Safety Engineer

Our Partner, a fully integrated energy and chemicals enterprise, has an opening for a Safety Engineer. This is an exciting direct hire opportunity to work for one of the most profitable companies in the world. This position will be located in the Middle East and will require relocation.

Overview

We are looking for a Safety Engineer to join the Technical Support Department. The role will be focused on the engineering of safety/operations safety, and will involve in projects at the design phase, from a safety perspective. You will examine the integrity of the systems and facilities, assessing safety programs and leading the development of solutions where opportunities exist for improvements. You will understand design concepts and principles, and integrity requirements of facilities and equipment, and should be able explain the rationale behind the recommendations made. The role will create, implement, and lead safety plans, programs, and initiatives in order to drive tangible improvements in safety performance, compliance, and inspection scores.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise management on loss and fire prevention policies, standards and procedures, and recommend changes that can improve risk management programs.
• Review long-range trends in loss/fire prevention engineering and advise management on a company response to these trends.
• Research emerging safety technologies and conduct feasibility studies and cost analyses to identify improved solutions to existing safety problems and emerging regulatory requirements.
• Act as an expert process safety resource for risk identification and mitigation during design, construction, commissioning, turn-over to operations, on-going operations, management of change and decommissioning of facilities.
• Review existing company standards, procedures and instructions and recommend cost effective safety enhancements to facilities to align them with the latest international standards.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or Environmental Science, or in a related field. International safety certification is recommended.
• Must have a minimum of 15 years of related safety operational experience, in Oil & Gas industry, diversified manufacturing plants.
• Must have the ability to introduce new procedures, designs and technologies that make us more proactive and effective in managing process safety, as well the ability to credibly influence without positional authority.
• Must have strong technical expertise in the area of process safety, e.g., design engineering, loss control management, hazard identification, hazard and operability reviews, incident investigations, emergency preparedness and response, safety management systems.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or any other criteria protected by governing law.


For more information, please email mandy.avila@trsstaffing.com.