Process Safety Engineer

Our client, a leading independent Oil & Gas operator based in Norwich, is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated individual to join their Process Safety Team. The role involves managing, facilitating, and participating in a wide range of process safety studies and risk assessments, including FERA, FTA, HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, ORA and QRA.

The position requires flexibility to meet changing business needs, regular travel to onshore and offshore sites, and is a temporary contract initially for 12 months.

Key responsibilities

• Manage, facilitate and participate in HAZOP and LOPA studies
• Provide technical input and guidance for process safety studies such as FERA, FTA, HAZID and QRA
• Provide technically sound engineering solutions to close risk gaps, ensuring compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation and company standards.
• Complete and check a wide range of process engineering calculations.
• Update Hazardous Area Classification Drawings and Schedules in accordance with EI15.
• Provide process safety support for Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Conduct site-based process safety assurance activities.
• Identify safety critical tasks and contribute to Safety Critical Task Analysis (SCTA) studies.
• Provide technical coaching to graduates and early career engineers.
• Act as technical subject matter expert during incident investigations.

Safety & Environmental Critical Tasks

• Process design
• Relief systems
• Safety Instrumented Systems
• Hazardous Areas
• Human Factors
• Management of change
• Risk assessment
• Assurance
• Incident Investigation

Key Requirements

• MEng in Chemical and/or Process Engineering (or equivalent).
• CEng desirable but not essential.
• Functional Safety Engineer (FS Eng) certification desirable; relevant experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years experience in process and process safety engineering within a major hazard industry (preferably Oil and Gas).
• Working knowledge of Safety Case Regulations and/or COMAH.
• Operational experience and knowledge of Safe Isolation and Reinstatement of plant highly desirable.
• Experienced user of Hysys (or equivalent); Olga experience highly desirable.
• Knowledge of consequence modelling tools, including their limitations. Phast user experience highly desirable but not essential as training will be provided.
• BOSIET/FOET, MIST, CA-EBS and Offshore Medical desirable but not essential.

Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.