Process Safety Engineer​/Process Risk Management Representative

Process Safety Engineer / Process Risk Management Representative (Open)

Location:

Houston, TX (HO) – Engineering – E&C Houston

Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions is a technology partner of choice for the design, engineering and construction of leading‑edge processing facilities and related infrastructures worldwide. We enable our customers to optimize the use of the planet's natural resources and provide clean and sustainable energy through cutting‑edge innovation and proprietary technology. We develop creative, safe, reliable and competitive solutions for customers, contributing to the transformation of the energy industry and protecting the atmosphere.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long‑term performance and contribute to sustainability with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

The Process Risk Management Representative (PRMR) is responsible for implementing the annual plan for process risk management within his/her perimeter, according to the “Process Risk Management program” established by the Process Risk Manager. They conduct process risk assessments when required and ensure that the selected risk reduction measures meet the criteria defined by the Group risk criticality matrix. They perform field reviews to confirm the effectiveness of validated risk reduction measures, identify, analyze, evaluate and control possible risks, set up action plans to eliminate, avoid or mitigate industrial risks.

• Participate in the development of the annual Process Risk and Reliability Plan for E&C Houston.
• Support the Process Risk Manager in assessing, continually improving, and reporting the effectiveness of process risk management and reliability programs across all E&C Houston work.
• Review project criticality at project inception and actively participate in Project Risk register sessions.
• Conduct comprehensive gap analyses between client requirements and company process safety standards/metrics; advise project teams on compliance risks and ensure the most stringent safety criteria are adopted.
• Identify the need for and lead early‑stage risk assessments, such as HAZIDs and What‑If analyses driven by risk registers, customer mandates or company standards, ensuring high‑consequence risks are flagged and appropriately budgeted.
• Issue the process risk management plan for projects under execution, defining all applicable process risk requirements within their assigned perimeter.
• Lead equipment criticality assessments to define and drive quality program requirements throughout the project execution lifecycle.
• Review the list of safety standards applicable to each project within their assigned perimeter.
• Actively participate in PFD, P&, and 3D model reviews to provide expert process safety guidance, ensuring early risk identification and facilitating the strategic planning of subsequent Process Hazard Analyses (PHA).
• Participate in Plot Plan reviews to verify equipment spacing and hazardous storage separation distances strictly comply with client specifications, Global Design Safety Requirements (GDSR), and applicable industry best practices.
• Conduct process risk assessments as applicable (HAZOP, LOPA, SIL allocation, identification of EIS, dispersion studies, etc.) and ensure the selected risk reduction measures meet the criteria defined by the Group risk criticality matrix.
• Establish the “Element Important for Safety” (EIS) list for each project, driving formal validation and sign‑off from the investing subsidiary (project owner), Process Risk Manager and project director.
• Support technical disciplines in identifying applicable Air Liquide Industrial Management System (IMS) related group procedures, group technical standards, global and local E&C standards relevant to process risk management.
• Conduct technical risk audits and site inspections at existing sites (e.g., Pre‑Start‑Up Safety Reviews); identify risks, elements important for safety, and mitigating actions, ensuring all actions are completed on schedule.
• Monitor, analyze and evaluate applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements, engineering codes,…