Process Safety Engineer

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

 

• To identify and manage critical process safety information.
• Establish a process safety training programme.
• Audit and improve key safety systems.
• Coordinate internal Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Hazard and Operability studies (HAZOP) and lead them on small projects/changes.
• Manage external specialist process safety consultants as required.
• Co-ordinate the Management of Change system

 

Experience

 

• Practical experience in a production/manufacturing environment (not necessarily power-related).
• Process Hazard Analysis (PHA)
• Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
• Accident Investigations
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA, FMEA etc)
• Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
• Management of Change (MOC)
• Functional safety (SIL determination and maintenance)
• Experience with PSSR (Pressure Systems Safety Regulations) and /or High Voltage systems
• Experience with safe systems of work (e.g., Permit to work, hot work, confined space)
• Experience in scoping work, selecting and managing specialist consultants and contractors
• Process safety design experience (small or large capital projects)
• Experience in COMAH or equivalent high hazard operation.
• Experience in DCS and PLC alarm management (EEMUA 191 implementation and review)

 

Knowledge

• Human Factors training/practical experience (desirable)
• Track record of successful safe system of work system change – e.g., implementing new Permit to Work or Management of Change system.

 

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant subject; ideally chemical or control and instrumentation engineering, or similar discipline.
• Chartered status, or actively working towards Chartership
• Human Factors training/practical experience (desirable)

 

Skills

• Systematic, numerate, rigorous, data driven
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Team management skills (desirable)
• Aspires to progress to a senior leadership role (desirable)

 

Health & Safety

• Exercise a duty of care for yourself and others and work within the standards, systems and processes for safety and environment set by the business;
• Always follow company policies and procedures;
• Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment;
• Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received;
• Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager;