Overview / Responsibilities

Wood has an opportunity for a Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our team in Qatar.

Responsibilities

• Reports to Lead Technical Safety Engineer
• Provides Coaching and mentoring for direct reorts.
• Actively Supports recruitmen, selection, transfers and promotion of resources to meet succession and business plans
• Support the development and retention of motivated and competent people
• Ensures competence of deputies
• Manages performance of direct reports
• Countinuous promotion of and adherence to the discipline specific procedures and providing feedback of continuous improvement
• Support the development and delivery of the technical safety standard expectationws and technical assurance
• Participate in incident investigations as required
• Represent Operations EMEA discipline in the contract
• Set performance expectations for direct reports
• Actively maintaining own competence and continuous development
• Technically competent in own dicipline and actively maintains own competence according to standards and pursues continuous professional development
• Provide discipline support to the business
• Ensuring learning opportunities are captured and realised.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory framework and legislation
• Proficient in scope definition
• identification of candidates of GTEN
• Deputising for Lead as required
• Supporting and supervising tasks delegated to direct reports/respective team
• Management of key stakeholders in the execution and delivery of contracted activities
• Manage and direct resources efficiently and effectively
• Interact with Multi-Dicipline Engineering Teams
• Perform the role of Technical Authority when appointed to do so

Skills / Qualifications

• BSc., University in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
• Technical skills
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in Brown Field Oil and Gas related Technical HSE Design and Engineering out of which minimum 5 years’ experience in Brown Field Oil and Gas Project Delivery as an Umbrella Contract Lead Technical HSE engineer function in a multidiscipline Workforce.
• Performs as a professional Technical HSE engineer for projects and plant modifications from Front End Development through execution / commissioning and start-up
• Fully conversant with quantitative risk and consequences simulation software such as PHAST risk, FRED (Must)
• Experience of working on Shell projects will be a distinct added advantage
• Good communication skills and report writing skills, experience of writing technical reports is essential
• Experience in the Middle East, knowledge of GTL , Gas Processing and Utilities are an advantage, as is front-end and commissioning experience and execution.Proven leadership skills and strong personal drive, to meet deadlines and specific targets.Experienced HAZID / HAZOP Secretary (Must)
• Fully conversant with Hazard and effects management process / bowtie development (Must)
• Team player with clear evidence of working with others to deliver on goals.Strong, and demonstrated, personal commitment to HSSE Leadership and experience in managing HSSE throughout all project phases
• Being able to discuss technical issues with process engineers
• Experience in providing support to engineering disciplines
• Experience with project management

Leadership and Behavioural skills:

• HSE Culture mindset
• Proven leadership skills and strong personal drive, to meet deadlines and specific targets.
• Team player with clear evidence of working with others to deliver on goals.
• Strong, and demonstrated, personal commitment to HSSE Leadership and experience in managing HSSE throughout all project phases
• Ability to work and manage in a multi-cultural environment