Principal Technical Safety Engineer

Principal Technical Safety Engineer – Qatar

Wood has an opportunity for a Principal Technical Safety Engineer to join our team in Qatar on a staff basis. This is a key role within the Wood Doha office delivering across study, FEED, EPC and PMC scopes of work.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Technical Safety & Loss Prevention engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start‑up.
• Perform Safety screening of project scopes.
• Able to analyse existing safety systems to establish adequacy and identify gaps.
• Hands‑on experience of conducting Hazardous Area Classification, Safety layout Assessment, Emergency escape route assessment.
• Experience in Fire engineering activities like Fire Zone determination, Firewater demand calculations and Firewater network hydraulics.
• Preparation of third‑party scope of work, bid evaluation, and post‑award coordination to ensure smooth progress of safety and environmental workshops.
• Participate and prepare reports for project HAZOP, HAZID, SIL studies, and other safety workshops when required.
• Able to perform Physical Hazard Effects (PHE) modelling and review Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA).
• Experience in conducting F&G mapping.
• Co‑ordinate with other disciplines during all stages of design development, construction, pre‑commissioning, and start‑up.
• Provide technical support to site as required.
• Produce and review specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensure they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems.
• Present a client‑facing leadership role, build confidence and maintain communication with client through formal and informal meetings.
• Be focused on delivery and maintain progress in line with project schedules.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers.
• Demonstrate full ownership of technical safety related scope.
• Ensure self‑awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives, and industry technology developments.
• Be thoroughly aware of international codes and standards. Proficiency with Shell DEP is highly desirable.
• Actively maintain own competence according to standards and pursue continuous professional development.

• Degree qualification in Chemical Engineering, and preferably a member of a relevant professional body or institution.
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in Oil & Gas post‑graduation.
• Experience of working in a variety of projects and phases, including greenfield and brownfield, onshore and offshore, concept through to EPC, with a focus on upstream.
• A self‑motivated, proactive individual with high achievement drive and initiative, excellent verbal and written communication skills and good organisational awareness.
• Ability to impact and influence fellow workers.
• Demonstrated customer focus and ability to respond to customer needs whilst achieving project and corporate objectives.
• Display analytical and innovation skills to manage new technology.
• Experience of leading/chairing HAZID/HAZOP reviews for small projects will be an advantage.

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Life Insurance; provides payment of 2 × Base Salary (up to a maximum of QAR 1 million) upon death.
• End of Service Gratuity; in line with Qatar Labour Law, upon completion of 1 year’s service employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit of three weeks for every year of service.
• Medical Insurance: ensures cover (up to a maximum of QAR 250 000 per person, per year) is available should you require treatment. Pre‑existing and/or chronic conditions are covered up to QAR 10 000.
• Employee Assistance Programme: allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family…