Functional Safety Engineer

Black & Veatch; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Functional Safety Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in ensuring safety in innovative energy solutions. This position offers the chance to work on exciting projects related to hydrogen generation and storage, contributing to the development of essential fuels and feedstocks. With a hybrid work schedule, you will enjoy a balance between collaboration and flexibility. Be part of an established industry leader that values your professional growth and well-being while making a positive impact on communities worldwide. If you are passionate about safety engineering and want to be at the forefront of energy solutions, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance-Based Bonus

Flexible Work Hours

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in process safety and functional safety engineering.
• Strong knowledge of local and international design standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and organize project activities related to functional safety engineering.
• Develop and implement safety measures to mitigate identified risks.

Skills

Process Safety Engineering

Functional Safety Design

HAZID

HAZOP

SIL Compliance

Risk Assessment

Technical Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Aspen HYSYS

DNV PHAST

AFT Fathon

FLACS

Job description

At Black & Veatch, our employee-owners go beyond the project. For over a century, we have been breaking down social, economic and geographic barriers by making life's critical resources accessible to all. Working with us, you will help provide critical expertise as we, along with our valued clients, deliver solutions that positively impact communities around the world. Our professionals are our greatest asset, and we believe nothing is more important than the health, happiness and professional growth of our employee-owners. With a focus on flexible work-life balance options, an expanding and diverse workforce, and limitless career growth opportunities, we will give you our best to help you give us your best, and together we can build a world of difference.

Req Id : 108030

Opportunity Type : Staff

Relocation eligible : No

Full time/Part time : Full-Time

Contract Hire Only for this Project : No

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Job Summary

The Team

Black & Veatch’s Fuels & Natural Resources focuses discreetly on global investors and operators who need to tap into Black & Veatch’s broad portfolio of large-scale solutions dedicated to converting critical resources into essential fuels and feedstocks. By joining our market sector, you will have the opportunity to be at the forefront of helping our clients with the most innovative energy solutions.

Our project portfolio includes hydrogen generation, storage, and delivery systems, including those that use green (renewable) and blue (hydrogen recovery from natural gas) energy. Our goal is to develop a resilient means of producing fuel and electricity. Join us to be part of an industry mega-trend and work for an established industry leader.

The Opportunity

As Functional Safety Engineer, you will be responsible for performing process safety and functional safety design activities in various phases of projects (viz., conceptual design, feasibility study, basic/FEED and detail engineering).

This role is based in our Glasgow, United Kingdom office. We work a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days remote.

Key Responsibilities

1. Monitoring, scheduling, and organizing projects related activities of Functional Safety / Process Safety engineering during various phases of project such as:
1. Conceptual Design: HAZID, Constructability review
2. Detailed Design: Developing and implementing safety measures to mitigate identified risks. (HAZOP, LOPA, SIL compliance, ATEX, DSEAR, PSSR)
3. Development of Functional Safety Requirements for these project as per IEC 61511
4. Implementation: Overseeing the integration of safety systems and ensuring compliance with safety standards. (SIL systems)
5. Testing and Validation: Conducting safety assessments and validating the effectiveness of safety measures. (SIL testing/Validation, Functional Safety Validation)
6. Operation and Maintenance: Ensuring the customer is supplied with the required documentation to allow the systems to be operated and maintained properly.
2. Liaison with regulator/statutory body/CDM related to approval, clearance, and permission for feasibility of project.
3. Electrical Hazardous area classification as per ATEX, API, IEC and IP norms for all the projects.
4. Interaction and troubleshooting of various technical issues related to site with Clients, Project Management Consultancy, Licensor, Vendors, and Subcontractors and inter-department on various project related activities.
5. Checking / Preparation of Fire Water network layout, Gas Detection System, Water Spray System, Sprinkler System, Fire Water Tank, Pump Calculation, and fire water demand for firefighting. Fire water system water hammer/surge analysis.
6. Coordination & Review of third-party studies like QRA Study, HAZID Study, HAZOP Study, SIL Study, F&G Detector Mapping and Noise Study for the upcoming projects and ability to interpret their results into required actions.
7. Attend kick-off meetings with Clients, Project Management Consultancy, Vendors and Internal Review Meetings, 3D-Model Review, Kick-Off Meeting, Project Scheduling, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelors’ degree in Chemical (Preferred) / Mechanical Engineering
2. Significant (typically 12+ years) relevant experience
3. Knowledge on local and international design standards like ATEX, COMAH, NFPA, IP, API, BS, DNV Class, etc.
4. Experience in the Hydrogen, LNG, offshore oil & gas, and petrochemical industry
5. All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations

Preferred Qualifications

1. Hand on experience on software – Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Flarenet, AFT Fathon & Impulse, DNV PHAST / SAFETI, SOUND PLAN / CadnaA, FLACS, KFX, etc.
2. In Depth Experience and capability to direct and manage safety activities such as: Facility Siting Study, Escape Route/Life Safety Review, Vent/Vapor Dispersion, Blast Overpressure, etc.
3. Ability to determine the appropriate safety studies that should be applied to a variety of projects and the key inputs and factors to those studies required with a focus on reducing risks to AALARP.

Salary Plan

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