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Senior Technical Safety Engineer

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Petrofac is seeking a Technical Safety Engineer 3 - Contractor for 12 months based in Aberdeen, UK.

The role is outside IR35 and we invite Limited Companies to engage.

The scope of services will be reviewed should there be a significant change to client support requirements.

Scope of Work:
• Provide engineering input to estimates for project work scopes
• Provide input to progress and planning meetings
• Participate in and facilitate various engineering review meetings such as HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID, etc.
• Assist in updates for the operational safety case and support/defend them to peers and client. Including, but not limited to:

o Fire Risk Analysis (FRA)/ Fire Explosion Blast Risk Analysis (FEBRA)

o Evacuation Escape and Rescue Analysis (EERA)

o Temporary Refuge Impairment Analysis (TRIA)

o Smoke and Gas Ingress Analysis (SGIA)

o Essential Systems Vulnerability Analysis (ESVA)

o Dispersion modelling/analysis, thermal radiation, gas plume analysis
• Provide technical expertise to the resolution of technical queries ensuring that all design changes are captured by the change control process
• Conduct site surveys on offshore or onshore assets
• Produce calculations required for the role and participate in design reviews
• Production of discipline documentation deliverables for inclusion in work packs
• Conduct As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) demonstrations, Active and Passive Fire Protection development and Hazardous Area Classification for workscopes that contribute to a safety case material change
• Compliance with company engineering procedures, industry, international and client codes and standards
• Ensure that all work complies with the Contract Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures in line with industry standards
• Checking of engineering deliverables originated by others

Deliverables:

Provide technical expertise to contribute to the production of discipline specific engineering deliverables including:
• Safety Screening Document
• HAZOP/HAZID closeout report
• Construction Risk Assessment
• Safety Concerns Register.
• SIL/ LOPA
• Thorough review for Safety Case
• Material change for Safety Case
• Reliability studies
• Safety critical element reviews
• Performance standard production
• Safety philosophy documents
• F&G reviews
• Active and passive fire protection analysis
• Hazarous area drawings

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Senior Technical Safety Engineer

Petrofac
Aberdeen, UK
Full-Time

Published on 25/03/2026

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