Lead Technical Safety/Process Safety Engineer

Role Overview:

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced and driven Technical Safety / Process Safety Engineer to play a key role in our ongoing success. The successful candidate will lead and grow a team in this exciting and important discipline area, which forms part of our strategic development plan. PDi is a leading engineering and project delivery organisation in the energy sector and as we grow the scale and complexity of both our topsides and subsea projects, our technical safety and process safety requirements are increasing rapidly.

The successful candidate will be part of an energetic, expanding team, and will be expected to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues on multiple projects in a supportive, progressive environment. Our core company values provide our cultural framework and encourage problem solving, decision making, flexibility and responsibility. The role will help deliver and lead technical safety projects nationally and internationally for PDi across the full value chain from concept development to decommissioning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering high-quality technical safety projects across a range of scopes including safety case updates (both operational and decommissioning), thorough reviews, ALARP justifications, HAZID/HAZOP, EERA, QRA, and consequence modelling.
• Collaborating with customers and colleagues across the business to address technical problems and develop effective solutions.
• Balancing competing demands of delivering high-quality work with optimising chargeable time.
• Providing opportunities for personal development through exposure to diverse projects and tasks.
• Engaging with clients and providing technical expertise for decision-making and risk assessments.
• Contributing to the delivery of consequence and risk assessments, reliability assessments, risk-based inspections (RBI).

Key Skills:
Applicants should have a relevant science or engineering degree, and possess strong analytical thinking, numerical skills, written and verbal communication skills. The candidate must have a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience. Candidates are not expected to have experience in all fields, but broad experience or a specialism is expected in the following:

• Safety Cases, HSE MS, ALARP, SIMOPS.
• Hazard identification, assessment and evaluation techniques including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, Bowtie assessment, etc.
• Function safety including HAZOP, LOPA, FSA, FMECA, Fault Tree analysis.
• Fire, explosion and toxic gas consequence and physical effects modelling using specialist software (e.g. PHAST, FRED).
• QRA and other technical safety studies (e.g. BRA, EERA, ESSA, FERA, Facility Siting Studies) using commercial software (e.g. SAFETI, SHEPHERD).
• DSEAR, ATEX and Hazardous Areas Classification.
• Human Factors, safety culture.
• Project planning and management.
• Writing proposals and coordinating bids.

What we can offer you:

• Flexible working, you have the complete autonomy to choose your working pattern (this can be a blend of working from home and in our office).
• Opportunities to work on exciting, high-profile client projects both locally and internationally.
• Competitive benefits package tailored to suit your lifestyle.
• Ongoing development support is provided to enhance your technical knowledge, project management, and sales skills.
• On-the-job training and mentorship will be available to further your career and expertise in technical safety engineering.

Requirements:

• Experience:Proven experience in technical safety engineering within the Oil & Gas industry. Experience in decommissioning safety case management is added advantage.
• Skills:Strong technical knowledge of safety case updates, HAZID/HAZOP, ALARP justifications, QRA, EERA, and consequence modelling.
• Education:Relevant engineering or safety qualification (e.g., Engineering degree, safety certification).
• Communication:Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders effectively.
• Analytical Skills:Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to tackle technical challenges and develop robust solutions.
• Teamwork:Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, balancing project delivery and personal development goals.

PDi are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following: race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, (please note this is not exhaustive) or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.