Principal Technical Process Safety Engineer

Poole, England, United Kingdom

5/3/2025

The Opportunity

Tetra Tech RPS Energy (TTRPSE) is seeking a Principal Technical Process Safety Engineer to support a team delivering significant projects within the Technical Advisory group, encompassing the activities within Offshore Oil and Gas, pipelines, onshore terminals and gas storage.

Location for this role is flexible. Most of our team is based in Woking, we can also consider home working with travel for team meetings. We have flexible working opportunities, including part time roles, to ensure a balance of family and working life.

Our Technical Advisory team is made up of highly experienced, industry professionals with unparalleled knowledge in sub surface, reserve audits, Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS), equity redetermination and upstream asset management. We are dedicated to advancing energy solutions and ensuring the responsible use of resources.

Your Role

• Apply technical and business skills to deliver complete, high quality end products & recommendations with client satisfaction achieved
• Review and support the demonstration of legislative compliance on operating assets in hazardous industries, in particular offshore and onshore oil and gas facilities.
• Review and report to clients on quality of risk assessments within FEED and EPC projects.
• Be up to date with applicable British, EU and International standards and best practices for process safety engineering.
• Interface with other disciplines within a project environment and be responsible for the technical safety work scopes.
• Responsible for technical safety scopes within Asset Integrity and ESG Due Diligence Projects
• Take part in audits and site visits
• Travel to UK and worldwide locations to meet project requirements, approx. 5/6 times per year.
• Grow TTRPSE intellectual knowledge through client engagements and industry best practice.
• Coach junior colleagues on advanced technical aspects of work and in-depth sector knowledge.
  
  

Qualifications

• Engineering or Science Degree, ideally Process Engineering
  
  

Experience in as many of the following as possible :

• Engineering experience in the process industry (Oil & Gas &/or Chemical)
• Project planning and management
• Experience of undertaking safety evaluation and hazard analysis
• Experience of IVB processes and activities
• Knowledge of Hazardous Area Assessment to EI Part 15, BS EN 60079 part 10 & IGEM/SR/25.
• Ability to produce engineering documents to a high standard including proposals, terms of reference, HAZOP reports, LOPA reports, QRA studies and safety assessment reports
• COMAH Safety Report and Safety Case / RoMH development
• Barrier management and bowtie analysis
• Fire, explosion and toxic gas consequence and physical effects modelling
• Fire and gas mapping
• ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable) demonstration
• Ability to take part in audits, and present findings to senior management
• Advanced use of excel
  
  

Why Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech RPS Energy has been a leader in the technical consultancy and operational support in the offshore wind and oil & gas industry since 1999. In 2023 we joined Tetra Tech, enabling us to combine our expertise with the reach and resources of a prestigious global organisation.

Our business provides key solutions to our clients in the following sectors:

• Marine planning, environmental assessment and consents
• Offshore site investigation and survey, including geological, geophysical and geotechnical survey planning, management and client representatives provision
• Offshore and Land Seismic survey operations including project management, and technical software and Seismic data processing. Supply of technical client representatives
• Operational and Wellsite geological services and drilling support
• Technical Advisory including sub surface, reserve audits and upstream assets
• Marine assurance and Quality Health Safety Security & Environment (QHSSE)
• Marine protected species observation
• Geoscience consulting including project management, geological desk studies, ground modelling, geohazard assessments
• Our own Training division and network to compile bespoke curriculum and provide multiple blended delivery options
  
  

Tetra Tech combines the resources of a global, multibillion-dollar company with local, client-focused delivery in 550 locations around the world. Our reputation rests on the technical expertise and talent of more than 25,000 employees who are working together to provide smart, scalable solutions for challenging projects. Tetra Tech is committed to improving the lives of 1 billion people by 2030. Our 1 Billion People Challenge recognizes that Tetra Tech’s greatest impact on the world is through the 100,000 projects our scientists, engineers, and technical specialists perform each year in more than 100 countries.

Your Impact

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Life At Tetra Tech

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include:

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
  
  

Explore our open positions at https://www.tetratech.com/careers. Follow us on social media to learn more about our people, culture, and opportunities:

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Tetra Tech is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, military status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We invite applications from all interested parties.

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