Risk & Safety Engineer (Senior/ Lead Level)
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Location: kuala lumpur, WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN, MY
Company: Bureau Veritas
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JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Main responsibilities:
- To support or act as a back-up of the Principal Consultant to facilitate risk and safety assessment workshops within BV Malaysia and SEA region e.g. HAZID/ENVID, HAZOP, ALARP, LOPA, SIL classification & verification, Bow tie, PHSER etc.
- To lead/manage formal safety assessment (FSA) studies (qualitative, semi-quantitative, quantitative) such as Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Consequence Modelling/ Fire Explosion Risk Assessment Studies (FERA), Building Risk Assessment (BRA), Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (EERA), ALARP Study, COMAH/HSE Case Studies, PHA/ Bow-tie Analysis, F&G Mapping Studies, Smoke and Gas Dispersion Analysis (SGDA), Flare Radiation/ Flame out and Process Vent Gas Dispersion Study, Dropped Object Studies, Ship Collision Risk, Emergency Systems Survivability Analysis (ESSA), Emergency Systems Survivability Analysis (ESSA), Temporary Refuge Impairment Analysis (TRIA), Smoke and Gas Impairment Analysis (SGIA), Thermal Plume study, SIMOPS and Matrix of Permitted Operations (MOPO), SCE identification & SCE Performance Standard
- Lead/manage safety instrumented function (SIF) summary based on PHA/LOPA SIL study results
- Lead/manage formal safety assessments (FSA) reports as described above
- To use and guide the team in modeling software such as PHAST/SAFETI, Shell FRED, Flaresim.
- Supervise safety cases and / or safety reports, including Facility Description, Safety Management System Description, FSA Description, Hazard Registers, Bow-tie Diagrams
Review safety studies reports prepared by consultants and ensure that the reports are prepared to BV Standard - Prepare/lead and/or coordinate the activities and deliverables allocated to the projects in accordance with the project schedule
- Developing technical proposals for Risk and Safety assessment studies including the development of the CTR
- Develop quality deliverables as required by the project requirements or specifications
Other responsibilities:
- Attend to client’s comments or clarifications during execution of projects
- Attend client meetings to deliver effective technical solutions to clients
- Perform scope screening at initiation of bidding activities
- Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislation changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
- Follow local and international standards and guidelines for the Technical Safety studies or audits performed
- Recommend where any additional Technical Safety reviews are necessary because of scope change, design development, etc.
- Assist BV Business Development in preparing proposals, presentations, provide technical advice and assist in marketing BV products and services
- Represent Bureau Veritas on related exhibition / committees / work groups
- Provide internal training to consultants to improve their knowledge and skills in safety studies.
- Recommending where any additional Technical Safety reviews are necessary because of scope change, design development, etc.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Possess a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from a recognised university preferably masters in process safety
- Certified as a Functional Safety Engineer/Professional is advantageous
- Chartered Engineer or professional accreditation preferred
- Must have consultancy experience for at least 7 years in similar position within well-known consultancies
- Should have minimum 10 years working experience in risk and safety studies for oil and gas industries (floaters, onshore/offshore), petrochemical industries for both greenfield and brownfields projects (existing assets)
- Experience working for major operators in the region will be highly valued
- Experience working on Petronas HSE Case Development (including CIMAH, associated FSA studies) will be highly valued
- Familiar with developing AI PSM roadmap and its methodologies
- Familiar with Petronas MPM guidelines
- Proficiency in excel programming, data handling & management
- Prior experience in conducting loss prevention studies such as fire protection and HAC studies will be an added advantage
- Experienced in subsea/buried pipeline QRA would be beneficial
- Experience (Risk & Safety) in renewable energy and sustainability projects e.g. CCUS, H2, wind, etc will be highly advantageous
- Experienced in 3D software such as FLACS is highly valued
- Familiar with relevant international standards such as NFPA, CMPT, IOGP, UK HSE, EI, API, etc. and Company Specification such as Norsok, Total, PTS, DEP and local regulations
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