Operational Technical Safety Consultant
Posted 1 week ago by TÜV Rheinland Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Operational Technical Safety Consultant role at Risktec Solutions involves providing expert guidance and operational support in managing health, safety, and environmental risks within major hazard industries. The consultant will facilitate risk assessment processes, ensure effective operational controls, and contribute to safety studies and audits. This position requires collaboration with various teams to promote safety awareness and implement lessons learned from incidents. The role is based in Aberdeen and may involve offshore travel for safety initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate processes to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in accordance with company Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) expectations, as well as industry legislation, standards, and safety policies.
- Offer expert guidance and operational support for technical safety matters, including the management of change processes.
- Ensure that operational controls for major accident hazards are effective, monitored, reported, and evaluated for their impact on Safety and Environmentally Critical Elements (SECEs).
- Provide assistance to functional and operational teams on technical safety concerns as needed.
- Contribute to the development, review, and approval of safety studies, plans, schedules, and programs while advising stakeholders on related matters.
- Support the review, amendment, and audit process for Safety Cases.
- Participate in risk-based activities such as HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and HIRAs as needed.
- Stay knowledgeable about the Safety Case Regulations and relevant legislation updates, ensuring their practical implementation.
- Promote awareness and understanding of major accident safety/risk management across the company through workforce engagement initiatives; this may include offshore travel to deliver safety-related messages.
- Collaborate to ensure reporting, investigation, and implementation of lessons learned from process safety incidents.
Key Skills:
- Expertise in health, safety, and environmental risk management.
- Strong understanding of industry legislation, standards, and safety policies.
- Experience in facilitating risk assessment processes (e.g., HAZIDs, HAZOPs, HIRAs).
- Ability to provide operational support and guidance on technical safety matters.
- Proficient in developing and reviewing safety studies and plans.
- Strong communication skills for promoting safety awareness and engaging with workforce.
- Knowledge of Safety Case Regulations and their practical implementation.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Aberdeen
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Operational Technical Safety Consultant
Key locations : Aberdeen
Background Risktec Solutions is an established, independent and specialist risk management consulting and training company, and is part of the TÜV Rheinland Group. We assist clients in major hazard industries including oil and gas, clean energy, nuclear and transportation, as well as commercial and public sectors, to manage health, safety, security, environmental and business risk. Our people are high calibre professionals, with a strong focus on meeting clients’ expectations. Further information is available at www.risktec.tuv.com.
Role Description Risktec has a number of vacancies on an Associate (contract) or permanent basis for operational technical safety support with the following key responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate processes to identify, assess, and mitigate risks in accordance with company Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) expectations, as well as industry legislation, standards, and safety policies.
- Offer expert guidance and operational support for technical safety matters, including the management of change processes.
- Ensure that operational controls for major accident hazards are effective, monitored, reported, and evaluated for their impact on Safety and Environmentally Critical Elements (SECEs).
- Provide assistance to functional and operational teams on technical safety concerns as needed.
- Contribute to the development, review, and approval of safety studies, plans, schedules, and programs while advising stakeholders on related matters.
- Support the review, amendment, and audit process for Safety Cases.
- Participate in risk-based activities such as HAZIDs, HAZOPs, and HIRAs as needed.
- Stay knowledgeable about the Safety Case Regulations and relevant legislation updates, ensuring their practical implementation.
- Promote awareness and understanding of major accident safety/risk management across the company through workforce engagement initiatives; this may include offshore travel to deliver safety-related messages.
- Collaborate to ensure reporting, investigation, and implementation of lessons learned from process safety incidents