Safety Engineer (M / F) at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are reruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Safety Engineer (M/F)

Job Requisition ID: 2024-32844 
Location: Lagos
Contract type: Temporary work contract
Contractual hours: Full time
Contract duration: TBC

Job Description

• Assist the Engineering & Interface Manager in all Design Safety Engineering Studies (including Risk Assessments- HAZID, HAZOP, TRA etc.) undertaken by the Contractor Alliance.
• He shall also assist the Deputy General Manager, HSSEQ to carry out other Safety Engineering related activities (Preparation of Safety Concept, Design Safety Case etc. and attendance of relevant meetings with Nigerian Regulatory Agencies.
• Ensure that safety aspects in general (Health, Safety and Environment) ,Technological Risks (Safety Engineering), and in particular with respect to the safety issues of the EGINA FPSO design, in the FEED and Detailed Design Engineering phase of the PREOWEI development are fully covered and addressed according to COMPANY general specification and requirements.
• Ensure the adequacy of the Project contractor’s design, in compliance with regulations, reference documents and best practices, of the Project HSE plan throughout the remaining Project activities, namely: FEED, detailed engineering, construction, installation, hook-up commissioning and start-up.
• Provide comments on technical documentation from engineering contractors and vendors related to Safety & Fire Fighting systems, marine life saving & rescue equipment. More specifically
• Review of safety deliverables: Safety Philosophies, Safety Specifications and Datasheets, Hazardous Area Classifications, SCE and Performance Standards.
• Review Safety Equipment layouts, F&G Detector layouts, PFP drawings.
• Check relevant sizing / calculations notes of safety equipment / Firefighting systems.
• Review of safety studies such as Fire Risk Assessment, CFD Explosion Risk Assessment, Flare & Vent Dispersion and Radiation Study, CFD Exhaust Gas Dispersion Study, Safety Distances Calcs, Dropped Object Studies, Ship Collision Study, Escape & Evacuation & Rescue Analysis, Ergonomics Study, Health Risk Assessment, F&G Mapping Study, RAM / FMECA, Noise & Vibration Study, SIL Determination, Verification & Validation, Technological Risk Assessment, Quantitative Risk Assessment etc.
• Ensuring that safety engineering documentation, requisitions for procurement and suppliers bids evaluation are fully compliant with Design Dossier major documentation (safety concept, PIDs, ESD logic, safety diagrams etc.) and with Company General specifications.
• Review other disciplines documents requiring safety engineering inputs.
• Participate in HAZIDs, HAZOPs, SIL, HIPPS and TRA workshops etc.
• Follow-up day-to-day progress of safety engineering activities (including recommendations and action from various safety studies) from FEED, detailed engineering through to field start up using Contractor tracking register, and Synergi.
• Provide technical answers to technical queries related to safety engineering issues.

Responsibilities
Continuation of Task:

• Ensuring close coordination with other disciplines (in particular process, control / instrumentation, Electrical as well as Subsea SURF and SPS etc.) to avoid discrepancies and documentation recycling.
• Liaising with COMPANY ONETECH HQ Specialists, COMPANY specialists or third parties, when required, for safety engineering topics
• Ensure that relevant feedback/REX from previous Projects are considered in the design performance .
• Be proactive and work directly with Contractors to avoid elongated document revision cycles.
• For safety engineering discipline, ensuring full and efficient coordination with Field Operations during development of PREOWEI design, construction, and commissioning with target of efficient startup / hand over to Operation (including preparation and performing of training to operators as necessary).
• Following up recommendation from HAZIDs, HAZOPs, PTRs and other safety review workshops.
• Prepare and update PREOWEI Safety Concept
• Prepare PREOWEI Design Safety Case
• Collaborate with the technical packages and Contract team to ensure that EPSCC Contract Exhibits include all necessary requirements related to safety engineering design, as regards all Preowei Equipment systems.
• Assist in preparation of relevant elements of Invitation to Tender and Technical evaluation criteria.
• Advise on all non-compliance, risks, inconsistencies in the contractors’ submission relating to safety engineering
• Assist in answering / closing Contractors’ technical clarifications/qualifications relating to safety engineering
• Assist in performing technical evaluation of Contractors’ EPSCC offer submissions relating to safety engineering
• Ensure that regulatory requirements are met and no activity is undertaken without statutory permits/approval.
• Participate and assess the tests related to FAT, Pre commissioning and commissioning of the Safety & Fire Fighting systems..

Requirements

• The candidate shall have minimum 7 years cognate experience with B. Engineering qualification or equivalent in Safety Engineering and Loss Prevention.
• Experience in the oil and gas industry or construction, commissioning and operation of major projects.
• Extensive experience in Safety Engineering/ Loss prevention
• Good knowledge of industry codes, standards and legislations on HSES aspects.
• Familiar with COMPANY GS and applicable rules.
• Fluent in English language.
• Computer literate.
• Strong leadership skills and good communication skills
• Ability to work on projects in a complex and multicultural environment
• Good analytical skills

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.