The Company A global engineering and technical services organisation supporting large-scale energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure projects across multiple regions is currently expanding its team. The organisation delivers specialist expertise across the full project lifecycle, from early concept and front-end engineering through detailed design, execution, and operational support. With a strong emphasis on technical excellence, safety, and quality, it partners closely with clients to deliver complex projects efficiently while meeting stringent industry and regulatory standards.
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Job Summary The Study Manager – Technical Safety is responsible for leading and developing the technical safety and risk engineering services within the Kuala Lumpur office. This role provides technical authority, drives service capability development, supports business growth, and ensures high-quality delivery of technical safety studies across oil and gas projects. The position also plays a key role in client engagement, proposal development, team leadership, and ensuring safety
Key Responsibilities
Provide contractual support and advisory services to project teams in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Provide technical authority and oversight for all technical safety and risk engineering work performed by the team.
Manage and develop the technical safety team, including project performance, staff development, utilisation targets, and resource planning.
Lead and support business development activities, including identifying opportunities, tender input, proposal preparation, and commercial responsibility for bids.
Build, maintain, and strengthen key client relationships to support repeat business and long-term partnerships.
Ensure profitability, quality, and efficiency of project execution for the technical safety discipline.
Act as Study Manager or Lead Engineer on projects as required, providing technical input aligned with project needs.
Lead single-discipline work scopes and contribute technical safety input to multi-discipline projects.
Perform and oversee technical safety studies including ESSA, FERA, TRIA, EERA, Dropped Object Risk Analysis, QRA, SGIA, FEA, SCEs, PSs, and Safety Cases.
Plan, perform, and review qualitative, semi-quantitative, and quantitative risk assessments, including MAE screening, fire and explosion risk analysis, non-flammable risk analysis, ETR, evacuation and rescue analysis, emergency systems survivability analysis, and ALARP evaluations.
Facilitate and participate in safety workshops such as HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, Bow Tie, ALARP, and Safety Design Case workshops.
Prepare and review safety cases and safety reports, including facility descriptions, safety management systems, formal safety assessments, hazard registers, and bow tie diagrams.
Ensure project scope, design basis, standards, procedures, and QA requirements are understood and implemented by the discipline team.
Participate in preparation, review, and checking of technical documents, specifications, procedures, standards, data sheets, and requisitions.
Support learning, development, and career progression plans for team members.
Promote operational excellence, quality improvement, and efficiency within the team.
Ensure full compliance with company standards, procedures, and HSE requirements, demonstrating leadership by example.
Technical Expertise
Strong knowledge of project and contract management within oil and gas projects.
Strong expertise in technical safety and risk engineering within oil and gas projects.
Extensive experience across front-end engineering phases (FEED and early project phases).
Hands-on capability in safety and risk studies including QRA, FERA, ESSA, TRIA, EERA, SGIA, dropped objects, and structural risk assessments.
Proven experience in safety case development and formal safety assessments.
Sound understanding of oil and gas safety and risk-related codes, standards, and best practices.
Experience using proprietary or in-house engineering and risk assessment software tools.
Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and client-facing skills.
Qualifications
Degree in Chemical Engineering (essential).
Professional membership with IChemE or equivalent preferred.
Minimum of 15 years’ experience in technical safety and risk engineering within the oil and gas industry.
Proven experience leading technical teams and managing complex safety studies.
Strong commitment to HSE culture, with the ability to integrate safety and environmental
