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Job Title                         : (Senior) Technical Safety Engineer

Department                   : HSE Corporate/Project team

Reports to                     : Technical Safety Engineering Discipline Lead/Project Manager

Provide Technical Safety Engineering support to PDO projects, ranging from Select to Operations.

Support function will delivery of yearly Business plan Technical Safety requirements.

• University graduate in Engineering  (Chemical, Mechanical, Fire, Safety, Electrical,  Physics or Mathematics).
• Minimum 8-10 years experience in production or engineering of oil and gas facilities, including a minimum of 5 years experience in Technical Safety Engineering.
• Knowledge of Physical Effects Modelling and Quantitative Risk Assessment,  experience with Shell FRED and SHEPHERD software is preferred.
• Able to facilitate Technical safety Engineering workshops.  These may include HAZID, Bow-Ties, ALARP, SIMOPs, and Facility Layout and Siting. Knowledge of HAZOP and SIL classification.
• Developing ALARP demonstrations for Technical/Process Safety risks and developing HSE Cases.
• Knowledge of Shell standards and guildelines, including  Sour Gas design and operations standards and guidelines.
• Experience with project tech safety management implementation. Previous project experience is expected.
• Knowledge of Fire Protection standards and guidelines.
• Effcetive communicator who can influence key stakeholders.

General Accountabilites:

• Technical Authority (TA-2) for technical safety engineering design and engineering issues.
• Provide advice and guidance to project and asset on the appropriate risk mitigation measures required for operational and integrity related Technical/Process Safety issues.
• Contributing to maintenance and update of relevant safety engineering standards.
• Provide guidance, development and lateral learning to other Technical Safety Engineers in PDO.
• Lead and manage specialist Technical Safety Engineering Contractors, including work planning and prioritisation, QA, and budgetary control.
• Participate in Reviews and Audits in order to facilitate lateral learning and ensure gaps in the systems are addressed.
• Execute Accountabilities and Responsibilities identified in the Decision Control and Authorities Framework (DCAF) Matrix of Accountabilities and Responsibilities.  In summary, these include:
  • Providing guidance on compliance with PDO standards andOmanlegislation relating to Process Safety hazards and seeking discipline approval for step-outs.
  • Developing and maintaining HSE Cases and supporting HEMP studies on behalf of  the Operations or Project Manager.
  • Ensuring own discipline engineering and design work is successfully delivered and appropriate reviews are conducted.
  • Carrying out appropriate discipline and inter discipline checks and reviews of engineering and design work.
  • Contributing to the development of execution contracting strategies that compliment designs, construction methods and operating methods.
  • Assessing the root causes and learning’s from Process Safety incidents to determine appropriate actions and the need for lateral learning.

• Working withn a complex organization e.g. the workforce is multi-cultural, a large proportion of staff will be new to PDO’s safety culture
• Provide the right balance of challenge and support to Operations / Projects in the role as TA-2 for Technical Safety Engineering.
• Ensure that effective controls are in place to manage the risk from all Process Safety hazards to a tolerable and ALARP level at all times.
• Managing the introduction of new technology and its releated hazards in PDO, where Company standards have not been fully developed.
• Managing SIMOPS risk assessements.
• Effectively optimize resources allocation between planned and ad-hoc HSE activities, ensuring prompt response for service.
• Develop and maintain good working relationship between PDO staff and Contractors.