Principal / Lead Technical Safety Engineer 📍 Aberdeen (On-site preferred) ⏳ Contract Basis: Outside IR35 – Limited Company 🏢 Client: Leading Aberdeen-based Energies EPC ✨ About the Role Our client, a major engineering, procurement and construction contractor within the UK energy sector, is seeking an experienced Principal or Lead Technical Safety Engineer to support a portfolio of refinery, topsides and pipeline projects across both greenfield and brownfield environments. This is a senior-level assignment requiring deep technical competence, strong regulatory understanding and the ability to lead safety engineering activities with confidence and authority. 🛠 Key Responsibilities Lead and review a full suite of technical safety studies across refinery, topsides and pipeline assets. Ensure compliance with all UK regulatory requirements and recognised UK good practice engineering. Apply UK, European and international design codes to support safe and compliant engineering solutions. Develop robust, risk-based arguments to demonstrate ALARP for both new and existing facilities. Lead the creation and optimisation of offshore and onshore emergency response strategies and plans. Chair HAZOPs and other hazard identification workshops to IChemE standards. Drive the development of major accident hazard identification and hazard management strategies. Provide senior-level tech...