Process Safety Engineer
Core
Build, administer, and continuously improve the company's process safety and major hazard risk management program for labs, pilot operations, and future facilities.
Role type
Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer
Builds
Process safety information, hazard registers, safeguard libraries, risk assessment templates, and program metrics.
Domain
Minerals, mining/metallurgy, chemicals, specialty materials, oil & gas, manufacturing, pilot plants, lab-to-commercial scale-up
Required skills
Chemical/Mechanical/Mining/Metallurgy/Fire Protection/Safety Engineering, PHA/HAZOP/HAZID/LOPA facilitation, MOC/PSSR management, PFD/P&ID interpretation, OSHA PSM/EPA RMP/IFC/IBC/NFPA knowledge, engineering design input, incident investigation, root cause analysis, hierarchy of controls, technical writing, meeting facilitation, action tracking
Preferred skills
PE/CSP/CCPSC/CFPS certification, HAZOP/LOPA facilitation training, pilot plant experience, hazardous materials permitting, fire/life safety coordination, commissioning, operational readiness
Technologies
PFDs, P&IDs, Bowtie analysis, MOC tools, PSSR checklists, hazard registers, action trackers, risk assessment templates
Responsibilities
Administer PSM and major hazard risk management workflows; Lead or support PHAs, HAZOPs, HAZIDs, LOPAs, what-if/checklist studies, bowties, formal risk assessments; Support Management of Change and Pre-Startup Safety Review processes; Review PFDs, P&IDs, equipment specifications, operating envelopes, control narratives, layouts, chemical inventories, and utility interfaces; Provide practical engineering input on life safety, fire protection, hazardous materials, ventilation, detection/alarming, emergency shutdown, pressure relief, containment, and occupancy or hazard classification questions; Partner with internal SMEs, external engineers, insurers, and AHJs to clarify applicable code requirements; Develop and maintain process safety information, hazard registers, safeguard/IPL libraries, action trackers, PSM procedures, risk assessment templates, decision logs, and program metrics; Evaluate safeguards and risk reduction actions using hierarchy of controls, independent protection layer concepts, reliability assumptions, field verification, and practical implementation constraints; Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, lessons learned, and verification that systemic risk controls are implemented; Help embed process safety expectations into project planning, commissioning, operating procedures, training, contractor scopes, field execution, and routine operations; Support broader Health & Safety initiatives as needed, including HazCom, contractor safety, emergency response planning, field audits, safety observations, training, and procedure development.