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.

• Provide strong Safety leadership and promote a culture of safety, integrity, and operational excellence.
• Lead Technical Safety engineering activities and ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, regulations, and project requirements.
• Ensure the technical integrity and quality of Technical HSSE deliverables through effective review, verification, and quality assurance processes.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate safety hazards and operational risks throughout the asset lifecycle.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and implement innovative solutions to improve project delivery and engineering effectiveness.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to multidisciplinary project teams throughout all project phases.
• Ensure key safety-related design decisions are effectively communicated, documented, and incorporated into project execution.

• Plan, coordinate, and manage Technical Safety engineering activities to achieve project schedules and deliverables.
• Provide technical direction, supervision, and quality oversight for Technical Safety engineering and design activities.
• Lead the execution of Technical HSE studies and assessments throughout project development and execution.
• Identify, evaluate, and resolve technical safety, risk, and loss prevention issues.
• Prepare discipline man-hour estimates, resource plans, and deliverables lists for project execution and proposal activities.
• Manage discipline resources and coordinate workload distribution to achieve project objectives.
• Review and approve Technical HSE deliverables, reports, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Monitor project progress, identify variances, and implement corrective actions where necessary.
• Manage interfaces within the discipline and coordinate activities with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and third-party contractors.
• Support procurement and construction teams by providing Technical HSE engineering guidance and technical evaluations.
• Facilitate hazard studies, risk assessments, and safety reviews throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate change management and technical query processes within the discipline.
• Maintain lessons learned databases and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Undertake site visits and provide technical support during construction, commissioning, and start-up activities as required.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Process Engineering, Safety Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Professional Engineering registration or equivalent professional accreditation is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Brownfield Oil & Gas Technical Safety Engineering.
• Extensive experience supporting projects from FEED through detailed design, project execution, commissioning, and start-up.
• Proven experience leading Technical Safety engineering activities within multidisciplinary project delivery environments.
• Extensive knowledge of Process Safety and Technical Safety Engineering principles.
• Experience facilitating and leading HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and other safety studies.
• Strong knowledge of Fire and Gas Detection Systems, Loss Prevention, and…