Australia, Perth
Fulltime: 40 hrs a week
Experience: > 10 Years
Education Level: Academic Bachelor
Conventional Energy
Closing: July 12, 2025

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Introduction

On behalf of Woodside, we are recruiting for a Process Safety Engineer to join their team in Perth on a 12 month contract. Working as part of the NWS offshore team, the Process Safety Engineer works in a dynamic environment of diverse and changing technical and business requirements to provide support and value-adding advice.

What are you going to do 

  • Identify, assess, and manage hazards with a particular focus on accident events with potential to impact personnel, e.g. multiple fatalities or process safety events.
  • Leading and coaching the business in process safety management
  • Regulatory management and engagement - lead and coaching
  • Facilitation of workshops
  • Provide advice, coaching and support on Safety in Design and Process Safety Management aspects to Woodside and Contractor operations/development/project
  • Responsible for the definition, planning and coordination of process safety activities within nominated areas of responsibility
  • Responsible for the delivery of the safety in design engineering aspects in accordance with agreed scopes of work
  • Responsible for the meeting of standards, process and procedures for integrity management
  • Responsible to ensure that discipline specific competency is current and skill development plan in place for key gaps
  • Responsible for ensuring inherent safety principals are followed by engineers within nominated areas of responsibility, and that risks are ALARP
  • Agree with Technical Authority the key technical risks and mitigations plans in place for their management
  • Respond to technical queries from service recipients in the required timeframe
  • Review contractor safety in design documentation on behalf of Woodside, including point accountability for squad check comment resolution in the required timeframe
  • Promote and implement continuous improvement opportunities in line with Woodside health and safety policy, standards, procedures and guidelines
  • Contribute to establishing and building internal capability, through development of people and incorporation of lessons learnt.

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • Tertiary engineering qualifications
  • Excellent communication and influencing skills are essential, in order to influence stakeholders to accept their individual and team accountabilities for process safety management.
  • Knowledge and experience of safety case and major hazards facility framework and the associated risk management processes
  • Ability to travel to offshore locations (Fixed assets / Platforms)

What we offer 

  • Salary sacrificing
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Corporate discounts

About Brunel:

Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 45 years of successful operation.

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

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If you have any questions or would like to discuss the details of this role, please contact a.alberti@brunel.net

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