Sr. PSM Engineer

The Senior Process Safety Management (PSM) Engineer serves as a technical leader responsible for the implementation, continuous improvement, and governance of Process Safety Management programs across a large chemical manufacturing facility. This role partners closely with Operations, Maintenance, Process Design, Technical Services, Health & Safety, Environmental, and plant leadership to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM, EPA Risk Management Program (RMP), and company process safety requirements while driving a strong process safety culture.

Reporting into the Site Process Safety Leader, the position provides technical leadership for risk identification, hazard analysis, incident investigations, management of change, and safeguard effectiveness programs.

• Lead and facilitate Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Human Factors and Facility Siting assessments, and Layers of Protection Analyses (LOPAs) for global process revalidations, MOCs, Projects, and Incidents
• Serve as a site subject matter expert for one or more PSM elements
• Drive continuous improvement of process safety programs and risk management practices
• Partner with site leadership to strengthen process safety culture and competency across the organization
• Mentor engineers, operations personnel, and cross-functional teams on process safety principles

• Ensure compliance with OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR ), EPA Risk Management Program requirements, and applicable corporate standards
• Support process safety audits and regulatory inspections
• Lead closure of audit findings, recommendations, and compliance actions.
• Support development and maintenance of process safety procedures, standards, and training programs

• Evaluate process hazards and recommend effective layers of protection and risk reduction measures
• Assess the effectiveness of engineered, administrative, and procedural safeguards
• Conduct consequence analyses and release modeling

• Provide technical leadership and governance for Management of Change activities
• Review proposed process modifications for process safety impacts and regulatory compliance
• Ensure hazards are appropriately identified, evaluated, documented, and mitigated before implementation
• Verify completion of pre-startup safety reviews and required documentation updates

• Lead and facilitate investigations of process safety incidents and near misses
• Apply root cause analysis methodologies to identify systemic causes and corrective actions
• Track corrective actions through completion and verify effectiveness
• Share lessons learned across site and corporate networks

• Support Mechanical Integrity programs for critical process equipment
• Assist reliability and maintenance teams in the management of process safety-related equipment
• Verify process safety safeguards are functioning as intended and continue to provide the required protection

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years of chemical manufacturing or industrial process experience
• Experience with incident investigation and root cause analysis methods
• Experience with risk assessment methodologies
• Experience working in an OSHA PSM and/or EPA RMP regulated environment
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills

• Demonstrated experience leading Process Hazard Analyses
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA PSM and EPA RMP regulations
• 3 years of Process Safety Management experience
• Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous improvement training
• Experience with consequence modeling
• Mechanical Integrity program experience

Base salary range for this position is $95,000 to $142,600 annually.