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Senior Process Safety Engineer

South Africa

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Purpose

As a Senior Process Safety Engineer, you will lead and facilitate risk reviews such as HAZOP/LOPA studies and perform a broad range of activities to support process safety in engineering design and mitigation of operational risk. 


Requirements

• Facilitate Safety/Risk studies using an appropriate selection of methodologies and collate reports


and findings – strong writing and oral skills are a MUST.


• Access quality cost-effective solutions during risk assessments to ensure optimum risk design


within acceptable risk parameters.


• Analyse Major Hazard Installation (MHI) and/or COMAH as per regulations and advise on


compliance.


• Provide guidance and assurance on PSM aspects as well as Recognised and Generally


Accepted Good Engineering Practices (ISA, NFPA; ISO; BS etc.)


• Provide input into the design, development, and maintenance of process safety management


systems.


• Facilitate incident investigations and assist in the compilation of incident reports.


• Deliver quality engineering deliverables to clients and other disciplines.


• Ensure project schedules and work plans are adhered to.


• Work closely with other disciplines and aspire to support and achieve the goals of the Client.


• Ensure engineering innovation, optimisation and strategies are implemented and enforced to the


advantage of our partners.


• Support Business Development activities – proposals development.


• Manage direct reports - junior to mid-level engineers (technical execution). 


Qualifications/Experience

• BSC Chemical Engineering degree or similar engineering degree with a STRONG Process


Safety background will be an advantage.


• ECSA registration will be an added advantage.


• 10 to 15 years of Industry experience – at least 2 to 5 years in a senior position in process safety


engineering.


• Strong background in Process Safety Management and the wider Health Safety and


Environment (HSE) management – postgraduate qualification or proven experience will be an


advantage.


• Formal HAZOP facilitation training through a reputable institution (eg. CAIA Risk Based Process


Safety Management I and II OR IChemE HAZOP Leadership and Management) or sufficient


experience to obtain certification if successful.


• Experience in various process safety tools/methodologies including but not limited to: Layer of


Protection Analysis (LOPA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis


(FMEA), Bowties etc.


• Consequence modelling experience – PHAST/In:Flux or similar.


• Likelihood assessment experience – Familiar with failure data, and event trees.


• Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) experience.


• HAC experience, including the classification of dust atmospheres, will be an advantage.


• Fire and Gas experience will be an added advantage. 


• Proficient in interpreting technical documents such as PFDs, P&IDs, Cause, and Effects charts, RAT lists etc., required for various process safety activities/studies.


• Technically proficient in all areas of Process Safety Management and relevant areas of loss prevention engineering.


• A good grounding in process safety and consequence analysis in a Major Hazard Installation (MHI) and/or COMAH environment.


• Good knowledge of applicable local and international best practices, design codes, standards, and regulations.


• Strong knowledge of safety & protection systems applications and implementation (prevention and mitigation).


• Fluent knowledge of English - Intermediate knowledge of the local language preferred .


Personal attributes

• Passionate about process safety and risk management, with a proactive approach to solving


problems


• Detail-oriented and organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks


effectively


• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to work with cross-functional


teams and foster a positive work environment


• Effective communicator, emotionally intelligent with a track record of building strong relationships 


Closing date

15 November 2024

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