Lead Safety Engineer at IOTA Group - Nigeria

Activities
The Service Holder shall:

• Ensure the safe design of Offshore Facilities in accordance with Company requirements, project specifications and applicable international standards.
• Coordinate and supervise all safety engineering activities performed by EPC Contractors and specialized Consultants.
• Ensure timely review, consolidation of comments and approval of safety engineering deliverables.
• Verify compliance of contractor studies and recommendations with project requirements and Company standards.
• Promote Safety-in-Design principles throughout all project phases.
• Identify, assess and support resolution of safety-related technical issues.
• Maintain the Safety Action Register and ensure close-out of recommendations arising from safety studies and reviews.
• Participate in technical reviews and technical assurance activities.

Risk Assessment and Safety Studies:

• Coordinate, review and approve all project safety studies and risk assessments.
• Ensure execution and follow-up of:
• HAZID Workshops;
• HAZOP Studies;
• SIMOPS Assessments;
• Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA);
• Fire and Explosion Risk Assessments;
• Fire & Gas Detection Studies;
• Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Analyses (EERA);
• Dropped Object Studies;
• Bow-Tie Analyses;
• SIL Assessments and Functional Safety Reviews;
• Technological Risk Assessments (TRA);
• ALARP Demonstrations.
• Ensure implementation of recommendations resulting from safety reviews.
• Support development and maintenance of Major Accident Hazard Registers.
• Ensure identification and management of Safety Critical Elements and associated Performance Standards.
• Review design modifications and assess their impact on project risk profile.
• Coordinate management of technical deviations, concessions and change requests affecting all packages related to safety design.

Interface Management:

• Ensure consistency of safety philosophies and risk management approaches across all project packages.
• Manage interfaces with:

Process Engineering;

• Layout and Asset Design Teams;
• Instrumentation and Control Teams;
• Installation and Construction Teams;
• Commissioning Teams;
• Operations and Maintenance Representatives;
• HSE Teams.
• Ensure safety requirements are integrated into design and execution activities.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary inputs required for safety studies and risk assessments.

Procurement and Fabrication:

• Support procurement activities relating to safety.
• Review and approve technical requisitions, specifications, vendor documentation and manufacturing dossiers.
• Monitor Contractor and Vendor performance with respect to engineering, fabrication and manufacturing activities.
• Ensure qualification requirements and technical compliance are maintained throughout procurement and fabrication phases.
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs), technical audits and readiness reviews when required.

Installation and Construction:

• Support construction and installation teams regarding safety engineering matters.
• Review construction-related risk assessments and safety studies.
• Ensure SIMOPS studies are developed and regularly updated.
• Participate in constructability, operability and installation reviews.
• Support management of technical deviations, concessions and Management of Change (MOC) processes from asafety perspective.
• Provide safety engineering support during offshore campaigns as required.

Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning:

• Ensure all safety requirements are adequately addressed during pre-commissioning and commissioning phases.
• Participate in commissioning readiness reviews.
• Review commissioning procedures and start-up philosophies from a safety perspective.
• Support operational risk assessments prior to start-up activities.
• Contribute to handover dossiers and final safety documentation.
• Support preparation for operational phase and safe transition to Operations.
• HSE, Quality and Project Control
• Maintain the highest level of HSE performance throughout all project phases.
• Ensure design and execution activities comply with Company HSE policies and statutory requirements.
• Liaise with Project QHSE and QA/QC teams to ensure the SURF scope is safe, operable and maintainable.
• Assist project management in the assessment and management of technical risks.
• Monitor Contractor performance and support management of change processes.
• Promote continuous improvement and implementation of industry best practices.
• Ensure project objectives regarding safety, quality, schedule and cost are achieved.

Qualifications

• Professional Experience (number of years): 10
• Experience within project and project management: (number of years): 10
• Familiarity with international standards including DNV, API, ISO and Company specifications.
• Previous experience managing EPC Contractors and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Familiar with Company's standards.