JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is currently looking for a Technical Safety Engineer to join our team in Sharjah, UAE

RESPONSIBILITIES

Contributing to the delivery of Engineering excellence through:

• Achieving project completion to the project specifications on schedule.
• Being accountable for the quality of Technical Safety deliverables.
• Providing Technical Safety guidance to the team
• Supporting and supervising task delegation to the team.
• Participating in audits and incident investigations as required
• Executing assigned scopes of work.
• Supporting and supervising task delegation to the team.
• Providing discipline expertise to the business.
• Participating and if required Chair project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL studies, and other safety workshops when required.
• Providing sound technical advice and solutions to various technical problems within the discipline.
• Co-ordinating with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
• Providing technical support to the site as required.
• Lead and manage the Technical Safety discipline team.
• Foster a culture of lateral learning and knowledge sharing within the project.
• Develop and execute team development objectives.
• Ensure compliance with project Health, Safety, and Environmental policies.
• Verify design meets Technical Safety requirements, minimizing risks.
• Participate in audits, incident investigations, and Management of Change (MOC) reviews.
• Maintain expertise in Technical Safety engineering methodologies, software, and design practices.
• Stay updated on regulatory frameworks, legislation, and industry developments.
• Provide expert knowledge of international codes and standards (e.g., API, ASME, NFPA).
• Ability to Chair HAZOP, HAZID workshops
• Coordinate SIL Classification studies, and Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA).
• Perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling as required.
• Perform Hazard Assessment and what if analysis.
• Provide planning, cost, and schedule data as required.
• Supervise task delegation to team members.
• Manage third-party suppliers for engineering delivery.
• Flexible and adaptable
• Strong commitment to safety

Subject Matter Expertise:

• Maintain expertise in Technical Safety engineering methodologies, software, and design practices.
• Stay updated on regulatory frameworks, legislation, and industry developments.
• Provide expert knowledge of international codes and standards (e.g., API, ASME, NFPA).
• Ability to Chair HAZOP, HAZID workshops
• Coordinate SIL Classification studies, and Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA).
• Perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling as required.
• Perform Hazard Assessment and what if analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc, BEng or equivalent with extensive relevant experience.
• Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience
• Experience working on the concept, FEED and Executing project phases
• Demonstrable balance of industrial experience at a relevant level and position
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas industry with Proven capability in Technical Safety "Design Engineering"
• Previous experience of site-based project work involving field engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, or maintenance would be an advantage
• Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage