Lead Safety Engineer at WTS Energy

Client Summary

• The client is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies.

Job Purpose

• Technical Integrity and Performance of all instrumentation, control, and safeguarding systems.
• Ensure compliance with applicable COMPANY Standards, regulatory requirements, and international codes.
• Ensure that all Safety Instrumented Systems meet functional safety requirements. Minimizing technical risks, operational failures, and project rework resulting from instrumentation design deficiencies.

Job Responsibilities

• Act as COMPANY’s focal point and technical authority for all instrumentation, control, metering, and safeguarding systems for the IMA Project.
• Review, comment on, and approve EPC Contractors’ instrumentation engineering deliverables.
• Ensure compliance of all Instrumentation Engineering deliverables to the company’s Referential, applicable industry standards such as IEC, API, ISO, and ATEX requirements.
• Review and validate P&IDs, Instrument Index, Instrument Datasheets, Control Philosophies, Cause and Effect Matrices, Hook-up Diagrams, Cables Schedules, Junction Box Schedules, and Loop Diagrams.
• Ensure consistency between process requirements and instrument design.
• Ensure sufficient and adequate instrumentation (Pressure Monitoring, Temperature Monitoring, Flow Measurement, ESD function, Sand Detection, F&G Detection and remote monitoring and control functionality) is provided for the well head platforms.
• Ensure adequate safeguarding is provided for all equipment on the brownfield equipment.
• Liaise with metering specialists to ensure fiscal and operational metering systems are fit-for-purpose.
• Review and validate PLC, ESD, SCADA, RTU systems, and HMI Configurations.
• Verify implementation of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIF, ESD Logic, Shutdown Sequences, and Cause and Effect Logic) and ensure compliance with IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 requirements.
• Review Fire and Gas (F&G) system design and ensure adequate coverage for the wellhead platform and brownfield packages.
• Review instrumentation related to Pipeline Monitoring, Leak Detection, and Pigging Operations.
• Support and review commissioning procedures for instrument calibration, Loop checking, Functional Testing, Cause and Effect Testing, and ESD Functional Testing.
• Participate in HAZID workshops, HAZOP Reviews, SIL Assessments, Alarm Management Reviews, and Constructability Reviews.
• Lead Instrumentation Weekly meetings with EPC Contractors and ensure timely reports to Technical Manager and Project Manager.

 Qualifications / Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronic engineering, or other relevant disciplines
• 10 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry
• Project management culture.