Head of Process Safety

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. 

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

If so, we want to hear from you.

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

• Work remotely with Production Sites and follow up all relevant process safety topics including status reviews and reporting. Ensure that asset integrity is maintained by operating within the defined limits, and that hardware and human barriers are in place and functional throughout the operational phase of the asset from wells downhole to export sales points. This position is based at the DSQ office.
• Engage with risk owners within the business lines, and partner with the relevant stakeholders to arrive at sound risk management decisions regarding process safety concerns at the facilities.
• Applying Industry Safety with focus on IOGP Process Safety Principles & Process Safety Fundamentals and requirements in design activities and change reviews at existing production facilities, well designs and execution and projects, in areas of concern such as:

Equipment overpressure, over-temperature scenarios.

Managing reaction hazards

Preventive and Mitigative safeguards for Major Accident scenarios

Facilitating Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies and executing other project deliverables.

Quantitative and Qualitative Risk Screenings and Assessments.

Consequence Modelling using applicable industry methods

Vapor Cloud Explosion Consequence and Risk analysis

Defining fire protection design requirements for different equipment types including Fire & Gas Mapping

Capital Project Support including development and deployment of Project Risk Assessment and Management Plans which may include the above activities applied along the Project Management System timelines.

Well designs and control and barriers management.

• Ensure that all Management of change (MOC) processes are defined and applied for all asset life cycle phases to ensure that changes do not compromise asset integrity and assessing how it impacts on process safety.
• Establish and Implement Process Safety and asset integrity systems in line with Process Safety Policy. Ensure application of Harbour Energy Asset Integrity Policy. Develop procedures to control and improve asset integrity, must include steps for each operating phase, from startup to shut down to be clarified.
• Identifying process safety risks and managing them effectively from wells downhole to export sales points.
• Conduct investigations of any accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences
• Responsible for fulfilment of all asset integrity and process safety interface topics with Harbour Energy.
• Help raise the awareness of Process Safety & Asset Integrity as well as HSE within Field operations.
• Auditing:

Establish and maintain compliance system to legislative and corporate requirements related to process safety and loss prevention.

Define process safety audit program.

Review outcome and findings, identify & prioritizes required corrective actions.

Critical Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in process engineering, chemical engineering or Process Safety Engineering or equivalent field from a recognized university
• Minimum of total 10 years relevant working experience in petrochemical, oil and gas industry in Technical, Operations, Process Design, or Engineering functions.
• At least 5 years of experience in specific Process Safety Engineering job roles.
• Process safety Design verification and Assessment (Drilling and facilities). Hazard identification, risk analysis and assessment methodologies (e.g. Hazard Identification (HAZID), Inherent SHE Review, PHAs)
• Knowledgeable in industry codes, standards and practices relevant to process design and safety and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices.
• Risk scenario development techniques, including various methods of risk analysis.
• Good working knowledge of engineering software tools (HYSYS)
• This position is open to Egyptian nationals only

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

For further information or support on any of these points, please reach out to us at careers@harbourenergy.com