Process Safety and Facilities Engineer, Risk Professional

30+ years’ experience in oil and gas including onshore, offshore and non-operated. Leadership and multi-discipline experience developing safe and competitive solutions from concept to execute. Skilled coordinator of on time, high quality programmes and development of procedures or practices for process safety, risk and HSE. Collaborative colleague and team leader achieving high scores on 360 feedback.

Key Skills & Experience

Process Safety Engineering

Bringing a broad range of process safety skills and wider knowledge-base to facilitate a positive, strategic impact, balancing risk and reward.  One of the top five Process Safety Engineering experts when at bp (2000 – 2025), skill set includes:

  • bp approved HAZID HAZOP and LOPA chair / facilitator

  • Wide experience in development and delivery of Process Safety training

  • Provision of high-quality technical evaluation, leadership and advice delivering to projects & operating functions

  • Development of international standards and internal standards using multi-discipline experience

  • Hydrogen Ammonia and CO2 hazard, risk and viability analysis

Risk Management

  • Leadership and development of risk systems

  • Evaluation and development of mitigations for safety and operational risks

  • Programmes to transform risk management. This has included:

    • Leading and development of the risk systems that transformed risk management for bp Upstream for all high-level Safety and Operational risks within production operations

    • Provision of clear and improved understanding of the risks to the group leaders and senior executives in bp Upstream

  • Expert advice to joint ventures to balance risk partnership

  • Technical due diligence pre-acquisition, risk identification and quantification and development of risk systems

Experienced in facilities and environmental engineering

Track record in delivering world-class safe and competitive solutions from concept to execute considering technical success, cost, schedule and carbon. Deep multi-discipline engineering knowledge together with interfacing experience across wells, subsurface and regulatory affairs. Comprehensive understanding of environmental engineering and power generation enabling delivery of world class energy efficiency / low carbon solutions.

HSSE Management within Major Projects

HSSE leadership, oversight at on/offshore contractor and operated sites. Building HSSE Management systems and HSSE programs for major projects. Contractor HSSE bid review, audit.

Professional

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng)

  • Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE)

  • NEBOSH (Health & Safety) General Certificate 2011

Academic

  • MSc in Environmental Technology (specialising in Energy), Imperial College, London.

  • BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering (2:1), UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology).

Mobility

  • Offshore Survival till March 2027. Fit to travel to remote locations for short assignments