Technical Safety Project Lead

Technical Safety Project Lead Location: Aberdeen, Scotland (Hybrid Working) Employment Type: Permanent Sector: Oil & Gas | Energy | Offshore Projects Salary: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits About the Role JAB Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Technical Safety Project Lead to join an established UK energy operator based in Aberdeen. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced Technical Safety professional to take a leading role in ensuring safety, integrity and regulatory compliance are embedded throughout the lifecycle of offshore energy projects. Working across a diverse portfolio of projects, including brownfield modifications and asset development activities, you will provide technical safety leadership from early project screening and concept development through to detailed engineering, execution and verification. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, asset stakeholders, specialist contractors and external consultants to ensure technical safety requirements are effectively managed and integrated into project delivery. Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical safety activities across multiple engineering and offshore energy projects, from concept through to execution.
• Develop, implement and maintain project-specific Technical Safety Plans, ensuring alignment with regulatory, verification and asset integrity requirements.
• Provide technical safety input into engineering design, project modifications and management of change (MOC) processes.
• Manage and coordinate specialist safety studies, including HAZID, HAZOP, QRA and other risk assessment activities, as applicable.
• Ensure major accident hazards are identified, assessed and effectively managed in accordance with ALARP principles.
• Oversee technical safety deliverables produced by engineering contractors, specialist consultants and third-party providers.
• Support compliance with relevant UK offshore safety legislation, industry standards and regulatory requirements.
• Provide technical assurance and guidance to project teams, ensuring safety considerations are incorporated into engineering and operational decisions.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, operations, asset integrity and project management teams to identify and mitigate technical safety risks.
• Support brownfield modifications, engineering change processes and project assurance activities.
• Review and challenge technical safety documentation, engineering assessments and contractor submissions.
• Promote continuous improvement by sharing lessons learned, enhancing technical safety processes and contributing to project delivery best practices. Candidate Requirements Essential Experience & Qualifications
• Degree qualified in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Safety Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Significant experience within Technical Safety Engineering, ideally gained within the upstream oil and gas sector.
• Strong understanding of UK offshore safety legislation, regulatory requirements and industry standards.
• Proven experience delivering technical safety activities across engineering projects, ideally within an offshore operator or engineering consultancy environment.
• Experience with brownfield modifications, management of change and multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Familiarity with major accident hazard management, ALARP demonstrations and technical safety assurance processes.
• Experience managing specialist engineering contractors, consultants and technical safety work scopes.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage competing project priorities and work effectively across multiple technical disciplines. Desirable Experience
• Previous experience working directly for a UKCS oil and gas operator.
• Experience with offshore Safety Cases and associated regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of HAZID, HAZOP, QRA, Bowtie and other technical safety methodologies.
• Familiarity with UK offshore verification schemes and Safety and Environmental Critical Elements (SECEs).
• Experience working with the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and supporting regulatory engagement.
• Experience providing technical safety assurance during project design reviews, construction and commissioning activities. What's on Offer?
• Competitive base salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Permanent opportunity with an established UK energy operator.
• Hybrid working arrangements based in Aberdeen.
• Exposure to a varied portfolio of technically challenging offshore projects.
• Opportunity to influence technical safety standards and engineering decisions across operational assets.
• Collaborative working environment with experienced engineering and project professionals.
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.