Senior Technical Consultant - Functional Safety

Worley; Calgary; Hybride; CAD 120 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Worley Consulting Group, Americas, seeks a Senior Technical Consultant – Functional Safety, Autonomous Operations. You will lead SIS and functional safety activities across targeted industries, delivering SRS, SIF datasheets, and SIL verification calculations.

This full-time hybrid role is based in Houston, Calgary, or Edmonton. You’ll manage projects and delivery teams globally, support sales pursuits, and foster continuous improvement while collaborating with Worley’s Consulting groups across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering from an accredited college or university.
• Exida CFSE/CFSP, TÜV, or comparable functional safety certification or structured training.
• At least 7 years delivering projects with functional safety focus.
• Experience facilitating client workshops and strategic advisory discussions.
• Willing to travel an average of 25%.

Responsabilités

• Lead SIS safety lifecycle activities across industries including development of SRS and SIF datasheets.
• Perform SIL verification calculations and participate in safety reviews.
• Manage and guide delivery teams across Worley’s global offices and collaborate with sales and client stakeholders.
• Support proposals, contracts, and client relationships to drive project opportunities.
• Pursue continuous improvement and digital enablement within the practice.

Connaissances

Functional Safety

Leadership

SIS

IEC 61511

Exida CFSE/CFSP

TÜV

Project Management

Communication

Travel 25%

Multi-technology systems

Formation

Bachelor's/Master's in Engineering

Outils

exSILentia

aeShield

Kennexis

Triconex

Honeywell SM

Description du poste

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Senior Technical Consultant – Functional Safety, Autonomous Operations

Worley Consulting Group

Americas

Purpose

The Senior Technical Consultant – Functional Safety, within the Autonomous Operations business, reports to the Technical Director of Functional Safety, Autonomous Operations, Americas. The role leads Safety Instrumented System (SIS) and functional safety activities across targeted industries, including the development of deliverables throughout the IEC 61511 SIS safety lifecycle. Key deliverables include Safety Requirements Specifications (SRS), SIF SRS datasheets, SIL verification calculations, and SIF proof-test procedures. The Senior Technical Consultant is also responsible for successfully managing and executing projects, leading appropriately skilled delivery teams across Worley’s global offices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

This role requires strong technical expertise, excellence in project delivery, and a client-focused approach that supports sales growth. The successful candidate will collaborate across Worley Consulting and the wider business to develop integrated offerings for clients in Canada, the United States, and Latin America.

This is a full-time hybrid position based in Houston, Texas, Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Overall Responsibilities And Key Accountabilities

• Participate in designing and implementing automation systems for oil & gas and process industry projects, focused primarily on Functional Safety and Safety Lifecycle requirements.
• Experience in Functional Safety within the process industry including, knowledge of IEC 61511 standard, development of Functional Safety Management Plan, developing Safety Requirements Specification and SIF SRS Datasheets and participation in Safety Reviews (e.g. Functional Safety Assessments).
• PHA/LOPA experience preferred.
• SIS hardware and programming experience across multiple platforms preferred (Triconex, Honeywell SM etc).
• Instrumentation & Controls, and System Integration experience highly preferred.
• Exida (CFSE/CFSP), TUV or similar Functional Safety certification or structured training in functional safety is required.
• SIL verification calculations experience with at least one commonly used industrial software (e.g. exSILentia/ aeShield/ Kennexis etc) highly preferred.
• Experience developing SIF Proof Test/Validation Procedures.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Responsible for leading and managing teams of varying sizes depending on scope, including a mix of full-time employees, contractors and global workshare team to successfully execute projects.
• Responsible for navigating the client decision-making process, involving and interacting with decision-makers and influencers, and overseeing and preparing proposals and contracts.
• Always looking for opportunities to meet customer needs and improve Worley’s financial position.
• Responsible for assisting with sales pursuits, including, but not limited to, sales meetings attendance, assisting in responses to RFP, and conducting short engagements designed to frame a client’s problem statement, plan and sell an engagement, develop client relationships, and demonstrate credibility.
• Strive for continuous improvement in all aspects and actively looking for opportunities to digitally enable how the practice operates.
• Travel as required for various field programs.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of experience delivering projects with focus on functional safety principles and developing and integrating multi-technology solutions.
• Exida CFSE/CFSP, TÜV, or comparable functional safety certification or structured functional safety training.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical, chemical, electronic, mechanical, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
• Project management experience, with a focus on performance improvement and operations preferred.
• Facilitating workshops, client discovery meetings, strategic advisory / consulting with client is expected for successful work execution.
• Driven, high energy, presence/gravitas, intelligent but practical, people person.
• Excellent analytical and research skills, attention to detail, intellectual rigor.
• Able to interact at any level of a client organization, including Executives and Staff.
• Keeps informed on ongoing technological developments with a keen sense of when evolving technology is ready to be implemented at scale.
• Willing to travel an average of 25%.

Worley Consulting offers a competitive remuneration and benefits package, a friendly, professional, dynamic, and flexible work environment, and opportunities to develop your career locally and internationally.

We strive to lead the industry in health, safety, and environmental performance. Our vision is to achieve zero harm to people and assets and zero environmental incidents. We seek people who share our values, beliefs, and commitment to this vision and who demonstrate the behaviors, competencies, and performance expected of their roles.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and is heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all U.S. candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Worley Group is an equal opportunity employer.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.