Senior Safety Engineer (Ref: NESSAF)

Salary / Rate:

GBP 32,000.00-45,000.00 

Location:

Aberdeenshire 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Permanent 

Sector:

HSE 

Date Posted:

14/05/2008 

Reference:

NESSAF 

Role and Responsibilities
As a Senior Safety Engineer working within their Aberdeen office, you will be a vital link between our Principal / Lead Engineers and the remainder of our safety engineering team. You will work with their Principal Engineers to develop integrated solutions for clients that will require you to liaise with other departments within the Company such as process, structural, dynamic simulation, CFD, reliability, human factors and environment.

Your assignments will predominantly be based in the Aberdeen office, working locally for major operators and engineering contractors. You will support the Principal Engineers in project work, ongoing client consultancy activities as well as possible secondments into their client offices.

They have a number of overseas clients and opportunities shall arise to complete work, overseas or from Aberdeen, in various Regulatory regimes throughout the world.

You will be a vital member of the team and as such you will be encouraged to develop your technical skills and become a Project Manager to lead small teams of other engineers and gain the experience necessary to take the next step to becoming a Principal / Lead Engineer.

Requirements
Essential
Good (Honours) degree in an engineering discipline, CEng status or equivalent
Safety professional with a high level of oil and gas safety experience
Experience of line and project management
Excellent report writing, presentation skills etc
Has delivered most aspects of safety engineering, risk assessment, risk management and Safety Cases
Proven technical competence in most areas of risk analysis and risk management (HAZID, QRA, FEA, reliability and availability) along with practical safety case skills, authoring ALARP documentation
Self-motivating, with the ability to supervise a small team of safety engineers if required
Understands operations and integrity interfaces and has good appreciation of clients business risk drivers.

Personal Skills
A co-operative and helpful attitude to colleagues and clients
Self-motivating
Reliable, consistent and mature approach to work
Able to work independently and in small teams
Acceptane of responsibility for work carried out
Flexible in working hours when required

Training
Our Client develops individuals through a portfolio of training and development courses designed to help you make the best of your abilities and talents. They are an accredited Investor in People and run a Continuous Development Program.

Additional Information
Travel to other company sites may be necessary
Offshore survey visits may be required occasionally

Rewards & Benefits
25 days paid annual leave + 8 bank holidays + the ability to buy and sell up to 5 days additional leave
Contributory Pension Scheme Atkins will match and double employee contributions
Life Assurance Scheme
Personal accident cover
Share incentive plan (after 6 months service)
Professional fees paid
Give as you earn charity contributions
Private medical insurance discount
Employee Assistance Programme 24 hour free advice
Childcare vouchers
Sports and social activities