Process Safety Engineer

This is a great time to join a growing bulk fuels storage business, with assets across the UK.
This would suit an individual with at least 5 years Process Safety experience in the Oil and Gas or Chemicals sector. Knowledge of the COMAH regs will be essential

Location: Remote + UK wide Site Travel
Salary: -55-60,000 + generous annual leave, excellent pension, private healthcare

The role

• Provide process safety and risk management support to a fuel storage operations business
• Provide process safety and occupational safety advice, incident investigation, and assistance in the development and maintenance of MACR/ COMAH Safety Reports.
• Assisting in developing, implementing, or participating in hazard assessment processes and workshops, to improve the organisations compliance to COMAH/MACR, legislation, and relevant good practice.
• You will provide process safety support to site leads and the senior management team, to deliver site projects and initiatives, support the implementation of the organisation''s Safety Management System, and audit the sites and systems.
• Build and maintain strong, positive, and creditable working relationships with all stakeholders both internal and external, including particular emphasis with Operations Maintenance Coordinators, Fuel Depot Managers, and Operations & Engineering functions, and external bodies.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the development and maintenance of COMAH/MACR Safety Reports for all relevant OPA controlled sites/assets.
• Ensure risk mitigation, safety and effectiveness of design and operations through legislative compliance; identification and management of risk factors and the principles of ALARP for COMAH/MACR sites by facilitating and/or participating in assessments such as;
• HAZOPs/Design Reviews/HAZIDs
• Human factor (HRA) assessments
• Hazardous Area Classification assessments/DSEAR Assessments
• Hazard & Effect Registers (HERS) / Bowties
• Occupied Building Risk Assessments (OBRAs) / Credible Fire Scenario assessments.
• SIL / LOPA assessments
• Conduct HSSE and Quality assurance inspections and audits of COMAH sites; ensuring compliance with Agency standards and requirements.
• Conduct incident investigation as may be required.
• Support major projects and engineering projects through risk management, permitting, reporting, research, etc.
• Participate in industry forums to promote learning and the sharing of industry good practice.
• Promotion of the delivery of key health, safety, environment and quality targets and success factors for OPA core business functions, and propose new, more cost-effective ways of meeting HSSE and Quality requirements.
• Design, facilitate/conduct training for line management, and OPA staff as might be appropriate.
• Monitor the timely close-out of corrective actions and produce regular reports.
• Provide regular reports on HSSE performance data from sources such as the OPA database to internal and external stakeholders to facilitate learning and continual improvement.
• Conduct HSSEQ tender evaluations for contract awards.

Experience required

• 5 years'' experience in a senior health and safety management role, in a high-risk industry.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of process safety management, and understanding of the regulatory aspects of MAHs as these relate to tank storage operations and COMAH regulatory requirements. Preferably holding suitable NEBOSH qualifications.

Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge and experience in the application of risk management techniques, such as HAZOPs, HAZIDs, HAC, LOPA/SIL, and Design Reviews, preferably within a high hazard industry
• Understanding and application of the requirements of PSLG
• Knowledge in the application of the principles of ALARP within the MAH industry
• Skill in technical report analysis and writing
• Ideally, vocational qualifications within core or related professional competences such as, Environmental/Safety Management Systems, Risk Management, and Process Safety competencies.
• Knowledge of International Standards, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 is desirable.
• Experience of Auditing
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Full, preferably clean, driving licence.