Senior Process Safety & Risk Engineer

QatarEnergy LNG; Doha; On-site; QAR 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

QatarEnergy LNG is seeking an experienced Senior Process Safety Engineer to lead deployment of process safety, loss prevention, and risk management across assets and brownfield projects.

The role focuses on leading HAZOP/HAZID/QRA studies, barrier management, MOC reviews, and performance monitoring to ensure compliance with global standards.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s in engineering and brings 8+ years in oil and gas process safety, with hands-on experience in risk modelling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (chemical, mechanical or safety preferred).
• 8 years’ experience in oil and gas process safety, loss prevention and risk management.
• Experience leading hazard identifications and risk assessment studies.
• Proficiency with qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work and emergency preparedness.

Responsibilities

• Execute deployment of process safety and risk objectives across assets.
• Review engineering documents to ensure standards compliance.
• Facilitate hazard identifications and risk assessments.
• Support implementation of loss prevention procedures.
• Conduct major safety studies (QRA, HAZOP, HAZID) and coordinate with external consultants.
• Coordinate Safety Case and Barrier Management for assets.
• Review MOC requests to maintain plant safety and integrity.
• Monitor process safety performance indicators and drive corrective actions.
• Support MOR Process and Process Safety across QatarEnergy LNG assets.
• Represent Process Safety & Risk Engineering in safety studies (HAZOP/HAZID/3D model/QRA).

Skills

Hazard identification

HAZOP

HAZID

QRA

Risk assessment

MOC review

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

HAZOP method

Job description

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• Deploy and implement asset-based process safety, loss prevention and risk engineering objectives, providing critical inputs and facilitation to ensure compliance with relevant standards. Deliver appropriate advisory to asset(s) and relevant customers in advancing excellence in process safety and risk engineering, including across associated assets/facilities, brownfield projects and interfacing major capital projects .

Key Job Accountabilities - I

• Execute the deployment and implementation of company process safety, loss prevention and risk management objectives and program in the assigned asset(s).
• Provide process safety and risk engineering inputs and review for engineering documentations, project deliverables, interface documents to ensure they meet with the relevant standards.
• Facilitate the hazard identification (HAZID) and risk assessment studies and prepare related reports.
• Facilitate the implementation of relevant loss prevention engineering procedures in the assigned asset(s).
• Conduct and support the execution of major safety studies such as quantitative risk assessment (QRA), and manage asset hazard and operability (HAZOP), safety and integrity level (SIL) baseline/revalidation etc., coordinating activities required for the completion of those studies. Work with external consultant to produce quality document as required. Collaborate with QatarEnergy LNG Assets and other functional groups to ensure adequate involvement.

Key Job Accountabilities - II

• Coordinate Safety Case and Barrier Management efforts in the assigned asset(s) to facilitate the identification, implementation, and maintenance of effective safety barriers.
• Perform safety and technical review of Management of Change requests (MOCs) and consult with assigned engineers and the functional groups to ensure that plant/field integrity and safety is maintained.
• Monitor and analyse key process safety performance indicator, identifying trends and providing insights in process safety performance, collaborating with Operations and other relevant departments to initiate corrective actions.
• Provide the required support for the administration, implementation, and sustainability of L3 Manage Operations Risk (MOR) Process and L3 Ensure Process Safety across QatarEnergy LNG in their respective assets.
• Represent Process Safety & Risk Engineering in the projects for safety studies including, HAZOP, HAZID, 3D model review, SIL review, QRA, etc. relevant to the assigned asset(s).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (preferably in chemical, mechanical or safety).

Knowledge and/or Experience - I

• 8 years’ experience in oil and gas sector in process safety, loss prevention, risk management and technical safety areas
• Experience in process safety, and risk assessment/studies.
• Require lead hazard identification reviews utilizing recognized techniques (e.g., HAZOP, What-If, etc.) with a good understanding of qualitative and quantitative risk assessment techniques.
• Practical knowledge of safe systems of work with emergency preparedness knowledge/experience.