Job Purpose
To provide Human Factors and Ergonomics engineering support for offshore oil and gas projects and operating facilities, ensuring human factors considerations are appropriately incorporated into facility design, modification and operations to support safe, reliable and effective human performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and facilitate Human Factors and Ergonomics assessments for offshore facilities, projects and brownfield modifications.
- Review engineering design and operational arrangements against applicable HFE requirements, standards and good engineering practices.
- Perform or support assessments covering control room and workstation layout, human-machine interface, accessibility, maintainability, manual handling, working environment and operator task requirements.
- Participate in HFE-related workshops, design reviews, HAZID, HAZOP and other multidisciplinary safety and engineering studies as required.
- Review layout drawings, 3D models, equipment arrangements, control panels and operator interfaces from a human factors perspective.
- Assess human interaction with safety-critical systems and equipment, including accessibility, visibility, operability and response requirements.
- Support task analysis, workload assessment, staffing and competency considerations where applicable.
- Identify HFE issues, recommend practical risk reduction measures and follow up actions through engineering design and project close-out.
- Prepare HFE study reports, assessment worksheets, technical notes and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate with Process Safety, Operations, Instrumentation and Control, Mechanical, Electrical, Layout and other engineering disciplines.
- Support offshore surveys, site verification and data gathering activities where required.
- Ensure HFE deliverables are completed in accordance with project requirements, applicable company standards and recognised industry guidance.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Human Factors, Ergonomics or a related technical discipline.
- Approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience in Human Factors, Ergonomics, Process Safety, Safety Engineering or related engineering activities.
- Experience supporting offshore oil and gas facilities, FPSOs, fixed platforms or similar process facilities is preferred.
- Practical exposure to offshore operations, brownfield modifications or offshore engineering projects would be an advantage.
- Familiarity with Human Factors Engineering principles and their application throughout design, operation and modification of offshore facilities.
- Familiarity with relevant industry standards and guidance such as ISO 6385, ISO 11064, NORSOK, API, IOGP, ABS or equivalent HFE requirements would be advantageous.
- Experience reviewing engineering drawings, layouts, control room arrangements or 3D models is preferred.
- Good technical report writing, communication and workshop participation skills.
- Able to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering and operations teams.
Preferred Competencies
- Human Factors Engineering / Ergonomics assessment
- Offshore facility and operational awareness
- Control room and Human-Machine Interface review
- Task and workload assessment
- Equipment accessibility and maintainability review
- Manual handling and workplace ergonomics
- Safety-critical task assessment
- Engineering design review
- Workshop facilitation and technical reporting