Senior Technical Safety Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Technical Safety Engineer to join a leading international energy company based in Aberdeen. This is an initial 12-month contract offered on a PAYE / Agency Worker basis. The role is a core position within the mechanical safety team and is therefore expected to be long term.

Our client is seeking candidates with Senior / Manager / TA experience gained from an operator environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior Technical Safety Engineer is a senior role providing Subject Matter Expertise for all aspects of Technical Safety. The role will delegate for the Technical Safety Manager / Technical Authority on an as required basis. The Senior Technical Safety Engineer will need to have the skills and abilities to engage with a wide range of stakeholders (from managers through to the offshore workforce) and be able to explain and justify technical safety decisions which may affect the operation of the offshore facilities to ensure safe and stable operations are always achieved.

The Technical Safety team responsibilities are wide ranging and span the following areas:

• Delivery of the Technical Safety workplan
• Day to day Technical Safety support to Operations (3 assets)
• Review and implementation of New Knowledge and Information
• Assuring Legislative Compliance including ALARP
• Continuous Improvement including Management System updates.
• Supporting Projects / Modifications including Technical Safety aspects for COMOPS

The general responsibilities of the Senior Technical Safety Engineer include but are not limited to:

• Deliver the Technical Safety workplan to ensure effective support to the business.
• Develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with key internal stakeholders e.g. OIMs, Asset Managers, O&M teams, D&C teams, etc.
• Carry out regular installation site visits to liaise with offshore personnel to build and maintain an effective working relationship with the offshore community.
• Be actively involved in regulator inspections attending technical meetings, reviewing regulator inspection findings as applicable.
• Ensure technical conformity and compliance with regulations, directives and company engineering standards.
• Delegate for the Technical Safety Manager / Technical Authority, as required.
• Represent the company on various external industry bodies with the purpose of keeping abreast of best industry practice, technical issues, new and revised regulation and guidance.

The Senior Technical Safety Engineer position has specific responsibility for the following:

• Managing the asset Safety Cases in accordance with Safety Case Regulations
• Management and delivery of COMOPS notifications
• Upkeep of the QRA models and formal safety assessments supporting the major hazards assessment
• Delivering input to the MAH KPI Tool and monthly report
• Assessing the reportability of hydrocarbon releases
• Risk assessment procedures such as Non-Standard Operations NOPRAS, OPRA, SARA, etc
• Formal Safety Assessment procedures such as HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA etc
• Supporting the organisation in providing assurance of continued suitability of controls to MAH
• Setting technical standards for both safety & environmental critical and non-safety & environmental critical systems within their discipline
• Performing major accident hazard studies
• Updating and maintaining technical safety related Performance Standards
• Performing availability & reliability studies for SECEs
• Support day to day operations – ORAs, adhoc risk assessments, provide advice & guidance.
• Manage 3rd party consultant scopes of work.
• Understand and apply the principles of ALARP
• Understand and apply the principles of Process Safety Management
• Addressing in-service Verification Findings, as reported by the CPEL Independent Competent Person
• Addressing audit findings
• Supporting the audit & assurance programmes
• Provide input to the Engineering Management of Change process as required for modifications / projects
• TAR support

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in an appropriate Engineering or Science subject
• Chartered Engineer desirable
• Proven track record in delivering MAH management and Technical Safety Engineering across asset lifecycle
• Previous experience in a similar role, preferably gained within the oil and gas industry
• Proven track record of identifying and developing sound and innovative technical solutions
• Knowledge of associated technical/engineering disciplines
• Technical proficiency in IT programmes/systems e.g. Excel, SAP MMS, engineering software
• Familiar with UK industry regulations relating to the oil and gas industry
• Experience of dealing with regulators and industry workgroups
• Effective relationship-builder at all levels, internally and externally
• Effective communicator both written and verbal
• Proven track record of delivering to a deadline, a ‘Completer Finisher’
• Ability to take a plan or strategy and deliver it effectively, an ‘Implementer’
• Ability to make timely robust risk-based decisions based on partial information