HSE Analyst / Safety Officer – Offshore

About the role

Penspen is seeking an experienced HSE Analyst / Safety Officer to support one of its offshore PMC projects in Abu Dhabi. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with international and local safety standards, conducting inspections, and driving continuous improvement of HSE performance on the platform.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct daily HSE inspections, audits and walk‑throughs on offshore rigs.
• Monitor and manage the Permit to Work system for hot work, confined space, work at height and lifting operations.
• Perform Job Safety Analyses (JSA) and Task Risk Assessments (TRA) and support SIMOPS planning.
• Maintain incident logs, perform trend analysis and prepare HSE performance reports.
• Lead emergency drills (fire, man‑over‑board, H2S release, evacuation) and ensure emergency equipment is functional.
• Coach personnel on safe practices, waste management, spill prevention and pollution control.

Required profile

• Diploma in Engineering (relevant discipline).
• Minimum 10 years of HSE experience, with at least 5 years on offshore projects in the GCC.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, API, ADNOC, IOGP, IMO and ISO 45001 standards.
• Previous offshore PMC/EPC experience; ADNOC offshore exposure is a plus.

Required skills

• Risk management
• Trend analysis
• Environmental monitoring
• Emergency response
• HSE performance reporting
• IMO and IOGP regulations
• Incident logging
• ADNOC standards
• ISO 45001
• Emergency drills
• Pollution control
• SCBA handling
• HSE policies
• OSHA compliance
• SIMOPS planning
• Fire extinguisher maintenance
• IOSH certification
• NEBOSH certification
• API standards