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Vopak · 2 weeks ago

Sr. Process Safety Engineer

Freeport, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Vopak is committed to energy security and energy transition, offering a safe and diverse working environment. As a Sr. Process Safety Engineer, you will provide leadership and expertise in process safety, ensuring compliance with regulations and driving safety performance to zero incidents.

EnergyEnergy ManagementOil and Gas

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Act as the company’s owner and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Risk Management Plans (RMP), Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA), and Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (PSM) programs

Support the development and execution of the company’s PSM goals and strategies. Assess the state of process safety culture within the terminals and support in developing plans for continuous improvement

Develop, roll out and support a standardized PSM program at Vopak IIA Terminal sites with the goal of creating a best-in-class performance with respect to Process Safety

Provide process safety consulting support related to the process safety elements including Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Mechanical Integrity (MI), Pre-Start Up Safety Review (PSSR), Process Safety Information (PSI), Management of Change (MOC), Emergency Preparedness, Process Safety training, Contractor Safety and Risk Mitigation

Facilitate PHA’s including HAZOP’s and LOPA’s, Human Reliability Analyses and other Process Safety functions to support PHA recommendations

Support Vopak IIA’s knowledge on process safety developments and best practices, high-profile process safety risks, improvement initiatives and issues and site PSM implementation

Ensure process safety performance improvement by establishing and monitoring leading and lagging KPIs

Lead Incident Investigations and other Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ) related initiatives

Coordinate, participate and lead SHEQ related audits, reviews and inspections

Maintain overview of recordable incidents and proactively track incident investigation progress and corrective action implementation. Facilitate incident learning and sharing

Create competence requirements and curriculum for Process Safety training for new and experienced employees

Provide regulatory interpretation and technical advice for process safety related rules, regulations and standards

Reviews and updates Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and work practices to ensure compliance with Company and industry standards and applicable regulations

Collects data and analyzes trends/patterns; utilizes results for objective decision making; drives key performance metrics related to SHEQ

Measures and validates process performance using statistical tools; performs statistical sampling

Reviews Process Safety Event (PSE) information to determine severity in accordance with API 754 recommended practice

Prepares and delivers presentations at SHEQ meetings; supports others by preparing reports and /presentations pertaining to process safety, and risk management

Prepares and submits reports to senior management as requested

Stays current on SHEQ processes and applicable technology

Trains regularly on applicable federal, state and local regulations, and standards

Performs other duties assigned by management that fall within the generally expected scope of the position

Qualification

Process Safety ManagementRisk Management PlansQuantitative Risk AssessmentsProcess Hazard AnalysisMechanical IntegrityStatistical AnalysisTechnical WritingMicrosoft Office SuiteAnalytical SkillsInfluencing SkillsEnglish CommunicationOrganizational SkillsLeadership SkillsDetail Oriented

Required

Bachelor's degree in process safety or engineering required

Five or more years of experience in safety, operations or process engineering in the chemicals industry

Recognized knowledge and understanding of process safety and risk management standards

Experience with technical writing applicable to procedures, work instructions, guides and manuals

Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Office Suite, and various email and internet applications

Excellent English communication skills both oral and written; experience creating and delivering presentations

Organizational skills; ability to perform detail-oriented work; proven leadership skills

Passion for process safety and the ability motivate and mobilize others

Competencies: results and quality oriented, eye for detail, problem analysis and judgement, persuasiveness and negotiation skills, sensitivity, discipline, persistence, resilience and ownership