Technical Safety Engineer

Technical Safety Engineer Our client, a leading independent Oil & Gas operator are currently seeking a Technical Safety Engineer to join their QSSHE team, located in Norwich. This is a full-time, 12 month contract based in Norwich, working Monday to Friday. Essential Requirements / Qualifications: * Higher technical qualification within engineering field e.g. Process Safety, Chemical or Mechanical. * 10+ years’ experience in Safety Engineering in Oil & Gas Industry. * Software knowledge MS Office (Word/Excel mandatory), PHAST, PHA-Pro, BowTie XP, FLARESIM * Prepare technical reports and letters, work to deadlines, organised and methodical. Desirable Requirements: * Chartered in mechanical, chemical/process engineering is desirable. * Experience in both design and operation is desirable. Job overview: The Technical Safety Engineer will be part of the QSSHE team and is responsible for the provision of safety engineering support to our client’s SNS operation. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with UK QSSHE legislation, codes of practice, guidelines, industry standards and best practice. Key Responsibilities include: Carry out competent in-house safety studies in support of operations and projects including but not limited to following: * Chairing and facilitating safety studies such as Total Risk Management, HAZID, Bowtie, ALARP * Development of Barrier Diagrams (Bowties) * Consequence modelling using DNV GL PHAST or FLARESIM software is mandatory * Mini Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA) including Event and Fault Tree development * Hazardous Area Classification * Fire and Explosion Risk Assessment * Preparing Safety Case Material Changes * Conducting 5 yearly Thorough Reviews * Knowledge in COMAH regulations is desirable * Knowledge in Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling is desirable Preparing the scope of requirements, commissioning, managing and reviewing technical safety studies from competent contractors in support of operations and projects inc