Process Safety Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
Aberdeen
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Engineering
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SKILLS

Safety Engineering Risk Assessment Bow-tie Diagrams Offshore Safety Process Safety Emergency Response Safety Legislation Oil and Gas

FULL DESCRIPTION

Join a leading Oil and Gas Drilling company as a Process Safety Engineer on a full-time, permanent staff basis in Altens, Aberdeen. This brand-new role offers the chance to be part of a fantastic organisation with excellent benefits, including half-day Fridays, private medical coverage, enhanced pension contributions, and free gym access!

As the Process Safety Engineer, you will have the following main duties and responsibilities:

  • Developing and maintaining the vessel safety cases and supporting formal safety assessment studies.
  • Developing and maintaining bow-tie diagrams for major accident hazards associated with vessel operations.
  • Assist Technical Authorities in the identification of safety and environmentally critical elements (SECE’s) and development of associated performance standards and assurance activities.
  • Maintenance and continuous improvement of our real time digital barrier and process safety performance monitoring solution (Presight).
  • Reviewing operational risk assessments for temporarily degraded plant, process and people barriers.
  • Facilitating hazard identification and risk assessments carried out in support of the management of change process.
  • Assisting in the development of emergency response plans for the major accident hazards identified in the safety case.
  • Developing process safety training material for our offshore workforce.
  • Coordinating inspections carried out by the Competent Authority (OMAR/OPRED) and ensuring that any findings are logged, followed up, and closed out in a timely manner.
  • Controlling documents and correspondence sent to regulatory bodies ensuring statutory documentation is submitted in a timely manner.
  • Reviewing relevant industry standards against asset integrity procedures and identify any upgrades or policy impacts.
  • Liaising with Clients in order to resolve any process safety related issues identified during the rig acceptance process, and in operation.
  • Supporting the integration of human factors into our management system.
  • Managing external consultancy relationships where expert guidance is required.

Suitable applicants should ideally have:

  • Experience in a similar role within the oil and gas industry.
  • Bachelor or Engineering Degree or equivalent.
  • Sound knowledge of offshore safety legislation, guidance, and associated industry standards.
  • Knowledge of offshore drilling operations and associated equipment.

What’s in it for me?

  • Half-day Fridays.
  • Hybrid working.
  • Private medical coverage.
  • Enhanced pension contributions.
  • Subsidised canteen.
  • Free gym access.
  • Bonus.
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