Senior Principal Process Safety Engineer

Title:

Senior Principal Process Safety Engineer

Job Responsibilities:

• Carry out Design Safety Philosophy, HSE Plan, and specifications for fire protection systems (active and passive), HFE, etc.

• Participate in Process Hazard reviews and analysis, including HAZOP/HAZID/SIL studies, and be responsible for actions close-out.

• Lead/chair the HAZOP/HAZID/SIL workshops, if required.

• Responsible for reviewing third party safety studies, including FERA, dispersion analysis, EERA, ESSA, dropped objects study, QRA studies, etc. (not limited to).

• Carry out similar safety studies independently, as required.

• Carry out independent design of active and passive fire protection systems and prepare Hazardous/H2S area classification documentation, safety and fire fighting layouts, escape route and life-saving equipment layouts, and other safety drawings.

• Carry out safety critical elements performance standards, RAM, fire and gas detection mapping, etc., based on project requirements.

• Act as Package Engineer for safety and fire fighting equipment.

• Manage and guide Junior/Senior Engineers and Designers on Concept/FEED/Detailed Engineering projects.

• Provide health and environmental inputs (including health risk assessments such as chemical exposure, noise and lighting, ergonomics/Human Factors Engineering, environmental impact assessments, etc.) to projects.

• Interface/coordinate with other Engineering disciplines and clients, and take the lead in resolving technical matters related to safety aspects.

• Able to deliver project safety deliverables as per project schedule.

• Provide inputs and support to projects in all safety aspects, including progress reports.

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university.

• Minimum of 15 years of HSE engineering experience in the Oil and Gas industry, in process safety/technical safety, and has worked a minimum of 4-5 years in a Lead position on similar projects.

• Involved in design projects for offshore (FPSO/Platforms) and onshore (Refineries, LNG facilities, Storage terminals, etc.).

• Should have worked on a minimum number of offshore projects (FPSO/Platforms).

• Possess good knowledge of Oil and Gas process facilities, local and international process safety codes and standards, and regulatory/marine codes and standards (MODU, SOLAS, DNV/Lloyds Register).

• Should have hands-on experience in plot plan review, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL classification/verification, and other safety reviews (e.g., SIMOPS, ALARP).

• Good working knowledge of PIPENET Vision, Flaresim, and other consequence modeling software such as DNV PHAST, etc., is needed.

• Ability to influence designs to achieve optimal HSE outcomes.

• A team player with leadership potential and proactive inter-discipline communication skills.