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.