Safety Engineer - Drilling & Workover Operations

This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

About the Company


This company engages in the exploration, production, transportation, and sale of crude oil and natural gas. It operates through the following segments: Upstream, Downstream, and Corporate. The Upstream segment includes crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration, field development, and production. The Downstream segment focuses on refining, logistics, power generation, and the marketing of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemical products, and related services to international and domestic customers. The Corporate segment offers supporting services including human resources, finance, and information technology. The company was founded on May 29, 1933 and is headquartered in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Job Summary

We are seeking a Building Life Safety Plans Examiner to join the This Company Loss Prevention organization (LP), which is the corporate safety organization within This Company. We provide both day-to-day in-field occupational and process safety support to This Company operations, as well as centralized technical support and consulting function. Our field offices are located in Abqaiq, Riyadh, Ras Tanura, Dhahran, Udhailiyah, Jeddah (including Yanbu and Jazan), and Tanajib. Through these offices, LP provides its services to all This Company facilities and departments that are located throughout the Kingdom. The Building Life Safety Plans Examiner's (Loss Prevention Engineer) primary role is to work with planning, design and construction organizations to ensure buildings and safety systems are constructed according to the International Code Council (ICC) model code regulations as adopted and modified by This Company and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Responsibilities:

• Inspect onshore and offshore drilling rigs, workover equipment, and other support facilities and have in-depth knowledge of well control equipment and procedures (i.e., attended Basic Well Control School).
• Support the reporting, classification, and investigation of all incidents, and participate in incident investigations, determination of root causes, and proper recommendations to prevent recurrence.
• Mentor other LP personnel.
• Develop and/or review corporate safety standards, instructions, and procedures related to upstream operations and formalize them into company-documented practices as required.
• Facilitate implementation of the This Company Safety Management System, as well as its objectives and expectations, including developing associated safety processes, and participating in self-assessments.
• Assist in the development of Emergency Response Plans for credible scenarios. Have a working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). Attend emergency drills as an observer and provide feedback.
• Deliver Loss Prevention-specific training to employees, contractors, and outside parties.
• Review designs of oil and gas field facilities for compliance with company and industry safety standards.
• Respond to emergency situations and incidents, either during or after regular working hours, to provide technical assistance and advice.
• Participate in safety studies/activities using risk assessment and mitigation methodologies, such as PHAs, HAZOPs, JSAs, incident investigations, compliance reviews, or insurance surveys.
• Identify, evaluate, recommend actions, and follow up on critical, yet universal safety tasks and control methodologies related to operational safety practices (e.g., work at height, isolation/LOTO, permit to work, hydrogen sulfide, confined space entry, excavations).

Requirements:

• Have excellent communication skills in English with peers as well as members of management.
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline from an Accredited Institution.
• Have seven years of relevant oil and gas upstream industry experience, including a strong track record in delivering results. This would include areas such as: drilling & workover operations; well planning and approval; reservoir management; geology and geophysics; project management for upstream facilities development; oil & gas field development; simultaneous operations (SIMPOS) between upstream and construction/downstream operations; offshore and onshore drilling rig safety inspections; managerial audits/assessments; and safety program and emergency response plans development.
• Be able to produce clear and concise oral and written reports in English.
• This role required candidate to permanently relocate at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.