Functional Safety Specialist
Core
Functional Safety Engineer providing independent technical advice and managing operational risks for complex industrial facilities across heavy industry, energy, and resources.
Role type
Functional Safety Specialist (IC)
Builds
Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS), Functional Safety Management Plans, and verification documentation for Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
Domain
Industrial safety, process safety, and automation within heavy industry and energy sectors.
Required skills
Functional safety assessment, risk assessment workshops (HAZOP, LOPA, SIL), compliance auditing, technical writing, stakeholder engagement, SIS lifecycle management.
Preferred skills
Control systems, instrumentation, automation projects.
Technologies
IEC 61508, IEC 61511
Responsibilities
Facilitate risk assessment workshops including HAZOP, LOPA and SIL studies; Deliver functional safety assessments throughout the SIS lifecycle; Develop and review Safety Requirement Specifications (SRS); Prepare Functional Safety Management Plans and verification documentation; Conduct compliance, gap and audit reviews against industry standards; Support safety-instrumented system design and validation activities.
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC
