Technical Safety (Process Safety) Engineer

Position Description:

We are seeking a Technical Safety (Process Safety) Engineer to join the Saudi Aramco Loss Prevention organization (LP), which is the corporate safety organization within Saudi Aramco. We provide both day-to-day in-field occupational and process safety support to Saudi Aramco operations, as well as centralized technical support and consulting function.

Our field offices are located in Abqaiq, Riyadh, Ras Tanura, Dhahran, Udhailiyah, Jeddah (Including Yanbu and Jazan), and Tanajib. Through these offices, LP provides its services to all Saudi Aramco facilities and departments that are located throughout the Kingdom.

Your primary role as a Technical Safety Engineer is to work with key stakeholder organizations to provide technical guidance on facility design requirements pertaining to fire prevention and process safety engineering areas, including but not limited to firewater systems, fireproofing, emergency shutdown systems, drainage systems, tank designs, electrical classifications, pipeline design factors, equipment access and layout, spacing, risk areas, etc.

Minimum Requirements:

• Hold a BA/BS degree from an Accredited Institution, and seven years of experience areas in the oil and gas, petrochemicals, or related industries, such as: operations and maintenance, plant engineering, construction, turnaround and inspection, safety program development, process safety, and audits/assessments.
• Have fifteen years of relevant industry experience in the oil and gas, petrochemicals, or related industries, including a strong track record in delivering results, as referenced above, without a degree.
• You will have an excellent ability to communicate in English with peers as well as members of management, and be able to produce clear and concise oral and written reports in English.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• You will be required to perform the following:
• Provide technical guidance and develop procedures for all company organizations on fire prevention and process safety engineering in facilities design and related operational requirements, including company and international standards (e.g., NFPA, API).
• Review all new projects to ensure conformance to company and international engineering standards; represent LP at project proposal meetings, and provide continuing guidance through design, construction, and commissioning.
• Provide company-wide technical guidance and assistance during design-related surveys of Aramco facilities for adequacy of design, operations and maintenance.
• Analyse fires and process safety incidents both in the industry and at Saudi Aramco to determine causes and whether company standards or other requirements require update or changes, or whether other remedial measures should be considered.
• Initiate and participate in studies to resolve specific problems outside currently available technology.
• Develop training programs in the field of process safety and fire prevention engineering, and provide training assistance as required.
• Use risk analysis techniques to identify corporate risk exposure and develop cost-effective solutions.
• Assist in surveys of Saudi Aramco operations by insurance, Government, and other outside agencies, and act as the Company expert on fire prevention engineering standard requirements.
• Mentor other LP personnel.