Process Safety Engineer

Process Safety Engineer focuses on drive a strong culture of process safety throughout project delivery.

What the role involves

• Drive a strong culture of process safety throughout project delivery.
• Provide expert technical support in process safety areas e.g. ATEX.
• Supporting compliance activities including COMAH and other applicable consents.
• Design, and supply of equipment to ensure compliance with safety, permitting, and company procedures.
• Supporting the execution of process risk assessments and hazard analysis exercises, which underpin the delivery of a safe design (including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, QRA).
• Communicate complex requirements to the wider team to ensure understanding and buy-in.

Skills and requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related engineering subject (e.g. Chemical Engineering).
• Proven process safety experience in a high-hazard or COMAH regulated environment.
• Strong level of knowledge of process safety legislation, codes of practices and standards (e.g. DSEAR, pressure relief).
• Understanding and experience of QRA techniques and analysis e.g. consequence modelling, OBRA.

Candidate fit

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, troubleshooting, root cause analysis with a strong attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Additional role context

• This role focuses on ensuring safe, compliant and efficient design across engineering programmes, working closely with internal teams to embed best practice.
• DSEAR risk assessment, hazardous area classification, safe handling of combustible dusts, control of electrostatic hazards.
• For engineers who are driven to embed safety at the core of design and delivery, this role offers real technical impact.