Senior Technical Safety Leader – Upstream Oil & Gas

Aibel AS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aibel in Singapore is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to lead technical safety activities across upstream oil and gas projects. You will manage safety scopes, ensure compliance with project standards, and coordinate with interface disciplines and suppliers.

The role requires extensive experience in safety design, firefighting, and risk analyses, with the ability to drive MH/HAZID studies and liaise with verification bodies throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years engineering experience in upstream oil & gas, with 5+ years as Senior Safety Engineer.
• Experience in brownfield or greenfield upstream projects and understanding of project lifecycle.
• Extensive experience with safety design philosophies for Escape & Emergency Response, Fire Protection, Fire & Gas detection, and ESD.
• Experience delivering Safety Engineering deliverables like Escape Routes, Firewater, HAZID/ENVID related items.
• Exposure to third party safety studies and workshops including HAZID/ENVID, SIL classifications, QRA, ALARP assessments.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Head of System Engineering at basis level and to the Lead/Senior Technical Safety Engineer at project level.
• Implement Company work processes, procedures and quality policies as required by project.
• Adhere to contractual requirements, manage scope boundaries and support the Lead Engineer with Change Management.
• Be responsible for management of resources and progress of Safety Engineering scopes within budget and schedule.
• Ensure technical integrity of Safety Engineering design activities and compliance with project standards.
• Review and provide inputs on Technical Safety matters in coordination with Lead Technical Safety Engineer.
• Manage Technical Safety interfaces with equipment suppliers to meet requirements.
• Act as package responsible engineer for safety, life-saving and firefighting equipment.
• Ensure risks in your area are identified and mitigated.
• Support verification activities required by authorities.
• Represent the Safety discipline in meetings and audits; drive timely issue resolution.
• Provide technical support at fabrication site as required.
• Contribute to method/tools improvements and knowledge transfer.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Safety Engineering

Project experience

Fire protection

Hazard analysis

HAZID/ENVID

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Safety Engineering

Tools

Pipenet

DNV PHAST

Flaresim

MS Office

Job description

Aibel in Singapore is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to lead technical safety activities across upstream oil and gas projects. You will manage safety scopes, ensure compliance with project standards, and coordinate with interface disciplines and suppliers.

The role requires extensive experience in safety design, firefighting, and risk analyses, with the ability to drive MH/HAZID studies and liaise with verification bodies throughout the project lifecycle.