Job Title: Technical Safety Engineer
Organization: Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Senior Health
and Safety Engineer
and Safety Engineer
About US:
The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) is a statutory body established
under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act
2013, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was
approved in 2008. The PAU’s mandate is to monitor and regulate the exploration,
development and production, together with the refining, gas conversion,
transportation and storage of petroleum in Uganda. This includes ensuring that
petroleum operations in Uganda are carried out in accordance with the relevant
laws, regulations, guidelines, statutes and in line with international best
practice for the petroleum industry.
under Section 9 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Act
2013, and in line with the National Oil and Gas Policy for Uganda which was
approved in 2008. The PAU’s mandate is to monitor and regulate the exploration,
development and production, together with the refining, gas conversion,
transportation and storage of petroleum in Uganda. This includes ensuring that
petroleum operations in Uganda are carried out in accordance with the relevant
laws, regulations, guidelines, statutes and in line with international best
practice for the petroleum industry.
Job Summary: The
Technical Safety Engineer will be responsible
for monitoring technical and operational
health and safety aspects of oil and gas operations. He / She will also be responsible for ensuring
that a Safety in Design Approach is adopted
in oil and gas projects, and that a structured process is implemented to keep residual risks as low as reasonably
practicable (ALARP).
Technical Safety Engineer will be responsible
for monitoring technical and operational
health and safety aspects of oil and gas operations. He / She will also be responsible for ensuring
that a Safety in Design Approach is adopted
in oil and gas projects, and that a structured process is implemented to keep residual risks as low as reasonably
practicable (ALARP).
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Guide on compliance of licensees to health
and safety requirements in the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and
Production) Act, 2013, the Petroleum (Refining, Conversion, Transmission
and Midstream storage) Act, 2013, Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2006
and other applicable laws, regulations, standards and industry best
practice. - Actively participate in development and
implementation of a health and safety supervisory strategy for the oil and
gas sector. - Ensure safety is integrated during
planning, design and execution of oil and gas activities. - Participate in review of technical reports
submitted by the licenses such as field development plans, front end
engineering designs, risk assessment studies, safety reports, design
philosophies, specifications, drawings and data sheets, fire and explosion
protection studies among others. - Quickly respond to emergency situations
and incidents either during or after regular working hours, to provide
technical assistance and advice. - Conduct health and safety audits and
inspections on operations / equipment and procedures, present
recommendations for improvement; and follow-up their implementation. - Take part in the development/review of
policies, laws, regulations, standards, strategies, guidelines and plans
for regulating technical & operational safety in the oil and gas
sector. - Advise on emergency preparedness and
response in oil and gas operations. - Review incident reports submitted by
licensees and participate in incident investigation, including near
misses, to an appropriate level; analyze immediate and root causes; and
determine appropriate measures to prevent reoccurrences. - Prepare, maintain and analyze health and
safety performance statistics in the oil and gas sector (FAR, LTI, RWDC,
MTC, FAC, Near Misses) and design measures to promote a safe working
culture. - Participate in the review of relevant
health and safety procedures, manuals and guidelines and ensure that they
meet legislative and best practice requirements. - Perform any other duty as may be assigned
from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant for the Petroleum Authority
of Uganda (PAU) Technical Safety Engineer job placement must hold an honours
Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline from an internationally
recognized University / Institution. - Three years of working experience in health
and safety management in the oil and gas sector. - A post graduate qualification in safety
engineering, safety and risk management, instrumentation and control
engineering or any other relevant post graduate qualification from an
internationally recognized institution is desired - Relevant certification in health and safety
specializing in the oil and gas sector. - Extensive knowledge and understanding of
the Ugandan health, safety legislation, guidelines and standards. - Membership with an internationally
recognized professional body. - Broad knowledge of safety management systems,
processes, and techniques applicable to the oil and gas industry; as well
as international industry fire and safety codes, recommended practices,
standards and specifications. - Knowledge of inherently safer design and
risk-based design. - Broad knowledge and understanding concepts
of process shutdown, fire and gas detection, relief/flare systems,
passive/active firewater protection, and emergency response. - Innovative and with a proven high level of
integrity. - Ability to work independently and in a
team. - Good interpersonal and communication
skills. - Good research and analytical skills.
- Good written, verbal and presentation
skills, particularly the ability to communicate in a multidisciplinary
project context environment.
How to Apply:
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Deadline: Wednesday, 18th April 2018 by 11:59 pm.
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