Lead Safety Engineer at IOTA Group

IOTA Group was founded in 1982, by the entrepreneur Jean-Claude CUSIN and stands today as a leading International Independent Energy Consultant Services Firm. Ever since its inception, this initial entrepreneurial state of mind has never stopped being the essence of IOTA’s approach to business success and true long-term value creation for its Customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead Safety Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Activities
The Service Holder shall:

• Ensure the safe design of Offshore Facilities in accordance with Company requirements, project specifications and applicable international standards.
• Coordinate and supervise all safety engineering activities performed by EPC Contractors and specialized Consultants.
• Ensure timely review, consolidation of comments and approval of safety engineering deliverables.
• Verify compliance of contractor studies and recommendations with project requirements and Company standards.
• Promote Safety-in-Design principles throughout all project phases.
• Identify, assess and support resolution of safety-related technical issues.
• Maintain the Safety Action Register and ensure close-out of recommendations arising from safety studies and reviews.
• Participate in technical reviews and technical assurance activities.

Risk Assessment and Safety Studies:

• Coordinate, review and approve all project safety studies and risk assessments.
• Ensure execution and follow-up of:
• HAZID Workshops;
• HAZOP Studies;
• SIMOPS Assessments;
• Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA);
• Fire and Explosion Risk Assessments;
• Fire & Gas Detection Studies;
• Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Analyses (EERA);
• Dropped Object Studies;
• Bow-Tie Analyses;
• SIL Assessments and Functional Safety Reviews;
• Technological Risk Assessments (TRA);
• ALARP Demonstrations.
• Ensure implementation of recommendations resulting from safety reviews.
• Support development and maintenance of Major Accident Hazard Registers.
• Ensure identification and management of Safety Critical Elements and associated Performance Standards.
• Review design modifications and assess their impact on project risk profile.
• Coordinate management of technical deviations, concessions and change requests affecting all packages related to safety design.

Interface Management:

• Ensure consistency of safety philosophies and risk management approaches across all project packages.
• Manage interfaces with:

Process Engineering;

• Layout and Asset Design Teams;
• Instrumentation and Control Teams;
• Installation and Construction Teams;
• Commissioning Teams;
• Operations and Maintenance Representatives;
• HSE Teams.
• Ensure safety requirements are integrated into design and execution activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs required for safety studies and risk assessments.

Procurement and Fabrication:

• Support procurement activities relating to safety.
• Review and approve technical requisitions, specifications, vendor documentation and manufacturing dossiers.
• Monitor Contractor and Vendor performance with respect to engineering, fabrication and manufacturing activities.
• Ensure qualification requirements and technical compliance are maintained throughout procurement and fabrication phases.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), technical audits and readiness reviews when required.

Installation and Construction:

• Support construction and installation teams regarding safety engineering matters.
• Review construction-related risk assessments and safety studies.
• Ensure SIMOPS studies are developed and regularly updated.
• Participate in constructability, operability and installation reviews.
• Support management of technical deviations, concessions and Management of Change (MOC) processes from asafety perspective.
• Provide safety engineering support during offshore campaigns as required.

Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning:

• Ensure all safety requirements are adequately addressed during pre-commissioning and commissioning phases.
• Participate in commissioning readiness reviews.
• Review commissioning procedures and start-up philosophies from a safety perspective.
• Support operational risk assessments prior to start-up activities.
• Contribute to handover dossiers and final safety documentation.
• Support preparation for operational phase and safe transition to Operations.
• HSE, Quality and Project Control
• Maintain the highest level of HSE performance throughout all project phases.
• Ensure design and execution activities comply with Company HSE policies and statutory requirements.
• Liaise with Project QHSE and QA/QC teams to ensure the SURF scope is safe, operable and maintainable.
• Assist project management in the assessment and management of technical risks.
• Monitor Contractor performance and support management of change processes.
• Promote continuous improvement and implementation of industry best practices.
• Ensure project objectives regarding safety, quality, schedule and cost are achieved.

Qualifications

• Professional Experience (number of years): 10
• Experience within project and project management: (number of years): 10
• Familiarity with international standards including DNV, API, ISO and Company specifications.
• Previous experience managing EPC Contractors and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Familiar with Company's standards.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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