Senior Technical Safety Engineer

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.

• Support early phase developments, projects and operations with technical safety support over a fields life cycle ​​​
• Responsible for asset and project barrier strategies, barriers and technology used to ensure minimal MAE. 
• Focal point for technical safety design, and design implementation in projects.  This work shall be aligned with the operational needs and processes of the company
• Contribute to scopes of work, design basis and other project documents (e.g. shutdown philosophies) to ensure compliance with regulations and company requirements within technical safety
• ​Follow up contractor studies linked to technical safety, ensuring clarifications and progress are maintained and delivered as required 
• ​Identify and follow-up internal and external risk analysis, and ensure that barrier management activities are performed 
• ​Facilitate, understanding of technical safety and how activities are linked and what information changes need to be communicated
• ​Define scope, co-ordinate and if required facilitate HAZOPs
• ​Closeout and document to the asset owners satisfaction HAZOP/HAZID/FSA actions 
• ​Raise major accident hazard and process safety barrier management awareness across the company.
• ​Describe and monitor technical integrity of relevant systems/barriers. 
• ​Ensure that systems/equipment within own responsibility have an expedient test/maintenance program. 
• ​Ensure that relevant regulatory/company requirements are complied with and contribute to deviation handling. 
• ​Contribute to assurance activities, verifications, audits, investigations, reviews, major accidental risk workshops
• ​Ensure that relevant technical documentation (LCI) is updated, correct and accessible during project and operational phases of an assets life. 
• Ensure transfer of experience

Critical Skills, Qualifications & Experience

• University degree, preferably Master, in a relevant subject.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in Operator and / or Contractor companies, essential
• Demonstrable technical safety knowledge and understanding (experience with Havtil regulations and relevant standards such as NORSOK S-001, ISO 13702)
• Demonstrable involvement in 
  • Early project phases: Feasibility, Concept Select and Define. Define project definition studies needed and show understanding of the content.
  • Project execution phase involvement, showing understanding of deliverables and interdependencies of other disciplines with the technical safety discipline and operations 
  • Operational technical safety

It is preferred that all three areas have minimum of 2 years of experience, it is essential 2 of 3 have 2 years of experience 
 

Language skills: 

• Fluent oral and written English is essential and Norwegian is preferred as an additional language

Personal qualities/skills:

• Can aim high/towards stretch targets 
• Delivery focused 
• Self-motivated
• Team oriented
• Encourage continuous learning, of others and yourself
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good communication skills
• Committed to company HSE policy and principles
• Act responsibly and in accordance with company HSE and quality requirements
• Act in accordance with company ethical guidelines and code of conduct

Deadline for applications: 21 April 2025

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