Process Safety Engineer

About Baton Rouge

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the state capital with more than 800,000 residents (the second largest city in the state). Famous for its fusion of cultures, Southern hospitality, diverse cuisine and college football, it is also a significant port and a major industrial and petrochemical center.

Our Baton Rouge operations began in 1909 and have grown into an integrated complex that includes the Baton Rouge Refinery, the third largest refinery in the United States, the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant and several other plants and terminals. Its scope of products produced includes everything from traditional gasoline and diesel fuel to sophisticated chemical compounds that are used in diapers, shampoos, truck bed liners, makeup, crayons and hundreds more!

As the second largest employer in the state, our daily challenges include safely operating eight interconnected sites on a round‑the‑clock basis. We’re required to constantly adjust and respond to fluctuating markets and resource availability. We oversee the production of more than 2.9 billion pounds of products annually, while constantly searching for ways to improve and optimize our operations.

Our Baton Rouge complex is known for more than its size. In 2016, three of the six manufacturing plants that received Distinguished Safety Awards by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers association were located at the Baton Rouge complex.

Process Safety Engineer who will advise operations in the management of process safety risks and hazards through technical support and facilitation of hazard analysis, risk assessments, and other process safety related studies.

• Advise operating sites in the management of process safety risks and hazards associated with the processes, equipment and day‑to‑day operations.
• Provide expert technical support to help drive site improvements, including:
  • Review of key safety systems and recommending corrective actions.
  • Support effective identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks and the tracking and completion of risk reduction activities in a timely manner.
  • Provide technical support (and leadership if called upon) in incident investigations.
• Lead formal risk assessments / Process Hazard Analyses to identify and quantify risk associated with the operation of the facility.
• Conduct process safety reviews, process safety‑related studies / analyses, and support the development of related control measures for projects.
• Provide advice and recommendations on the applicability and interpretation of both internal and external safety guidelines and standards.
• Support operating site’s Risk Management Plans and provide technical support to safety and regulatory audits.

May be responsible for back filling Process Safety Team Supervisor.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of petrochemical/refining experience in one or more of the following areas:
  Safety, Operations, and / or Engineering Design.
• Working experience with hazard identification, risk analyses and assessment methodologies (e.g. Hazard Identification (HAZID), Inherent SHE Review, PHAs).
• Working knowledge of industry codes, standards and practices relevant to process design and safety (e.g. ASME, API, NFPA, ANSI, etc.) and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP).
• Understanding and experiences with risk scenario development techniques, including assignment of probabilities and consequences.

Preferred Qualifications/Experience

• Utilization of consequence modelling tools (e.g. DNV PHAST).
• Controls and Protective System Design concepts and impact in risk assessments.
• Design and review of fire protection systems and expertise for firefighting strategies/tactics.
• BLAST and Toxic facility siting.
• Design, commissioning, start‑up of a petrochemical facility.

• Pension Plan:
  Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
• Savings Plan:
  You can contribute between 6% and…