical safety, with 5+ years offshore.
• Knowledge of Havtil regulations and standards like NORSOK S-001, ISO 13702, IEC 61508/61511.
• Fluent in Norwegian and English, written and spoken.
• Valid offshore safety course and health certificate (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical safety support to the asset team and offshore organisation.
• Own and follow up technical safety equipment and associated performance standards (e.g. barriers).
• Monitor barrier status, follow up degraded barriers and define compensating measures.
• Assess risk related to deviations, dispensations, temporary changes and reduced functionality.
• Follow up test and maintenance results for safety-critical equipment and participate in tests.
• Provide technical safety input to management of change, modifications and work orders.
• Contribute to HAZID, HAZOP and design reviews.
• Interface with Portfolio Engineering, technical safety SMEs, and support audits.

Skills

Technical safety

Barrier management

Risk assessment

Offshore operations

HAZID/HAZOP

Education

MSc or BSc in engineering

Job description

Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer

• Sektor Privat

Responsible for technical safety equipment, performance standards, and barrier management on the asset, providing day-to-day support.

• MSc or BSc in engineering (safety, process, mechanical or similar)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technical safety, with 5+ years in offshore operations
• Good knowledge of Havtil regulations and standards like NORSOK S-001, ISO 13702, IEC 61508/61511
• Fluent in Norwegian and English, written and spoken
• Valid offshore safety course and health certificate (or willingness to obtain them)

Experienced within Technical Safety?

As Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer you will be the asset's day-to-day point of contact for technical safety. You are responsible for the technical safety equipment on the asset and the associated performance standards, and for ensuring that barriers are maintained, monitored and followed up in line with the risk picture. You will be followed up by the Technical Safety & Barrier Management department, which provides peer support and quality assurance.

Main tasks and responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical safety support to the asset team and the offshore organisation.
• Own and follow up technical safety equipment and associated performance standards (e.g. fire and gas detection, emergency shutdown, firewater and deluge, passive fire protection, ignition source control, escape, evacuation and lifesaving equipment).
• Monitor barrier status, follow up degraded barriers and define robust compensating measures to maintain the safety level.
• Assess risk related to deviations, dispensations, temporary changes and reduced functionality of equipment, and handle cases in the relevant tools (e.g. Synergi).
• Follow up test and maintenance results for safety-critical equipment, including offshore participation in firewater and deluge tests, and contribute to performance standard compliance verification.
• Provide technical safety input to management of change, modifications and work orders, and participate in or facilitate HAZID, HAZOP and design reviews.
• Contribute to updates of risk analyses (TRA/QRA) and emergency preparedness analyses, and follow up resulting actions and assumptions in operation.
• Interface with Portfolio Engineering, technical safety SMEs, barrier management advisors and other disciplines, and support audits and supervisory activities from the authorities.

Required qualifications

• MSc or BSc in engineering (e.g. safety, process, mechanical or similar).
• Minimum 10 years of experience within technical safety, of which at least 5 years from technical safety in operations of offshore installations, preferably on the Norwegian continental shelf.
• Good knowledge of the Norwegian regulations (Havtil) and relevant standards, e.g. NORSOK S-001, ISO 13702, IEC 61508/61511 and Offshore Norge Guideline 070.
• Proven experience with barrier management in operation, including ownership of performance standards, follow-up of degraded barriers and definition of compensating measures.
• Fluent in Norwegian and English, written and spoken.
• Documented ability to work independently and take full ownership of technical safety for an operating asset from day one, without an extended onboarding period.
• Valid offshore safety course and health certificate, or willingness to obtain them, and willingness to travel offshore.
• HAZID
• HAZOP
• NORSOK