Senior Process Safety Engineer

About the role

The Senior Process Safety Engineer will provide expertise across the lifecycle of oil & gas, petrochemical, refining and energy projects, supporting safe design and operation from FEED through EPC, commissioning and operation.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and execute process safety engineering activities for FEED, detailed design, EPC and brownfield projects.
• Develop and review deliverables such as HAC reports, fire‑gas mapping, QRA, safety cases, bow‑tie analysis and ALARP demonstrations.
• Facilitate HAZID, HAZOP, SIL classification, LOPA and design risk reviews.
• Ensure designs comply with ADNOC standards, API, NFPA, IEC, ISO and company procedures.
• Support firewater, gas detection, fire detection, ESD and depressurisation system design and verification.
• Participate in process safety management, MOC reviews, incident investigations and compliance monitoring.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Process Engineering (Master’s preferred).
• 12‑15 years of process safety engineering experience on FEED and EPC projects in oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, LNG or energy transition.
• Experience with ADNOC projects and standards is highly preferred.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of process safety principles, risk assessment methodologies and functional safety (IEC 61508/61511).
• Proficiency with industry software such as PHAST, SAFETI, Flaresim, PIPENET, FLARENET and exSILentia.
• Familiarity with API, NFPA, IEC and ISO standards.