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Technical Safety Engineer - Internship

CompanyWood
LocationMadrid
Work ModeOn Site
PostedOctober 27, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will assist senior colleagues in performing technical safety engineering activities and loss prevention deliverables. They will also participate in safety reviews such as HAZID, HAZOP, and SIL, while ensuring all documentation conforms to engineering quality standards.
Internship Type
full time
Company Size
34530
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
40 hours
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About The Company
Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower‑carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.
About the Role

Wood is currently recruiting for an Intern for Technical Safety department in our Madrid, La Rozas, office.

Wood is looking for students interested in accessing the professional world through external academic internships and offers the possibility to put into practice and expand the knowledge acquired during their academic career. Students will get the opportunity to work in the upstream, midstream and downstream oil and gas industry as we look to develop your background in conceptual engineering studies, pre-FEED, FEED, EPC and PMC projects. 

What we can offer

  • Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across chemical, petrochemical, oil&gas and emerging energy sectors
  • Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working where relevant
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
  • Benefits package; Free shuttle bus from Pinar de las Rozas, tren station to the office, company canteen, free company parking, and study aid.
  • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
  • Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

 

Responsibilities

The selected candidate(s) will cooperate assisting and directly performing – under the mentorship of senior colleagues – specific tasks as follows:

  • To carry out engineering activities as directed by the Lead Technical Safety engineer
  • Carry out Loss Prevention deliverables such as Hazardous Fluid List, Active & Passive Fire Protection Philosophy, Fire & Gas Detection Philosophy, Safety Layouts, Cause and Effect Matrix, Hazardous Area Classification Philosophy, Escape Routes and Safety Signs, etc. 
  • Design of Fire Fighting systems: fire water demand, Fire Fighting P&IDs, fire water pumps, tanks, etc.
  • Participate in technical safety reviews such as HAZID, HAZOP, Bow-Tie, SIL, LOPA, Plot Plan review, 3D Model review.
  • Review technical safety studies like QRA, Dispersion and Flare Radiation studies. 
  • To produce and review specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensuring that they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems
  • Comply with the requirements and also its continuous improvement in all our Company activities, to guarantee a position of global performance improvement.

Qualifications

  • Last academic year or master's degree in Chemical Engineering or similar.
  • Spanish language at native level
  • Excellent command of English
  • Holding a valid permit to live in Spain is required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Software: PHA Works, PHAST, PIPENET, BlueBeam.
  • Academic situation that allows signing an agreement with a university or training center
  • Availability in the morning (daily dedication depending on the academic situation)

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement 
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
Key Skills
Technical safetyLoss preventionFire protection philosophyHazardous area classificationHAZIDHAZOPBow-TieSILLOPAPHA WorksPHASTPIPENETBlueBeamMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPoint
Categories
EngineeringEnergySecurity & SafetyConsulting
Benefits
Free shuttle busCompany canteenFree company parkingStudy aidProfessional development plans