Safety Engineer / Senior Safety Engineer

About the role

OQ is hiring a Safety Engineer or Senior Safety Engineer in its RPI function in Sohar, reporting to the TL Central Safety. The role gives engineering support across all safety aspects of the assigned sites, covering performance assessment, safety planning, safety systems and hazard analysis, in line with OQ's HSE standards and local regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Critically assess RPI safety performance and develop strategic and operational safety plans and processes
• Design and implement safety systems, procedures and equipment integrated into products and systems, and identify and analyse hazards
• Lead the development of safety objectives, policies, SOPs and the HSE Management System, working with other departments
• Own the safety aspects of the RPI periodic HSSE report, annual safety targets and the HSEMS
• Lead incident investigations, advise on major projects and changes, and support hazard, risk and impact assessments
• Manage contractors' HSSE compliance and take part in ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification efforts
• Supervise safety reporting, prepare training materials and coach team members

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field
• Engineer: 5-7 years of relevant experience; Senior Engineer: 6-8 years
• Oil and gas experience, preferably refinery, petrochemical and petroleum processes
• Excellent written, spoken and reading English; native Arabic desirable

Required skills

• HAZOP, HAZID, QRA and risk assessment
• Permit to work and incident management
• Contractor HSSE management and HSE audit experience
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 and RC14001 and Oman HSSE regulations
• Office software proficiency and technical writing