Process Safety Engineer

Process Safety Engineer

London

The successful candidate will execute process safety engineering deliverables on a Pre‑FEED basis, working within a multidisciplinary team environment. Key activities include:

• Execute major process safety deliverables in accordance with approved engineering procedures and design criteria.
• Prepare, coordinate, and review engineering designs, studies, and reports.
• Lead design development and coordinate across engineering disciplines while managing workload and schedule.
• Resolve complex design challenges including conflicting requirements and coordination issues.
• Plan and prepare equipment/work specifications, bid evaluations, and award recommendations.
• Coordinate engineering efforts between specialty groups, clients, suppliers, and contractors.
• Assist in on‑the‑job training of personnel and contribute to performance evaluations.
• Prepare and review conceptual/Pre‑FEED studies, designs, reports, and proposals.
• Support preparation of cost estimates, quantity take‑offs, and staffing requirements for proposals.
• Review and check work produced by junior engineers.

• Lead and manage HAZID, What‑If, HAZOP, and LOPA reviews.
• Conduct hazardous area classification, fire & gas detection system and firewater system design.
• Develop Performance Standards for Safety Critical Systems.
• Maintain Hazard and Risk Registers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review and validate third‑party studies including:
  Fire & Explosion Analysis, Quantitative Risk Assessment, Facility Siting Studies, Emergency System Survivability Analysis (ESSA), Escalation Risk Assessments, and SIMOPS Risk Assessments.
• Support preparation and maintenance of the Safety Case / Safety Report for a Major Hazard Facility.

• Recognised degree from an accredited university plus a minimum of 15 years of relevant process safety experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) licence, IChemE Chartered Engineer status, or commitment to achieving this.
• Specialist knowledge in one or more of: HAZOP/LOPA, QRA, SIL assessment, consequence modelling, or hazardous area classification.
• Strong understanding of technical theory, engineering principles, and their practical application in design execution.
• Familiarity with major safety regulations and industry codes: NFPA, API, IEC, UK/European safety regulations (COMAH, DSEAR, PSSR, etc.).