Process Safety Engineer

Airswift; Fort McMurray; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A major Oil and Gas company in Fort McMurray is seeking a Process Safety Engineer for a 1-year contract. This role involves supporting Process Safety Management, leading incident investigations, and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Candidates should have over 10 years of engineering experience, strong communication skills, and familiarity with Process Safety Management Systems. Fly in/fly out travel from Calgary or Edmonton is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience directly supporting a large process facility.
• Experience with Process Safety Management Systems in facility operations.
• A solid foundation in process engineering with a strong safeguarding and loss prevention background would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Support Process Safety Management in oil sands operations.
• Lead investigations into significant process safety events.
• Oversee Process Hazard Assessments and safety compliance.
• Ensure annual testing of firewater systems is complete.

Skills

Process Safety Management

Communication skills

Engineering experience

Hazard analysis techniques

Influencing skills

Education

Registered or eligible for registration with APEGA

Job description

Overview

Our client, a major Oil and Gas company, is looking for a Process Safety Engineer to join their team on a 1-year contract in the Fort McMurray area. This will be fly in/fly out with flights from Calgary or Edmonton.

Key Accountabilities

• Support team of Process Safety Engineers to promote and provide technical support for Process Safety Management (PSM) in oil sands operations.
• Accountable to develop effective working relationships with all business units to foster the efficient delivery of the Process Safety Engineering discipline.
• Accountable to implement Process Safety requirements in a compliant, effective and efficient manner.
• Lead or oversee incident investigations into significant process safety events. Apply root cause analysis techniques to ensure the root causes of the incidents are identified and addressed.
• Oversee Process Hazard Assessments (PHA) and revalidations for the business units. Assist with hazard identification, evaluation and mitigation as part of capital project.
• Support the application of the Operational Risk Assessment process at the site.
• Participate in the review of corporate Process Safety Engineering Specifications and Standards.
• Ensure annual testing of firewater systems, deluge firewater pump performance and flow capacity tests are complete.
• Support commissioning of fire protection assets in capital projects.
• Oversee facility siting analysis of people occupied buildings (permanent and/or temporary) and/or critical infrastructure in relation to process hazards including vapour cloud explosion, fire or toxic exposures.
• Ensure industry recognized and accepted standards for Process Safety and Fire Protection are followed on site through the application of internal standards, as well as a sound knowledge of industry practices and standards.

Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience directly supporting a large process facility
• Strong communication and facilitation skills are a requirement in this role.
• Experience with Process Safety Management Systems in facility operations
• Demonstrated ability to influence and persuade managers and leaders in delivering team goals.
• Registration or eligibility to register with APEGA
• Experience in applying a variety of process safety risk management and hazard analysis techniques in an operating environment
• A solid foundation in process engineering with a strong safeguarding and loss prevention background would be an asset in this role