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Senior Engineer – Technical Safety
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Date posted
September 8, 2025
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Hiring location
Dubai UAE
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Career level
Middle
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
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Experience
10+ Years
Description
- Assume sole responsibility for assigned Technical Safety engineering work scopes
- Carry out technical safety discipline work within a project team, supporting the project team for field development of oil and gas production facilities and renewable energies projects.
- Plan, budget, organize and control a segment of the technical safety engineering deliverables for the project.
- Prepare technical safety deliverables for all project phases of oil and gas and renewable industries.
- Ensure that all work is completed without compromise to quality and is delivered according to the project schedule.
- Provide direction and guidance on all Structural engineering technical queries raised by either internal or external parties.
- Liaise with the Client’s Engineering, Operations and Maintenance staff as required to ensure a consistent approach to project completion.
- Promote safe behavior at all times and demonstrate “Safety Leadership”
- Provide sound technical advice and solutions to a diversity of technical problems within the discipline
- Co-ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
- Assist in the coordination of all activities related to technical safety engineering design.
- Identify any areas of concern with respect to progress and/or quality and recommend corrective actions as required
- Record the lessons learned from previous contracts in order to implement corrections in future contracts
- Plan and maintain manpower and other resources required for smooth operation of the technical safety team for project and tender execution.
- Estimate man-hours and materials for delegated aspects of work.
- Conduct Engineering audits, risk assessment and training as required
- Prepare and reviewing engineering studies, design drawings and documents.
- Plan, organize and supervise the activities assigned to technical safety discipline subordinates to ensure that all work within a specific area / project / tender of technical safety engineering activity is carried out in accordance with department and project work instructions, procedures, process manual and project specific requirements, an efficient and procedurally compliant manner.
- Perform other related duties or assignments as directed on order to contribute to the continuous operations of the department. Support EPC engineering department and technical safety Discipline initiatives.
- Travel short term or long term as per project requirements within or outside UAE adhere to DDWD travel or relocation policy as applicable.
- Strong analytical skills required to review all project information and ensure accuracy as well as identify issues, concerns and potential mitigations.
- Experience with cost control including project estimating, forecasting and cost management including reporting
- Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects concurrently and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated ability to organize, prioritize and successfully execute tasks in accordance with business objectives.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook
- Project management skills.
- Fully trained and knowledgeable with relevant Safety and Occupational Health & Safety standards.
Following Studies are to be covered under the scope of work (Only relevant to Hull/Marine systems
- HAZOP (H&M systems)
- HAZID (H&M)
- LOPA (H&M)
- Dropped Object Study
- Marine Systems Hazards Assessment
- F&G Mapping study
- Functional Safety Management Plan /SIF Study/SIL/SRS
- COT, FG boiler purging vent gas dispersion analysis
- Human Factor Engineering (HFE)
- ALARP
Education
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or Safety Engineering).
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in technical safety engineering, preferably in offshore oil and gas, renewable energy.
- Experience in FPSO is mandatory.
- Experience in System Engineering approach to manage EPC Projects.
Country
United Arab Emirates
Region
Dubai
Locality
Dubai
Company
Drydocks World
Valid Through
2026-01-08
select-type
Full Time
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