Process Engineer

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Process Engineer

Purpose

• As Operations Technical Authority, you provide regional ownership and accountability of fleet Safety and Environmentally Critical Element (SECE) Performance Standards within your discipline.
• You act as part of the local Technical Team in assuring the status of the SECE within your scope.

Responsibilities

• You travel to all units within your scope at least twice a year to maintain a strong connection with front-line operations.
• You provide independent technical advice to regional personnel, ensuring clarity and confidence in operational decisions.
• You act as the technical liaison between your discipline, the Operations Risk Team, and subject-matter experts.
• You contribute your expertise to local SBM initiatives, enhancing safety and operational excellence.
• You support Major Accident Hazards (MAH) risk management by participating in Operational Risk Assessments and ensuring alignment with company standards.
• You accept and oversee Operations Performance Standards for your discipline, reviewing and endorsing proposed changes before escalating to the Global OTA (OTA2).
• You evaluate and approve changes to tag lists and assurance EMS tasks during project phases, ensuring alignment with assurance requirements.
• You review and endorse Execute Phase Assurance Reports developed by R3 Process Safety Engineers for new units.
• You approve updates to EMS and Safety and Environmentally Critical Element (SECE) tag lists as requested by Reliability Leads, ensuring compliance with guidelines from the Global OTA.
• You monitor KPIs for barrier health in your discipline and escalate concerns to Operations Management.
• You conduct periodic document reviews to ensure SECE performance and barrier strategies align with the unit's Safety Case.
• You oversee MAH Risk Assessment and Safety Case Reviews for Brownfield Modifications or Life-Extension Projects.
• You escalate significant findings from verification and assurance processes to ensure appropriate action is taken.
• You prepare an annual report on Barrier/SECE management status and the effectiveness of Verification and Assurance Schemes for OTA2 and Regional Operations Management.

Education

• Minimum Bachelor's degree within the discipline for which you are an authority.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years' experience in technical or engineering roles, with at least 5 of those years within an operations setting.

Functional Competencies

• Hazards and Effects Management - Hazard management - SBM Assets
• Safety and environmental critical elements
• Process - Process System Engineering
• Hazards and Effects Management - Hazard management - Cumulative Risk
• Learning from events
• Process - Process equipment and internals design
• Troubleshooting
• Management of change application
• Monitoring
• Audit and Assurance
• Analysis