What you will deliver
- Support the development of the technical scope of project options to ensure selection and progression of safe, competitive and robust projects
- Be responsible for Process Safety engineering activity on the projects in support of an Inherently Safer Design (ISD) and application of specific safety features developed during the project phases
- Provide technical guidance and advice to the Project team; support technical and engineering scope development and decision making with process safety impacts
- Develop and implement Process Safety Philosophy for projects in cooperation with the contractors
- Develop and implement the Design Hazard Management Plan for projects
- Manage the delivery of Process Safety deliverables; provide verification of key process safety deliverables by engineering contractors in terms of quality and conformance with project requirements; provide oversight of performance of contractor for process safety scope
- Prescribe appropriate BP approved design methods and procedures, support preparation and participate in key areas such as HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID and environmental reviews where necessary; assist project teams in application
- Consult with project team, Technical Authorities and functional specialists as appropriate on key issues of risk, engineering integrity, project specifications and significant issues of potential exceptions/non-compliance
- Maintain knowledge of codes, standards, and regulations relevant to process systems and process safety; ensure deviations from BP standards, project specifications and processes are identified, justified and deviations processed in accordance with appropriate procedures
- Engage and manage process safety functional support and third-party consultants as necessary to support assurance and design
- Support process safety capability and competence through the active mentoring, coaching and training of other process safety engineers.
What you will need to be successful
Must have educational qualifications:
- Bachelor s Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
Preferred education/certifications:
- Chartered Engineer or Registered Professional Engineer
Minimum years of relevant experience:
- Minimum 12+ years in oil and gas/petrochemical/ refining/ chemical or equivalent, with minimum 5 years experience of leading process safety and HSSE in design engineering work in Major Capital projects.
Must have experiences/skills (To be hired with):
- Experience in design safety in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design stages of major projects
- Experience in the oil and gas industry
- Experience working in a discipline leadership role, managing engineering contractor performance
- Experience in the technical safety system design such as firewater, lifesaving equipment selection, and fire and gas detector layout and mapping
- Experience with process safety modelling, application and result interpretation of results for use by design teams (e.g. fire hazard assessment, dispersion modelling, quantitative risk assessment)
- Knowledge of stage gated project processes
- Knowledge of engineering practices and codes and standards
- Good understanding of incorporating inherently safer design principles into design
- Track record of consistent delivery and able to demonstrate effective project technical management and leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence with all levels of the project team, engineering contractors and project leadership
- Demonstrated ability to foster effective teamwork across multiple locations, teams, and other engineering disciplines
Good to have experiences/skills (Can be trained for learning/on-the-job):
- Experience in working in concept selection stage of projects
- Experience working under a range of Contracting models (reimbursable, lump sum, etc)
- General knowledge of gas processing, refining or petrochemical processes and typical flow schemes
- A self-starter and pragmatic decision maker, willing to challenge and ensure engineering value is delivered
- Be self-motivated with a willingness to learn from others and work with minimum direction
- Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to lead through influencing others
You will work with
- Project Engineering Manager
- Engineering Contractor(s)
- Process Process Safety Engineering Team
- Other bp Discipline Engineers
- Projects Commissioning and Start-up teams
- Operations Maintenance teams
- Quality team
