Senior Process Safety Engineer

WOODplc; Muscat; On-site; OMR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Diversity and Inclusion

Competitive salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional memberships

Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer for a one-year secondment in Muscat, Oman. The role involves leading detailed design in process safety within NGLE project scope, applying hands-on experience across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operation in oil & gas.

The assignment emphasizes brownfield and greenfield refinery and petrochemical knowledge. The position is based in Muscat with a focus on safety, quality and project delivery, offering competitive

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in similar projects.
• Process/Chemical Engineering Degree with relevant certification.
• Experience in refinery and petrochemical projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Process Safety Engineering technical detailed design scope to deliver the technical requirements.
• Monitor and ensure conformance to project requirements and budgets.
• Coordinate with asset owners, vendors and other disciplines to ensure safety and quality standards.

Skills

Process Safety Engineering

Education

Process/Chemical Engineering Degree

Job description

Wood is currently hiring for a Senior Process Safety Engineer for a secondment role in Muscat Oman.

Duration of this assignment is 1 year

Responsibilities

Execute the activities and processes associated with Process Safety Engineering in the NGLE Project, under Process Engineering scope. Apply and expand hands‑on experience in Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and commissioning and Operation oil & gas industry. Responsible for supporting and executing general engineering activities directly linked to Process engineering.

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Reflecting the market focus for the brownfield and green field opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with experience in refinery and petrochemical industry.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Employee Assistance Programme:Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well‑being.
• Professional Memberships;One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Typical responsibilities

• Monitor the execution of the quality assurance program for conformance to project requirements.
• To contribute to the development of optimal business strategies during FEED and ensure the satisfactory execution of NGLE project by achieving the project’s technical quality requirements within agreed budgets and schedules.
• Lead the Process Safety Engineering technical detailed design scope to bring out the best strategies and approaches to deliver the technical requirements.
• Prepare the necessary documentation, establishing major methods and data as necessary and ensure selection of the optimum Process Safety design from both technical and economic standpoints.
• Ensure that design methods, standards and data used conform to Asset Owners requirements and/or those issued by Centre of Excellence.
• Ensure the preparation of Process Safety and Operations Philosophy document incorporating user requirements.
• In consultation with Project Delivery Skill‑pool, assign appropriate Process Safety engineering resources and monitor performance to ensure all Process Safety Engineering deliverables are accomplished.
• Be responsible for the coordination, execution and progress of Process Safety Engineering design under the supervision of the Lead Engineering.
• Be responsible for technical accuracy, quality and economy of Process Safety engineering applications design.
• Liaise with Vendor’s representatives and other functions on all matters relating to Process design and execution.
• Ensure OQ Safety and Quality control procedures are followed during execution of all work and that a high standard of safety is achieved in all design work.
• Participate pre and post contract award in discussions with Asset Owners to assess and assist in the definition of user requirements.
• Review Process Safety Engineering Deliverables and participate in project reviews and workshops.
• Participate in solving Process Safety engineering challenges that are recognised during development of the Front‑End Package or detailed engineering
• Identify gaps in existing practices and tools and manage the process of developing new practices or toolkit items that enhance OQ technological offering.
• Other relevant duties as requested from time to time.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Experience:

• Minimum 15 years of experience in similar projects
• Process/Chemical Engineering Degree with relevant certification
• Experience in refinery and petrochemical projects preferred

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.