Wood is currently recruiting for Senior Technical Safety Engineer to strengthen our team in Sharjah, UAE
Wood has been awarded an Onshore Brownfield project to support an International Client operation for delivering FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning Services. This project focuses on enhancing degassing stations, optimizing flare systems, and integrating low-carbon solutions to support our client's energy transition and emissions reduction goals.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:
- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Technical Safety & Loss Prevention engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start-up.
- Perform Safety screening of project scopes.
- Hands on experience of conducting Hazardous Area Classification, Safety layout Assessment, Emergency escape route assessment.
- Experience in Fire engineering activities like Fire Zone determination, Firewater demand calculations and Firewater network hydraulics.
- Participating and preparing reports for project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL studies, and other safety workshops when required.
- Able to perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling and able to review Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA).
- Experience in conducting F&G mapping.
- Co-ordinating with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up.
- Providing technical support to site as required.
- Producing and reviewing specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensuring that they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems.
- Attend client meetings and communicate issues with lead engineer as required.
- Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives, and industry technology developments.
- Thorough awareness of international codes and standards.
- Actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development.
- Must be willing to make occasional visits to Iraq.
Expected:
- BEng or equivalent with relevant experience
- Chartered Engineer or recognized equivalent experience preferred
- Experience of Concept / FEED / Detail Engineering project phases
- 10 years relevant experience in the oil and gas industry
- Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage
- Experience in flare systems design is a must.
- Candidate shall have strong knowledge and experience using the following software packages (FlareSim, DNV Phast).
