Sr Process Safety Engineer

No sponsorship provided. Candidates must be US Citizen or Green Card Holder. 

The Sr Process Safety Engineer position has high visibility, leading the sites Process Safety Management strategies. This position will allow you to work with the team to establish a robust Process Safety Management program for the site.

Key responsibilities:

• Devise and implement PSM standards and incorporate best practices from other sites. Support plan compliance requirements for OSHA, PSM & RMP regulations.
• Compile and manage process safety information (PSI) to support process safety, management of change, training, risk assessments and emergency response activities.
• Ensure that process safety related documentation for all identified hazards are developed and maintained. This includes reviewing and organizing P&IDs and PFDs as necessary.
• Coordinate and facilitate process safety management through leading the sites Process Hazard Analysis program to identify, evaluate and control potential process hazards
• Ensure that an annual program of PHAs are compiled and adhered to which includes the close out of actions related to PSM and the completion of annual site internal audits.
• Facilitate or participate in process hazard analyses (PHAs), safety integrity level (SIL) studies, introduction of new raw materials, MOCs, and PSSRs as required.
• Review MOCs for PSM related items. Ensure PSSR (Pre-Startup Safety Review) are completed for all Management of Change (MOCs).
• Act as site point of contact for all process safety related matters and provides day-to-day advice & guidance on process safety issues.
• Participate in and/or lead incident investigations related to PSM/RMP-covered processes. Ensure that root causes are properly identified and appropriately addressed.
• Participate in PSM/RMP compliance audits, oversee the development of post-audit corrective/preventive actions, and track them to completion.
• Track site KPIs to drive continual improvement of process safety and risk mitigation. Continually monitor the status of PSM program elements to ensure improvement, including identifying areas where additional support and/or training is needed.
• Provide technical support to site personnel to ensure PSM equipment is designed, maintained, modified, operated and decommissioned in a manner that complies with industry recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEPs).
• Ensure safe processes, work conditions, and behaviors through active leadership in Safety, Health and Environment (SHE). This includes completing audits and driving safety action closure.
• Provide guidance as required to Production Supervisors and Engineers and be available to offer training and coaching to the operations team on request.

Desired Background

• Must have a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering.
• 5+ years industry operating experience with emphasis participating and/or managing a Process Safety Management program
• Experienced PHA and LOPA facilitator