Specialist, Process Safety Engineering

Nutrien; Calgary; On-site; CAD 155,470 - 244,289; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Retirement plan

Paid vacation

Sick days and holidays

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Nutrien is seeking a collaborative and driven process safety professional to lead PHA facilitation and strengthen our risk management across multiple sites, including Deerfield, Saskatoon, and Calgary.

You will apply industry best practices, mentor engineers, and drive continuous improvement in process safety standards, with the ability to influence across diverse teams and functions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering.
• 12+ years in a process safety engineering role, working in an industrial processing environment.
• Experience with PHAPro, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio.
• Experience with BowTieXP, PHAST, Safeti considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide Process Hazard Analysis facilitation services, coaching, and advice to Nutrien sites, including workshops and reporting.
• Maintain up-to-date schedule of PHA revalidations across multiple sites.
• Challenge the status quo and test process safety practices and standards.
• Provide safety engineering advice to develop practical risk reduction solutions.
• Share best practices across operating sites and mentor others.
• Support development and delivery of process safety training.
• Monitor safety KPIs, conduct risk assessments and incident investigations as needed.
• Mentor junior process safety engineers and guide cross-functional teams.
• Lead change initiatives to improve safety standards and practices.

Skills

PHA facilitator

Process safety management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder influence

Change management

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's in chemical/mechanical engineering

Tools

PHAPro

SAP

Excel

Word

Visio

BowTieXP

PHAST

Safeti

Job description

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We're guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

We are seeking a collaborative and driven process safety professional who values diversity, teamwork, and shared success. The ideal candidate is a highly skilled and experienced Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) facilitator with deep knowledge of Process Safety Management best practices, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. They will possess strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities to support equipment and system performance, as well as identify opportunities for program development and continuous improvement. This role requires excellent communication and influencing skills to build alignment and gain buy-in for recommendations across diverse stakeholder groups. Success in this position also depends on the ability to work effectively both independently and within teams.

This position is located at either Nutrien's Deerfield, Illinois, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan or Calgary, Alberta head offices.

What You'll Do

• Provide Process Hazard Analysis facilitation services, coaching, and advice to Nutrien chemical manufacturing sites and terminals, including preparation and planning, conducting the workshops, supporting management review of findings, completing professional reports on time, and following up on important recommendations.
• Ensure all sites have an up to date and complete schedule of PHA Revalidations and collaborate with on-site teams to optimize the schedule across many sites.
• Challenge the status quo and regularly test effectiveness of process safety practices and standards.
• Provide competent process safety engineering advice and support for sites to develop practical solutions to manage operational risk.
• Keep current on industry best practice, interpret codes and standards changes, and facilitate the sharing of best practices among the operating sites.
• Participate in Process Safety Management audits and conduct assessments on specific risk management processes such as management of change and pre-start up safety review.
• Support the development and delivery of process safety training.
• Monitor process safety key performance indicators, identify trends, surface risks & support risk assessments, as well as process safety event investigations as required.
• Mentor less experienced process safety engineers and guide other functions and engineering disciplines to improve risk literacy and process hazard awareness.
• Lead change initiatives and teams to guide the development, planning, implementation, and continuous improvement of process safety standards and best practices, with a depth of understanding of business and organizational impacts of changes.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or mechanical engineering
• 12+ years in a process safety engineering role, working in an industrial processing environment
• Background in chemical processing, with anhydrous ammonia experience considered an asset
• Experience with PHAPro, SAP, Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio
• Experience with BowTieXP, PHAST, Safeti considered an asset

Skills

• Skilled and experienced Process Hazard Analysis facilitator
• Extensive knowledge of process safety management best practices, industry standards, and relevant regulations
• Effectively communicate to achieve a high level of buy in for recommendations from all affected parties, demonstrated influence without positional authority
• Ability to work well independently and in a team context with excellent time management, organizational skills, and change management.
• Consequence Modeling, SIL studies, quantitative risk assessment, fire protection engineering experience considered an asset

Compensation & Benefits

The salary range for this role, in Deerfield, Illinois, is between $110,400 - $173,470 USD per year. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions. Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program. Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee. Details will be discussed through the application process.

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons. Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.

Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

This job will remain posted until filled.

In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

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