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Safety Engineer (Drilling & Workover Operations)

SA · Expat Europe💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-24

Core

Provide daily field and office safety support to manage safety in petroleum engineering, exploration, drilling, and workover related activities, including unconventional resources and seismic operations.

Role type

Senior IC safety engineer (upstream oil & gas)

Builds

Operational safety practices, safety studies, corporate safety standards, emergency response plans

Domain

Upstream oil & gas, drilling & workover operations

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Drilling & workover operations expertise, well control equipment knowledge, risk assessment methodologies (PHAs, HAZOPs, JSAs), incident investigation, safety standards development, emergency response planning, training delivery, mentorship

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Inspect onshore and offshore drilling rigs and workover equipment; Identify, evaluate, and recommend actions for critical safety tasks (work at height, isolation/LOTO, permit to work, hydrogen sulfide, confined space, excavations); Participate in safety studies using risk assessment and mitigation methodologies; Develop and review corporate safety standards and procedures; Review designs of oil and gas field facilities for compliance; Assist in developing Emergency Response Plans; Respond to emergency situations and incidents; Support incident reporting, classification, and root cause analysis; Deliver Loss Prevention-specific training; Mentor other LP personnel

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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