Senior Process Safety Consultant

Join Us in Shaping the Future of Process Safety Excellence We are seeking a motivated and ambitious Senior Process Safety Consultant to join our growing team at Tetra Tech RPS.

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a diverse portfolio of projects across sectors including nuclear, chemical and pharmaceutical, oil & gas, clean energy (hydrogen, CCS, EfW), utilities (water, power and gas networks), aerospace, manufacturing and defence. The role offers the individual to deliver high-quality consultancy services that promote safe, compliant, and sustainable environments. Purpose & Scope of the Role The opportunity offers the individual to deliver expert process safety consultancy, helping clients reduce risks to ALARP and achieve compliance across complex operational environments.

You will work on a diverse range of services, including hazard study facilitation (HAZID and HAZOP), DSEAR reviews, functional safety assessments, consequence modelling, quantitative risk assessment (QRA), machinery safety, and COMAH compliance. You will take ownership of projects from bid stage through to closeout, conducting site surveys, leading workshops, and preparing detailed technical reports supported by robust calculations. A key part of the role involves producing clear, accurate documentation and facilitating hazard studies to identify risks and evaluate mitigation measures.

This is a position for professionals who thrive on technical challenge and responsibility, delivering high-quality solutions that make a measurable impact on safety performance. Your Impact in This Position In your first year, you will gain hands-on experience across a variety of projects, such as toxic dispersion modelling, DSEAR reviews, and hazard study facilitation. You will contribute to project delivery, integrate into a collaborative team and mentor graduates and junior colleagues.

This period will allow you to develop technical expertise while building strong relationships with clients and peers. There will be opportunities to lead larger projects and assume line management duties. By your second year, you will confidently mentor junior team members and manage your own pipeline of work across multiple industries. You will have opportunities to lead projects, oversee delivery teams and ensure high standards of quality and client satisfaction, while contributing to team growth and achieving strategic targets.

Your Toolkit for Success at Tetra Tech RPS At Tetra Tech RPS we recruit using core capabilities - the toolkit of essential skills, experience, competencies, and responsibilities required to perform the role effectively. As we strive to find the best fit for this position, we are seeking individuals that meet a benchmark level of expertise. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as the 'perfect' candidate.

If you feel you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we would love to hear from you. Technical Expertise & Solution Delivery The role is focused on delivering high-quality technical reports that demonstrate a clear understanding of client requirements and translate them into effective process safety solutions. This may include conducting site visits, workshops, supporting calculations and the preparation of detailed documentation that informs critical safety decisions.

The ability to challenge existing approaches and apply technical judgement is essential. Acting as a trusted advisor, you will provide expert guidance on regulatory compliance and best practice across all areas of process safety, ensuring clients meet relevant standards and operate safely within high-hazard environments. Financial management A commercially focused approach is central to this role, requiring expertise in preparing accurate cost proposals, monitoring project expenditure against progress and ensuring profitability targets are achieved to support wider financial objectives.

The successful individual will also manage project cash flow and invoicing throughout the lifecycle, maintaining precise financial tracking and timely reporting. Business Development Driving business growth is a key aspect of this role, requiring experience in writing compelling proposals and securing follow-on work from existing clients. You will identify new opportunities through regular engagement, understand evolving client needs and bid for additional work that adds measurable value.

Building strong relationships and proactively demonstrating how our services can continue to support client objectives is fundamental to success. Leadership and Mentoring The role offers the opportunity to shape the next generation of technical specialists by mentoring and supporting junior team members through hands-on experience and expert guidance. You will accompany them on site visits, review and refine their work, provide feedback and approve technical reports, ensuring the highest standards across all deliverables.

Working closely with our nuclear safety, human…