Saudi Aramco

5 months ago

Safety Engineer (Drilling & Workover Operations) (SA)

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Job Summary

Safety Engineer specializing in drilling and workover operations to join the Loss Prevention organization. Provide daily field and office safety support for upstream activities, including risk assessments, incident investigations, emergency planning, and compliance with Safety Management System standards. Collaborate with field offices across Saudi Aramco facilities to ensure safe drilling, workover, and related operations.

Location: South Australia

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities

•Facilitate implementation of the Saudi Aramco Safety Management System, as well as its objectives and expectations, including developing associated safety processes, and participating in self-assessments
•Inspect onshore and offshore drilling rigs, workover equipment, and other support facilities and have in-depth knowledge of well control equipment and procedures (i.e., attended Basic Well Control School)
•Identify, evaluate, recommend actions, and follow up on critical, yet universal safety tasks and control methodologies related to operational safety practices (e.g., work at height, isolation/LOTO, permit to work, hydrogen sulfide, confined space entry, excavations)
•Participate in safety studies/activities using risk assessment and mitigation methodologies, such as: PHAs, HAZOPs, JSAs, incident investigations, compliance reviews, or insurance surveys
•Develop and/or review corporate safety standards, instructions and procedures related to upstream operations and formalize them into company-documented practices as required
•Review designs of oil and gas field facilities for compliance with company and industry safety standards
•Assist in the development of Emergency Response Plans for credible scenarios. Have a working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). Attend emergency drills as observer and provide feedback
•Respond to emergency situations and incidents, either during or after regular working hours, to provide technical assistance and advice
•Support the reporting, classification and investigation all incidents, and participating in incident investigations, determination of root causes, and proper recommendations to prevent recurrence
•Deliver Loss Prevention-specific training to employees, contractors, and outside parties
•Mentor other LP personnel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor degree in any engineering discipline
•7 years of relevant oil and gas upstream industry experience, including Drilling & Workover operations; well planning and approval; reservoir management; geology and geophysics; project management for upstream facilities development; oil & gas field development; SIMOPS between upstream and construction/downstream operations; offshore and onshore drilling rig safety inspections; managerial audits/assessments; and safety program and emergency response plans development
•Excellent ability to communicate in English with peers as well as management, and produce clear and concise oral and written reports in English

Experience:7+ yearsOil and gasUpstreamDrillingWorkoverSIMOPS

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Communication

Certifications:Basic Well Control

Languages:English

Company Brief

Saudi Aramco

State-owned integrated energy and chemicals company producing and marketing crude oil, natural gas and petrochemicals globally, with major investments in energy infrastructure, refining and low‑carbon technologies.

Industry: Oil & Gas

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Founded: 1933

Glassdoor: 4.2

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Saudi Aramco

5 months ago

Safety Engineer (Drilling & Workover Operations) (SA)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 15 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: South Australia

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Key Responsibilities

•Facilitate implementation of the Saudi Aramco Safety Management System, as well as its objectives and expectations, including developing associated safety processes, and participating in self-assessments
•Inspect onshore and offshore drilling rigs, workover equipment, and other support facilities and have in-depth knowledge of well control equipment and procedures (i.e., attended Basic Well Control School)
•Identify, evaluate, recommend actions, and follow up on critical, yet universal safety tasks and control methodologies related to operational safety practices (e.g., work at height, isolation/LOTO, permit to work, hydrogen sulfide, confined space entry, excavations)
•Participate in safety studies/activities using risk assessment and mitigation methodologies, such as: PHAs, HAZOPs, JSAs, incident investigations, compliance reviews, or insurance surveys
•Develop and/or review corporate safety standards, instructions and procedures related to upstream operations and formalize them into company-documented practices as required
•Review designs of oil and gas field facilities for compliance with company and industry safety standards
•Assist in the development of Emergency Response Plans for credible scenarios. Have a working knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS). Attend emergency drills as observer and provide feedback
•Respond to emergency situations and incidents, either during or after regular working hours, to provide technical assistance and advice
•Support the reporting, classification and investigation all incidents, and participating in incident investigations, determination of root causes, and proper recommendations to prevent recurrence
•Deliver Loss Prevention-specific training to employees, contractors, and outside parties
•Mentor other LP personnel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor degree in any engineering discipline
•7 years of relevant oil and gas upstream industry experience, including Drilling & Workover operations; well planning and approval; reservoir management; geology and geophysics; project management for upstream facilities development; oil & gas field development; SIMOPS between upstream and construction/downstream operations; offshore and onshore drilling rig safety inspections; managerial audits/assessments; and safety program and emergency response plans development
•Excellent ability to communicate in English with peers as well as management, and produce clear and concise oral and written reports in English

Experience:7+ yearsOil and gasUpstreamDrillingWorkoverSIMOPS

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Communication

Certifications:Basic Well Control

Languages:English

Company Brief

Saudi Aramco

Industry: Oil & Gas

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Revenue: USD 1B+

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Founded: 1933

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor