Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

This position will be with Exida Middle East based in Ahecon (exida s KSA agent) office in Dammam.

This arrangement will cover the necessary residence permits, health insurance and office space.

primary duties will include the following:

• Lead/facilitate PHA/HAZOP and LOPA workshops;
• Develop Safety Requirements Specifications for customers, as required, generating the appropriate reports;
• Execute SIS conceptual design activities and SIL verification projects using exida software tools;
• Conduct functional safety and alarm rationalization training, seminars or webinars when required (requires minimum CFSP qualification);
• Facilitate Alarm Rationalisation workshops and undertake Alarm Rationalisation projects when required;
• Provide training on exida software tools;
• Lead/facilitate Cyber Risk Assessments;
• Participate/lead in Cybersecurity lifecycle services and/or projects;
• Promote and/or demonstrate exSILentia tools for safety and cyber;
• Lead and/or facilitate gap assessments for IEC61511 and IEC62443 as required;
• Understand the fundamental concepts of reliability engineering;
• Thoroughly understand Safety Instrumented System failure modes;
• Develop a thorough understanding of the IEC61511 Safety Life Cycle requirements;

Ancillary responsibilities will include the following:

• Compile proposals and budgets when required utilizing the exida Sharepoint workspace and Quotation Tracker ensuring that the tool is maintained and updated;
• Travel within the ME and internationally (when required), sufficient to meet the business goals and targets of exida;
• Identify potential threats and/or opportunities for exida s services and product improvement and/or development;
• Work as part of a team or individually, responsible for recording all billable and non-billable hours using Quick Books;
• Produce white papers, blogs, webinars and new training material when required;
• Undertake training as required to improve skill set with functional safety, and alarm rationalization as directed by business needs;
• Agree and establish Key End Results together with the MD of Exida Middle East regarding: billable hours, revenue and profit goals;
• Work in a professional and proper manner at all times, representing the best interests of exida.

Technical Qualifications:

• CFSE/P is a requisite. Those not holding one will be required to sit and pass a simplified CFSE exam.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the functional safety standards.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the OT cybersecurity standards will be an added advantage.

Desired Candidate Profile

Who Should Apply:

• Senior Functional Safety practitioners
• Senior OT Cyber Security Practitioners
• Loss Prevention Professionals
• Plant Risk Analysts