Description Wood is currently recruiting for contract Senior and Principal Technical Safety Engineers to provide services to our Technical HSE Team based in Reading. You will be working alongside the Design HSE Group, within the Engineering Department, and will liaise with the Group Manager Design HSE. Responsibilities Working within a project team, you will provide the following services: Writing Health and Safety Plans and Philosophies Overseeing process safety aspects of design and associated documentation Interpreting and applying process safety-related legislation and standards Conducting safety studies and risk assessments Participating in HAZOP, HAZIDs and LOPA reviews Suitable contractors may also perform the role of Lead Engineer in a project environment. This is a technical role directing a team of Technical Safety Engineers in a project environment. In this role you will be undertaking the following activities: Planning activities and deliverables of your team against project schedule Meeting project deadlines, milestones and budgets for deliverables Monitoring and directing the work activities of your team Liasing with project management and client Communicating with and co-ordinating the activities of specialist subcontractors. Our clients are diverse and range from energy transition start-ups to multinationals. Project stages vary from conceptual studies through to detailed design and construction, with significant work on Pre-FEED and FEED phases. Qualifications Expected : Degree in an Engineering discipline, preferably Chemical or Process Engineering Membership of a recognised professional institution (e.g. Chartered Engineer) Technical competence in core Design Safety subject areas, notably Experience in the application of Design Safety within a design environment likely to include the following: Analytical and conceptual thinking skills, ability to manage own work and the work of others, plus a strong customer focus and team-working skills Ability to work to agreed delivery dates while collaborating with others in multifunctional teams. Hazard identification Consequence Modelling Risk Assessment Oil and Gas, Petrochemical and Refining LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Carbon Capture/ Hydrogen Production If you consider that your experience and qualifications do not match our requirements, perhaps because you come from outside the engineering contracting industry, we would still like to hear from you. We are keen to attract individuals with the potential to make a significant contribution to our business.