Principal Safety Engineer

About us 

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions. 

The Role

As a Principal Process Engineer with Worley, you will work closely with our existing team to deliver projects for our clients while continuing to develop your skills and experience etc…. 

• Supports adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.

• Supports the standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates.

• Contributes to the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications whenever viable and lawful.

• Uses local/global standards to support technical excellence.

• Supports the processes for checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments and findings.

• Ensure recognised onshore & offshore engineering practices applicable to safety & risk design are adopted.

• Development of design and operational engineering studies in the areas of risk, safety and Safety & Risk.

• Designs Safety & Risk scope of work in contract and stewards design alternative studies, as required, to optimize project cost and schedule.

• Gathering and compiling safety and environmental information.

• Prepares and assists in the execution of: Hazard Studies (HAZID- ENVID/HAZOP/LOPA); HSE Checklist and Design Basis; Design HSE Review such as Human Factors, Hazardous Area Classification, Inherent Safety, Alarm Prioritisation.

• About You

  To be considered for this role it is envisaged you will possess the following attributes:

• Industry Specific Experience:

  • Have engineering experience in Brown Field oil and gas related Safety & Risk Design and Engineering.
  • Must have 17+ years experience in the same or similar industry, including experience in multi-disciplinary projects and teams.
  • Experience in the Middle East, is an advantage.
  • Working as a Safety and Risk Engineer (Technical Safety / Loss Prevention) in the Oil and Gas Industry.
  • Must have experience in offshore projects.
  • Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:
  • Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering/mechanical Engineering from an accredited university.
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng)/CFPS status or undertaking the same will be an advantage.

• IT Skills:

  • PIPENET, PHAST, SAFETI, PHA Pro, Flaresim, Detect3D (optional), exSILentia (optional).

• Key areas of expertise required:

  • Active Fire Protection (Firewater demand, hydraulic analysis, P&IDs, PFDs, etc).
  • F&G layouts, C/E diagrams.

Other Qualifications:

• Key areas of expertise required:
  • Passive Fire Protection.
  • Datasheets and specifications, MTO.
  • Hazardous Area Classification (Schedule and Drawings).
  • Good knowledge of NFPA and International Standards for Technical Safety / Loss Prevention.
  • Consequence analysis (gas dispersion, toxic, fires, explosion, vent dispersion, flare radiation modeling).
  • Safety Critical Elements and Performance Standards.
  • Risk Register / action follow-up and close-out.
  • ALARP assessment, Bow-ties, and Cost-Benefit analysis.
  • Surge Analysis/ Transient Analysis

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.