Our client is interviewing in Australia,
Start Date: Week commencing 22 April 2024
Duration: 3-weeks Sydney Australia
Only apply if you reside in Australia or New Zealand
We are seeking to recruit on behalf of our client an experienced SAFETY ENGINEER ( DRILLING & WORKOVER OPERATIONS a Safety Engineer focusing on Drilling & Workover Operations to join the client’s o Loss Prevention organization (LP), based in SAUDI ARABIA.
The primary role as a Safety Engineer (Loss Prevention Engineer) is to is to provide daily support to upstream organizations to provide field and office safety support to manage safety in petroleum engineering, exploration, drilling and workover related activities, including unconventional resources and seismic operations.
Duties and Responsibilities
As the successful candidate, you will have the requisite knowledge, skills, and experience to: Facilitate implementation of the Safety Management System, as well as its objectives and expectations, including developing associated safety processes, and participating in self-assessments.
Inspect to onshore and offshore drilling rigs, workover equipment, and other support facilities and have in-depth knowledge of well control equipment and procedures (i.e., attended Basic Well Control School). Identify, evaluate, recommend actions, and follow up on critical, yet universal safety tasks and control methodologies related to operational safety practices (e.g., work at height, isolation/LOTO, permit to work, hydrogen sulfide, confined space entry, excavations).
Participate in safety studies/activities using risk assessment and mitigation methodologies, such as: PHAs, HAZOPs, JSAs, incident investigations, compliance reviews, or insurance surveys. Develop and/or review corporate safety standards, instructions and procedures related to upstream operations and formalize them into company-documented practices as required.
Review designs of oil and gas field facilities for compliance with company and industry safety standards.
Assist in the development of Emergency Response Plans for credible scenarios. Have a working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). Attend emergency drills as observer and provide feedback.
Respond to emergency situations and incidents, either during or after regular working hours, to provide technical assistance and advice.
Support the reporting, classification and investigation all incidents, and participating in incident investigations, determination of root causes, and proper recommendations to prevent recurrence. Deliver Loss Prevention-specific training to employees, contractors, and outside parties.
Mentor other LP personnel. Minimum Requirements As the successful candidate,
Education/Experience
Degree in any engineering discipline from an Accredited Institution, and seven years of relevant oil and gas upstream industry experience, including a strong track record in delivering results. This would include areas such as: Drilling & Workover operations; well planning and approval; reservoir management; geology and geophysics; project management for upstream facilities development; oil & gas field development; simultaneous operations (SIMPOS) between upstream and construction/downstream operations; offshore and onshore drilling rig safety inspections; managerial audits/assessments; and safety program and emergency response plans development. You will have an excellent ability to communicate in English with peers as well as members of management and be able to produce clear and concise oral and written reports in English