Technical Safety Engineer

Seatrium; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Houston is seeking an experienced safety engineer with a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical Engineering, and at least 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Responsibilities include managing safety studies, reviewing reports from third-party consultants, and coordinating technical safety issues. The ideal candidate will ensure timely delivery of project scopes while adhering to safety standards. Interested candidates should send their resume along with expected salary and availability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical Engineering.
• 10 years of working experience in planning, designing in the oil and gas industry.

Responsibilities

• Act as focal points between third-party consultants and topside engineering contractors.
• Ensure assigned scopes of work are technically feasible and delivered within project schedules.
• Prepare TBEs based on safety study proposals from third-party consultants.
• Review reports issued by third-party consultants.
• Manage interface issues and coordinate with topside contractors on safety engineering matters.
• Support Project Management Teams in CTR and schedule development.

Job description

• Act as focal points between third-party consultants, companies, and topside engineering contractors (if any).
• Ensure assigned scopes of work are technically feasible and delivered within project schedules.
• Prepare TBEs (Technical Bid Evaluations) based on safety study proposals from third-party consultants.
• Review reports issued by third-party consultants.
• Ensure inter-discipline coordination for input collection to support relevant safety studies.
• Manage interface issues and coordinate with topside contractors (if any) on technical safety engineering matters.
• Identify, review, provide feedback, and follow up on safety study recommendations with relevant parties for design considerations.
• Support Project Management Teams in CTR (Cost, Time, Resource), MDR (Master Deliverables Register), and schedule development and updates.
• Develop design safety philosophies.
• Review active and passive fire protection philosophies and specifications.
• Coach junior engineers and provide necessary guidance.
• Undertake additional responsibilities as assigned by Project Managers (project-specific).
• Participate in IDC (Inter-Discipline Checks) of documents within EDMS (Electronic Document Management Systems).
• Notify Engineering Managers and Regulatory Compliance Managers when additional resources are required, ensuring vessel design and build meet technical safety requirements without schedule impact.
• Notify relevant Section Leads if any third-party study recommendations could lead to unaccounted cost impacts outside original scope.
• Review TBEs submitted by third-party safety studies and prepare briefs.
• Manage and monitor the issuance and progress of safety studies.
• Share project-specific fundamental Technical Safety training with compliance teams.
• Support Regulatory Managers in the preparation and execution of audits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical Engineering
• 10 years of working experience in planning, designing in the oil and gas industry

Interested candidates are invited to send us an updated resume with your current and expected salary and earliest availability.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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