Principal Engineer, Technical Safety

Job Title: Principal Engineer, Technical Safety

Location: South East England (Hybrid, strong remote flexibility)

Contract Type: Permanent

Industry: Energy, Energy Transition, Process and Technical Safety

Overview

Join a well-established engineering organisation operating across both conventional energy and decarbonisation. This is a Principal-level role where you will lead the technical safety discipline on major, complex work scopes, shape methodologies, and develop the engineers around you.

Why This Role Stands Out

- Principal-level ownership of technical safety on large, complex work scopes

- Portfolio aligned with the energy transition and innovative technologies

- Genuine hybrid working with strong remote flexibility

- Real leadership scope: mentoring, training, and deputising for the discipline lead

- International exposure and travel opportunities

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the technical safety discipline on larger and more complex work scopes

- Ensure all activities required for the design of a safe plant are completed

- Prepare complex and unique technical safety calculations

- Check and approve deliverables from more junior engineers and investigate alternative solutions

- Act as the technical safety representative with senior stakeholders and third parties

- Manage technical deviations from company standards through to review and approval

- Coordinate technical safety resources on complex work scopes, balancing workload and competencies

- Coordinate onsite pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and performance test activities from a technical safety perspective

- Support proposals with technical input and discipline manhour estimates

- Mentor, coach, and deliver technical safety training to less experienced engineers

Requirements

- Extensive experience leading large work scopes across a range of technical safety activities

- Ability to oversee work conducted by third-party engineering contractors

- Significant technical expertise in at least one relevant area or technology

- Strong skills in risk assessment methodologies (preferred)

- Detailed knowledge of quality procedures and applicable national and international standards

- Excellent communication skills with a collaborative, decision-ready approach

- Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. Chemical Engineering), accredited by an appropriate chartered institute

Interested?

To apply, please submit your CV or contact details through your usual recruitment channel
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