Engineer – Safety Design
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Engineer – Safety Design
Category: Engineering
Type: Full Time
Location: Chennai India
Overall purpose of role
Carry out assigned engineering activities to ensure design deliverables are completed on time and within the approved budget, demonstrating a strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental responsibility, while ensuring all outputs fully comply with contractual requirements.
Primary responsibilities, authorities & accountabilities
• Prepare documents, drawings, material specifications, and data sheets for safety and fire protection systems.
• Execute and control assigned tasks under the guidance of the Lead Engineer or Discipline Manager.
• Coordinate with internal departments as instructed by the Lead Engineer to ensure project alignment.
• Develop safety design deliverables, including HSE Plans, HSE Philosophy, and Loss Prevention Philosophy.
• Prepare technical specifications and data sheets for firefighting systems, safety equipment, life-saving appliances, and safety signs.
• Develop fire and gas detection philosophies/layouts, cause-and-effect diagrams, hazardous area classification schedules/layouts, safety sign schedules/layouts, fireproofing specifications/layouts, and firefighting/safety equipment specifications.
• Design fire protection systems and prepare hazardous area classification drawings.
• Conduct technical bid evaluations for safety-related items and review vendor documents.
• Prepare and verify data sheets and line lists for safety equipment.
• Participate in HSE workshops such as HAZID, HAZOP, and SIL assessments.
• Support interdisciplinary checks and coordination to ensure integration with other disciplines.
• Ensure adherence to quality system procedures and maintain the accuracy of own and assigned team’s deliverables.
• Report day-to-day project activities to the Lead Engineer or Discipline Manager.
• Assist the Discipline Manager/Lead Engineer in achieving departmental key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Ensure compliance with all applicable information security policies and procedures.
Attainment
Education: Minimum B.E., B.Tech., or B.S. in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
Experience: 4–5 years of safety engineering experience in EPCI or consultancy organizations, preferably in the oil and gas sector, with mandatory offshore experience.