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Fire & Gas / Technical Safety Engineer (Offshore Platforms)
About this role
The role focuses on engineering and technical assurance of Fire & Gas detection systems and related safety systems for offshore platforms. It aims to ensure hazard detection, prevention, mitigation, and emergency response provisions are incorporated into design and operations. The position is suitable for experienced engineers with a background in technical safety or Fire & Gas within the oil and gas sector. The employer, U-Connect Human Resources Consulting, provides HR and staffing services and partners with organisations to supply qualified professionals and manpower solutions in Nigeria.
What you would do
- Develop and review Fire & Gas detection philosophies, system specifications, detector layouts and engineering deliverables.
- Conduct or review detector coverage studies for flammable gas, toxic gas, smoke, flame and heat detection.
- Review Fire & Gas system architecture, cause-and-effect charts, alarm logic and interfaces with emergency shutdown systems.
- Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, SIL assessments, fire and explosion risk assessments and other safety studies.
- Support quantitative risk assessments, escape and evacuation analyses and safety system performance evaluations.
- Review technical safety philosophies, fire protection requirements and emergency response provisions.
- Coordinate with instrumentation, process, electrical, mechanical, structural and HSE disciplines.
- Review vendor documentation and support factory acceptance testing, commissioning and system verification.
- Ensure compliance with IEC, API, NFPA, ISO and project-specific standards.
- Contribute to offshore platform design reviews, engineering deliverables and commissioning activities.
What they are asking for
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation or another relevant engineering discipline.
- 8 to 12 years of experience in technical safety, process safety or Fire & Gas engineering 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.
- Familiarity with IEC, API, NFPA and other relevant standards.
- Experience in offshore platform design, engineering reviews and commissioning is an advantage.
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