(Global Oil Gas) Senior Technical Process Safety Engineer - Fire Protection

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company

This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments : Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate.

The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production.

The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers.

The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Technical Safety (Process Safety) Engineer to join the This Company Loss Prevention organization (LP), which is the corporate safety organization within This Company.

We provide both day-to-day in-field occupational and process safety support to This Company operations, as well as centralized technical support and consulting function.

Our field offices are located in Abqaiq, Riyadh, Ras Tanura, Dhahran, Udhailiyah, Jeddah (including Yanbu and Jazan), and Tanajib.

Through these offices, LP provides its services to all This Company facilities and departments that are located throughout the Kingdom.

Your primary role as a Technical Safety Engineer is to work with key stakeholder organizations to provide technical guidance on facility design requirements pertaining to fire prevention and process safety engineering areas, including but not limited to firewater systems, fireproofing, emergency shutdown systems, drainage systems, tank designs, electrical classifications, pipeline design factors, equipment access and layout, spacing, risk areas

Responsibilities :

• Provide technical guidance and develop procedures for all company organizations on fire prevention and process safety engineering in facilities design and related operational requirements, including company and international standards (e.g., NFPA, API).
• Review all new projects to ensure conformance to company and international engineering standards; represent LP at project proposal meetings, and provide continuing guidance through design, construction, and commissioning.
• Provide company-wide technical guidance and assistance during design-related surveys of This Company facilities for adequacy of design, operations, and maintenance.
• Analyze fires and process safety incidents both in the industry and at This Company to determine causes and whether company standards or other requirements require update or changes, or whether other remedial measures should be considered.
• Initiate and participate in studies to resolve specific problems outside currently available technology.
• Develop training programs in the field of process safety and fire prevention engineering and provide training assistance as required.
• Use risk analysis techniques to identify corporate risk exposure and develop cost-effective solutions.
• Assist in surveys of This Company operations by insurance, Government, and other outside agencies, and act as the Company expert on fire prevention engineering standard requirements.
• Mentor other LP personnel.

Requirements :

• his role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or fire protection engineering
• Possess 10 years of relevant industry experience in oil and gas, petrochemicals, or related industries, with a focus on technical safety and fire prevention engineering for at least 5 years
• Professional Engineering licensing / certification / registration in Fire Protection Engineering, or an advanced degree, is highly desirable
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to communicate effectively with peers and management
• Capable of producing clear and concise oral and written reports in English
22 days ago