Lead/Principal Technical Safety Engineer PSC
Wood.com
Office
United Kingdom
Full Time
Providing Technical Safety support to multidisciplinary engineers and designers to ensure effective implementation of safety and environmental regulatory requirements whilst observing risk management processes.
Scope of services to be provided
- Produce Technical Safety engineering deliverables required for project execution. Such documents include safety engineering philosophies, safety screening documents, safety specifications, SECE Impact assessments and equipment specifications.
- Manage the technical safety resources assuring workscopes are adequately provisioned.
- Track and manage project progress and for work achieved and hours spent.
- Advise Head of Discipline of any resource concerns.
- Participate in and manage formal process safety assessments such as HAZID, HAZOP and SIL target setting studies, including generating study reports.
- Advise of impacts to site documentation (e.g. Performance Standards, COMAH Safey Report, Safety Case, Safety Equipment Layout, Hazardous Area Drawings)
- PEER checking and approval of deliverables by other team members
- Input to, and participation at project design assurance reviews such as P&ID reviews, Model Reviews, Constructability reviews.
- Undertake hazard consequence analysis using software such as DNV Phast (cloud dispersion, Jet Fire, Fireball, Vapour Cloud Explosion) to assess hazard ranges and advise impacts on equipment design (e.g. layout, PFP requirement, AFP requirement).
- Hazardous area classification following industry codes and guidance.
- Develop process safety risk assessments referring to HSE guidance on ALARP.
- Develop and implement functional safety management plans.
- Produce and review specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensuring that they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems.
- Provide technical support to projects and sites as required.
- Support to projects on regulatory requirements.
- Attend client meetings and communicate issues with lead engineer as required.
- Adhere to and comply with relevant discipline specific procedures and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
- Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislative changes, initiatives and industry technology developments.
Qualifications, Skills and Competencies
Essential:
- Degree in Chemical Engineering or Process Safety and Reliability/Loss Prevention
Relevant Project Experience
Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead/ Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our Serica Project working on a PSC contract outside IR35. Providing Technical Safety support to multidisciplinary engineers and designers to ensure effective implementation of safety and environmental regulatory requirements whilst observing risk management processes.
Qualifications, Skills and Competencies
Essential:
• Degree in Chemical Engineering or Process Safety and Reliability/Loss Prevention
• Relevant project experience
Diversity Statement We 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 (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
Lead/Principal Technical Safety Engineer PSC
Office
United Kingdom
Full Time
October 3, 2025