Principal Process Safety Engineer

Building on our past. Ready for the future.

Worley is a global skilled services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

We are currently recruiting for a Principal Process Safety Engineer. This full‑time position is based in Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta.

• Provision of technical assurance across the technical safety and loss prevention activities and deliverables.
• Leading and coordinating the activities and deliverables allocated to the location in accordance with the project schedule.
• Guidance on appropriate risk mitigation measures required for operational and integrity related Process Safety issues.
• Guidance for operational issues on safety engineering systems including fire and explosion protection systems, and emergency facilities.
• Knowledge and/or participation of industry/group led research or developments in the management of Process Safety hazards.
• Contributing to maintenance and update of relevant safety engineering standards.
• Provide guidance, development and lateral learning to other Process Safety Engineers.
• Support the Lead Safety Engineer, project management and engineering disciplines with process safety concerns and queries.
• Lead and manage specialist Process Safety Engineering Contractors, including work planning and prioritization, QA, and budgetary control.
• Delivery of formal safety studies including Consequence Assessments, Fire Safety Studies, Escape and Muster Studies, Equipment Survivability Studies, and risk assessments both qualitative and quantitative.
• Recommend any additional Technical Safety reviews necessary because of scope change, design development, etc., and check that all required Technical Safety Reviews are completed.
• Facilitating hazard workshops for Process Safety hazards such as HAZID, HAZOP, SIL classification, and Facility Layout and Siting.

• Extensive experience in process safety and fire protection engineering.
• Experience in production or engineering of oil and gas facilities, hydrogen, carbon capture, mining, and chemical industries.
• Knowledge of applicable local and international standards, statutory and regulatory specifications.
• Demonstrable knowledge of the fundamentals of safety and risk engineering.
• Experience performing facility siting studies, consequence modelling and QRA using proprietary software such as PHAST and SAFETI.
• Experience designing active and passive fire protection systems, including fire water, sprinkler and deluge, clean agent, fireproofing, and fire zones, using proprietary software such as AFT‑Fathom and Pipenet.
• Knowledge of risk‑based and performance‑based fire protection engineering.
• Facilitating process hazard analysis and risk workshops.
• Knowledge of local and international fire protection standards such as NFPA, API, ASME.
• Experience in Greenfield and Brownfield EPC projects, pipelines, storage areas and terminals.
• Experience designing fire and gas detection and alarm systems with detailed knowledge of fire alarm control panels, interface connections, wiring, cable routing, fire and gas mapping.
• Team player, able to motivate peers, influence without direct authority, and manage change.
• Positive and forward‑looking attitude focused on creating positive results rather than policing and enforcement.
• Must be resident of Canada.

• Chemical Engineering degree or equivalent.
• P. Eng (Alberta) designation.

Worley is committed to providing a fair and equitable hiring process for all applicants. As part of this commitment, Worley will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If you require any accommodations or assistance, please contact