Lead, Technical/Process Safety Engineer

POSITION TITLE Lead, Technical/Process Safety Engineer

Purpose

Develop and deploy a sustainable and effective risk-based Process Safety Management system to ensure safe operation and establish process safety standards at the plant complex. Provide leadership and build a culture for process safety and handling accountability for all Asset Integrity & Process Safety Management requirements. Drive structural improvement in Process Safety to ensure compliance with required technical standards in ever changing and increasingly more stringent regulatory framework. Responsible for AI-PSM requirements within the HSSE&SP control framework.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the development and implementation of strategies in alignment with the company’s safety management vision and mission for implementation of a risk-based, sustainable and effective Process Safety Management program.
• Responsible for Compliance management of the 22 requirements of the AIPSM (Asset Integrity and Process Safety Manual) of HSSE-CF, including DEM1, DEM2 and Overrides of Safeguarding system and provides a dashboard for AIPSM for the QCM MT.
• Ensures all Process Safety hazards are managed to ALARP. Develops and manages ALARP demonstration.
• Provides Process Safety guidance and support across all disciplines including Operations, Engineering and Maintenance to ensure safe operation.
• Facilitate hazard identification and risk analysis process and contribute to process safety compliance audits and investigation of major process safety incidents.
• Champions site’s HEMP-LOPA bowties identification, implementation and compliance.
• Develop and influence a generative process, safety culture across OLNG organization.
• Formulate and manage the KPIs for AIPSM; identify targets for relevant stakeholders and generate management buy-in. Collate the data for these KPIs monthly, use these KPIs to influence change and for management reporting.
• Own and drive the PSA Program (Process Safety Assessment) of the process and utility facilities. This includes high level planning, (part-time) attending sessions, clarifying actions and appropriate closure dates, drive high quality follow-up of action status with responsible parties, and providing monthly reporting on PSA actions status.
• Drive Technical Authority Framework (TAF) implementation and ensure continued integration into the technical competency development processes at Oman LNG. Follow up on any audit actions related to the TAF.
• Provide assurance to the asset manager that all processes, procedures and individual tasks related to process safety are effective and highlight any related incidents.
• Drive Management of Change process and other process safety critical processes compliance with AI-PSM requirements through periodic desktop safety reviews and effective actions implementation in accordance with the HSSE-CF mandates.
• Focal point for Process Safety initiatives related to AI-PSM, Gas Game and Operational Excellence.
• Lead incident investigations as a neutral and objective party using Tripod and RCA type investigative tools to determine real causes of incidents. Defines effective actions to prevent recurrence. Ensure compliance with appropriate internal protocol through follow-up with incident owners and investigators.
• Ensure that changes to standards and AIPS implementation methodology are quickly recognized and where appropriate, implemented following appropriate internal processes to ensure minimum disruption.
• Mentor and coach junior staff on Process Safety principles and requirements

CHALLENGES

• Role requires demonstrating leadership in Process Safety management; mentoring and coaching all HSSE critical staff within OLNG on Process Safety.
• Uses influencing skills to drive the case for change and compliance, competence development in the relevant areas of process safety.
• Develop and sustain a generative Process Safety culture
• Manage change in an effective way to achieve goals and to minimize disruption to business.

Qualifications AND EXPERIENCE:

• Degree in Engineering, Physics or Process Safety (BSc. or equivalent)
• Minimum 10 years’ hydrocarbon industry experience, including design/operations support.
• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Technical/ Process Safety Engineer. LNG/Gas plant process knowledge and experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in Safety in Design, Risk management, HEMP/Bow-tie methodology, HAZOP, PSA methodology are a requirement.

Job skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong conceptual thinking skills.
• Change management. Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Key Competencies

• Process Safety and Equipment design (Skill)
• HEMP, LOPA methodology, HAZOP, ALARP demonstration (Skill)
• HSE management (Knowledge)
• Process Safety Culture (Skill)
• PS Operations, Inspection and Maintenance (knowledge)

Working Conditions

• Plant based role with base location as Sur
• 5/2 work pattern with shift working involved to a limited extent