Senior Offshore Technical Safety Asset Engineer

Head Energy Group; Virginia; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent or project work with strong,

Career guidance and mentoring

Diverse project opportunities

Pension and insurance schemes

Training courses and professional deve

Job summary

Head Energy Group seeks a Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer to provide day-to-day safety support for offshore assets from the Virginia region. You will own safety equipment standards, monitor barrier performance, assess risks from deviations, and participate in HAZID/HAZOP reviews as well as change management processes.

You will collaborate with safety SMEs, engineering, and operations to ensure compliance with regulations and global risk standards, bringing a strong independent

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.
• Experience with risk-based deviation handling and management of change in an operator organisation.
• Knowledge of NORSOK Z-013 and use of risk analysis results in decision-making.
• Familiarity with SAP, Synergi and digital barrier status tools.
• Experience from FPSO or production installations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
• Experience as discipline engineer or technical safety responsible in an operator's asset or operations organisation.

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.

Job description

Head Energy Group seeks a Senior Technical Safety Asset Discipline Engineer to provide day-to-day safety support for offshore assets from the Virginia region. You will own safety equipment standards, monitor barrier performance, assess risks from deviations, and participate in HAZID/HAZOP reviews as well as change management processes.

You will collaborate with safety SMEs, engineering, and operations to ensure compliance with regulations and global risk standards, bringing a strong independent