Lead/Senior Process Safety Engineer

HANWHA OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent offshore solutions provider in Singapore is seeking a Lead/Senior Safety & Loss Prevention engineer. The successful candidate will establish safety fundamentals, manage project safety, and develop compliance strategies for offshore projects. This role requires extensive offshore oil and gas experience, strong leadership, and effective communication skills in English. Candidates must hold a relevant degree and have a track record in leading safety studies and project management.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years offshore/onshore oil & gas experience.
• At least 5-7 years with top-tier FPSO or EPC contractors.
• Experience leading FPSO EPCI projects.

Responsibilities

• Developing safety fundamentals and optimizing solutions for offshore projects.
• Conducting hazard identification and developing mitigation strategies.
• Leading safety studies and ensuring compliance with regulations.

Skills

Offshore/onshore oil & gas experience

Leadership

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication skills in English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in safety, chemical, mechanical engineering

Tools

Phast

Safeti

MAROS

Job description

Position Overview

The Lead/Senior Safety & Loss Prevention (SLP) engineer plays a crucial role in establishing safety fundamentals to protect personnel, assets, and the environment during offshore project execution. This involves identifying hazards and providing optimized solutions across project phases (pre-FEED, FEED, and Detailed Engineering). The role also entails developing, implementing, and maintaining safety and loss prevention strategies to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, requiring a thorough understanding of offshore operations, risk management, and safety protocols.

This position involves hazard identification and evaluation, development of mitigation strategies, and ensuring adherence to safety regulations and client HSE requirements in offshore oil & gas projects.

Responsibilities:

Corporate, General

• Develop Corporate Technical Standards and Procedures for Process Safety, such as Process Safety Design Philosophy.
• Develop Engineering Workflow and Engineering Platform.
• Assist Head of Discipline in managing the corporate organization.
• Update and maintain EPCI and O&M Phase Lesson Learned database.

Proposal/Pre-award Phase

• Conduct conceptual/feasibility studies to propose optimal and competitive technical solutions.
• Ensure all engineering documents comply with relevant codes, standards, and project specifications.
• Provide engineering expertise for forming proposals.
• Organize risk assessments.
• Support bid proposals with engineering review, including manhour and cost estimates.

Feasibility Study/Pre-FEED/FEED/EPCI Phase

• Manage projects as a Project Discipline Lead.
• Serve as the focal point for Process Safety in project teams and communicate with clients.
• Raise technical queries to clarify scope and design basis.
• Coordinate interfaces with other disciplines for process engineering data.
• Manage the Process Safety discipline team, including staffing and scheduling.
• Mentor junior engineers.
• Participate in project meetings, generate MOMs, and report progress and concerns.
• Ensure compliance with regulations and develop project safety standards and philosophies.
• Conduct engineering activities such as feasibility studies, FEED, verification, and basic engineering.
• Prepare reports and drawings, coordinate with external consultants, and ensure smooth interface management.
• Plan and execute technical safety activities and serve as the technical safety point of contact.
• Support safety documentation development, risk management, and safety studies (e.g., HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, QRA).
• Supervise safety studies by third-party specialists.
• Identify regulatory changes and drive safety performance initiatives.
• Develop safety layouts, calculations, and specifications for safety equipment and systems.
• Review safety study outcomes, layouts, and 3D models, and support safety integration across disciplines.

Operation & Maintenance Phase

• Support operations and maintenance teams.
• Organize risk assessments for existing facilities and modifications.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in safety, chemical, mechanical engineering, or related fields.
• 10-15 years offshore/onshore oil & gas experience.
• At least 5-7 years with top-tier FPSO or EPC contractors, including experience from project start to sail-away or delivery.
• Experience leading FPSO EPCI projects, including conceptual/feasibility studies.
• Hands-on experience with safety studies (HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, QRA).
• Experience with process safety tools like Phast, Safeti, MAROS, etc., and interpreting their results.
• Extensive knowledge of offshore safety standards and regulations.
• Strong leadership, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective communication skills in English.