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Principal HSE Engineer; Technical Safety​/HSE Design

Job in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
Listing for: McDermott International
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-07
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Environmental Engineer, Safety Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 750000 - 1100000 AED Yearly AED 750000.00 1100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Principal HSE Engineer (Technical Safety / HSE Design) About Us

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Job Description

Job Overview:

The Principal HSE Engineer (Technical Safety & Loss Prevention) is tasked with solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. They must proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business. The Senior Principal HSE Engineer is considered a specialist in the field of HSE Engineering, and they offer a broad base of knowledge about the Engineering function.

The Senior Principal HSE Engineer impacts the direction and resource allocation of programs and projects in their discipline and works within general functional policies and industry guidelines. The Senior Principal HSE Engineer role requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop creative solutions to HSE Engineering challenges.

Some of the Key aspects of this position are as following:

  • Extensive Safety Studies & Loss Prevention Background
  • Offshore Gas Compression Projects Expertise
Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • To be able to Lead Offshore large process intensive EPC Projects.
  • Ensure timely delivery of deliverables with the required quality and within given schedule.
  • Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise.
  • Apply expertise to the most complex problems
  • Review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following:
  • Safety study scope of work specifications, requisitions, TBE reports
  • Safety equipment lists
  • Firefighting equipment specifications and data sheets
  • Lifesaving and personnel safety equipment specifications and data sheets
  • Safety sign specifications and data sheets
  • Firewater demand and hydraulic calculation reports using PIPENET or equivalent software
  • Inputs to P& for Firewater ring main system and Deluge system including providing details ofinterconnection with hose reels, monitors, hydrants, and deluge valves /nozzles
  • Escape route and safety equipment layouts
  • Safety sign layouts
  • Third-party safety study reports that comply with project specifications
  • Participate and coordinate safety workshops (such as HAZID/HAZOP)
  • Review and approve safety study close-out reports
  • Review and approve FP&S and relevant other disciplines' vendor data
  • Review and approve technical notes on PFP rating requirements for the project based on Safety Study recommendations
  • Review and approve inputs for FP&S layouts, fire, and gas detection layouts, and cause and effect matrices
  • Prepare, review, and approve safety study action monitoring system and SHEAMS tracking register
  • Participate in 3D model reviews as necessary
  • Manage own time to meet objectives and forecast and plan resource requirements
  • Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
  • Experienced in Multiple Office Project Execution.
  • Communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections, influencing outcomes
  • Direct large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on most unique and complex projects
  • Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed it within the planned schedule and budget, by standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard
  • Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager
  • Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
  • Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team,Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
  • Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all…
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