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Posted 19 June, 2026

Principal Safety Engineer

Metasys Technologies
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN Full Time
Reference: 26-01883-663-2

Principal Safety Engineer
Location: Hyderabad/Chennai/Mumbai/Pune (onsite)
Experience: 5+ Years


Qualifications: • Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage

Responsibilities

  • Design Safety Reviews / Studies, Layout, EERA, ESSA, F&G, Dropped Object, Hazardous Area.
  • Ensure technical integrity of the Safety & Risk discipline’s deliverables through the implementation of checking and design review activities.
  • Document key design decisions that may have a significant safety impact.
  • Squad checking of deliverables
  • Updating lessons learnt in the lessons learnt register.
  • Undertake Fire and Explosion Studies and other Risk based studies consistent with Safety Case application.
  • Analysis Studies, Smoke Dispersion modeling, Escape and Rescue Modeling and Emergency System Vulnerability Assessments.
  • Knows the project and discipline scope/cost/time requirements, assists the team to meet expectations, and coordinates with other disciplines to ensure project success.
  • Supports Lead Engineer in monitoring quality activities and takes action where required.
  • Manage safety design and any design changes within budget and schedule.
  • Prepare and participate in weekly discipline meetings, prepare progress reports and follow required checking procedures.
  • Review and approve all related technical documents and coordinate with the Lead Engineer.
  • Execute verification, studies and detail design following best engineering practices and optimization in term of cost, construction simplicity, operability and maintainability, HSSE.
  • Complete Risk Assessments for clients using Excel spreadsheets or visual basic programs (SMORM & HARRI) developed by Worley Safety & Risk Management.

Quality

  • Responsible for working within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems.


Qualification:

  • Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage

Safety

  • Responsible for personal safety safe working practices. Understand and follow OH&S procedures.
  • Promoting health, safety and environmental awareness.

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

  • Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering/Mechanical Engineering from an accredited university
  • Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage

Industry Specific Experience:

  • Must have vast safety design in offshore oil & gas industry in a brownfield environment
  • Must have solid experience in Technical Safety / Loss Prevention in the Oil&Gas Industry.
  • Performs as a professional Safety & Risk engineer for projects and plant modifications from Front End Development through execution, commissioning and start-up.
  • Recent experience in an engineering consultancy in a multidiscipline environment is essential.

Key area of expertise:

  • Active Fire Protection (Firewater demand, hydraulic analysis, P&IDs, PFDs, etc)
  • F&G layouts, C/E diagrams
  • Passive Fire Protection
  • Datasheets and specifications, MTO
  • Hazardous Area Classification (Schedule and Drawings)
  • Good knowledge of NFPA and International Standards for Technical Safety / Loss Prevention
  • Safety Systems Gap analysis
  • Consequence analysis (gas dispersion, toxic, fires, explosion, vent dispersion, flare radiation modeling)
  • Risk Assessment and Process Hazards Analysis (HAZID, HAZOP, SIL/LOPA, SIMOPS)
  • Safety Critical Elements and Performance Standards
  • Risk Register / action follow-up and close-out
  • ALARP assessment, Bow-ties, and Cost-Benefit analysis
  • Client interface / Results presentation

IT Skills:

  • Pipenet, PHAST, SAFETI, PHA Pro, Flaresim, Detect3D (optional), exSILentia (optional)

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