Senior Safety Engineer

𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘𝗧𝗬 𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗥 – 𝗟𝗡𝗚 / 𝗙𝗘𝗘𝗗

Location: Nanterre, France

Start date: ASAP

Assignment end date: 31 March 2027

ABOUT THE ROLE

Capefront Energies is looking for a Senior Safety Engineer to support the FEED phase of a major LNG project.

Working within the project’s HSE Design team, you will independently produce safety engineering deliverables and coordinate with Process, Piping, Civil, Instrumentation and other engineering disciplines.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and qualify major accident events and define appropriate prevention, control, mitigation and protection measures.

• Produce hazardous area classification studies and drawings.

• Develop fire and flammable/toxic gas detection requirements.

• Define active fire protection systems, including firewater pumping stations, firefighting networks, deluge systems and hydraulic balance calculations.

• Develop passive fire protection and cold spill protection requirements.

• Define personnel protection and escape, evacuation and rescue arrangements.

• Participate in preliminary risk analyses, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL and LOPA reviews.

• Participate in plot plan and 3D model reviews.

• Identify Safety Critical Elements and establish their criticality ratings.

• Prepare specifications and requisitions for firefighting and personnel protection equipment.

• Perform technical bid evaluations and vendor document reviews.

• Respond to client comments, prepare technical queries and resolve multidisciplinary interfaces.

• Justify technical design choices and propose design and CAPEX optimizations.

• Where required, check other engineers’ deliverables and supervise selected activities.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Engineering, preferably Safety or Process Engineering.

• More than 10 years of Safety Engineering experience in Oil & Gas, petrochemicals and/or energy transition projects.

• Strong practical knowledge of hazardous area classification, fire & gas detection, active/passive fire protection, personnel protection and escape, evacuation and rescue.

• Strong knowledge of international safety codes and standards, including NFPA, API and IP, and major operator specifications.

• Ability to independently produce high-quality engineering deliverables within project schedules and requirements.

• Strong technical judgment and ability to clearly explain and defend design decisions.

• Professional working proficiency in English.

• Strong organization, traceability, communication and multidisciplinary coordination skills.

• Proficiency in standard office tools.

Knowledge of Canadian and Quebec regulations would be an advantage.