Experienced Safety Engineer

Nanterre, France

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reference
Job reference 1281052
location
Location Nanterre, France
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Health, Safety & Environmental
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published September 29, 2026

Job Title:

Experienced Safety Engineer
Duration: 6 months
Schedule: Full-time (Monday-Friday)
Location: Nanterre, Paris

This opportunity sits within a major FEED competition project for a new LNG facility and focuses on delivering high-quality Safety Engineering work within a multidisciplinary HSED team. The role offers involvement across key safety studies and design activities including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, hazardous area classification, fire protection, gas detection, and escape, evacuation and rescue. This position will contribute to safe design development that protects personnel, the environment, and assets while working closely with process, piping, civil, and instrumentation disciplines.

Required Education:

  • Master of Science degree in Engineering, preferably in Safety or Process

Required Experience:

  • Significant experience in Safety Engineering within oil and gas, petrochemicals, and/or energy transition projects

  • Experience delivering safety studies and associated engineering deliverables in a complex project environment

  • Experience working across multidisciplinary engineering teams and interfacing with multiple technical disciplines and operating centres

Required Skills:

  • Strong knowledge of Safety Engineering activities including preliminary risk analysis, hazardous area classification, active and passive fire protection, cold spill protection, personnel protection, and escape, evacuation and rescue

  • Experience participating in safety reviews such as HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, and LOPA

  • Ability to identify and qualify major accident events and develop prevention, control, mitigation, and protection measures

  • Knowledge of Safety Critical Elements and associated criticality rating

  • Experience with firewater pump station design, firefighting networks, deluge systems studies, and hydraulic balance calculations

  • Knowledge of flammable gas, toxic gas, and fire detection systems

  • Strong understanding of international safety codes and standards including NFPA standards, API practices, and IP codes

  • Ability to prepare engineering queries, respond to technical comments, and identify inconsistencies in basis of design documentation

  • Sound technical judgement with the ability to justify design choices and propose technical and capital cost optimisations

  • English language proficiency in a professional engineering environment

  • Proficiency with common computer tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat

  • Strong teamwork, communication, organisation, and problem-solving skills in a multicultural environment

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of Canadian and Quebec regulations

  • Experience supporting review of deliverables produced by others and supervising engineers

About Airswift:

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

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