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Fire and Gas / Technical Safety Engineer (Offshore Platforms)
About this role
A contract role for a Fire and Gas / Technical Safety Engineer to support offshore platform projects in Lagos. The position involves reviewing fire and gas system architecture, alarm logic, cause-and-effect diagrams, and interfaces with emergency shutdown systems, as well as safety philosophies, protection requirements and emergency response provisions. The engineer will perform detector coverage studies, coordinate with multiple disciplines, and assist with risk assessments and safety system evaluations. They will develop and review Fire & Gas philosophies, system specifications and deliverables, review vendor documentation, and support testing and commissioning. The role requires offshore experience and familiarity with relevant standards such as IEC, API, NFPA and ISO, and involves participation in safety studies like HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and fire risk assessments.
What you would do
- Review Fire & Gas system architecture, alarm logic, cause-and-effect charts and ESL interfaces.
- Review safety philosophies, fire protection requirements and emergency response provisions.
- Conduct or review detector coverage studies for various detections.
- Coordinate with instrumentation, process, electrical, mechanical, structural and HSE teams.
- Support quantitative risk assessments, escape and evacuation analyses and safety system performance evaluations.
- Develop and review Fire & Gas detection philosophies, system specifications and layouts.
- Review vendor documentation and support factory acceptance testing, commissioning and verification.
- Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL and other safety studies.
- Ensure compliance with IEC, API, NFPA, ISO and project standards.
What they are asking for
- 8–12 years of relevant technical safety, process safety or Fire & Gas engineering experience in the oil and gas industry.
- Experience with Fire & Gas detection systems, emergency shutdown systems and offshore technical safety engineering.
- Knowledge of detector coverage studies, cause-and-effect logic, hazard assessment and safety system integration.
- Experience in offshore platform design, engineering reviews and commissioning is an advantage.
- Familiarity with IEC, API, NFPA and other relevant standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation or another relevant engineering discipline.
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