Sr. Technical Safety Engineer, Upstream

Sr. Technical Safety Engineer, Upstream page is loaded## Sr. Technical Safety Engineer, Upstreamlocations:
Great Yarmouth - N Quaytime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
R198116, United Kingdom
** Job Family Group:
** Health, Safety, Security, and Environment
** Worker Type:
** Regular
* * Posting

Start Date:

** February 21, 2026
** Business Unit:
** Upstream
* * Experience Level:
** Experienced Professionals
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* Job Description:

**** What’s the role
** ONEgas West is a late life asset that has been operating for nearly 60 years. The asset includes an onshore gas terminal (Bacton), 2 x manned production installations (Clipper and Leman

A), 19 x normally unmanned installations (NUIs), a Walk to Work (W2W) vessel and a mobile unit in combined operations performing ongoing Decommissioning & Restoration (D&R) work.

This role will be office based in Gt Yarmouth and includes regular visits to offshore locations and Bacton.

Your principal role will be to provide independent technical advice, to help the asset ensure that the facilities are designed and operated in a manner where the risks associated with Major Hazards have been reduced to a level which is as low as is reasonably practicable (ALARP). To do this you will coordinate a small team of technical safety engineers and will work closely with a broad cross section of the organisation, including other discipline engineers, project teams, operations and maintenance teams.

The role will be a technical authority and recognised subject matter expert in their discipline. The role is a senior individual contributor and is expected to operate with minimal direct supervision, using their own initiative and technical judgement to provide structured advice, solve problems, make effective decisions, and prioritise workload appropriately.
** What you’ll be doing
** Your main accountabilities will be:
* Technical Safety Engineering (TSE) Technical Authority, providing technical assurance within the operated asset including managment of change for modifications and projects.
* You will work in a small team responsible for the management and maintenance of 21 x Installation Safety Cases, 1 x COMAH Safety Report and the associated safety studies. This will involve assessing the effects of engineering and operational changes through studies including HAZIDs/HAZOPs, fire and explosion analyses, QRA etc. You will take a lead role in identifying any measures that can be implemented to reduce the risks to ALARP.
* You will play a key role in supporting Operations with ORA’s (Operational Risk Assessment) when SECE’s are impaired or degraded.
* You will play a key role in helping the organisation to monitor barrier health and reliability of SECE’s (i.e. where failure of SECE’s on demand occurs during a test).
* In conjunction with the Engineering Manager, HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) Manager and General Manager you will key provide key input to Asset Integrity & Process Safety Management monitoring and assurance activities.
* Support the HSE Manager to coordinate technical safety related work within a small team.
* The role requires regular interface with the safety regulator in the UK in support of safety case management, inspections, combined operations activities etc.
* You will be responsible for identifying Safety & Environmental Critical Elements (SECE’s) and defining the performance standards required. You will be a barrier owner for multiple performance standards including Temporary Refuge, Escape Evacuation and Rescue, Lifeboats, Deluge, Fire and Protection systems etc.
* Execute field visits focusing on specific Major Accident Hazards (MAH) and process safety improvement topics.
* Promote and actively support the implementation of Regulatory, Industry, and Shell HSE standards, including simplification of company procedures and work instructions.
* Participate in incident investigation and auditing where required.
** What you bring
** We are keen to hear from candidates with extensive experience in the upstream oil & gas industry with the following qualifications and technical expertise:
* Engineering Degree, preferably in Process or Chemical Engineering; a…