Functional Safety Engineer

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Functional Safety Engineer to join their Glasgow office. In this pivotal role, you will engage in process and functional safety design activities that span various project phases, from conceptual design to detailed engineering. You'll be at the forefront of innovative energy solutions, contributing to projects involving hydrogen generation and storage. This position offers a hybrid work schedule, allowing you to balance professional and personal commitments effectively. Join a company that values employee well-being and professional growth, and help make a positive impact on communities worldwide.

Benefits

Health insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Performance-based bonus program

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Process Safety Engineering

Functional Safety Design

HAZID

HAZOP

SIL Compliance

Risk Mitigation

Technical Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Aspen HYSYS

Aspen Flarenet

AFT Fathon

DNV PHAST

CadnaA

FLACS

Job description

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Functional Safety Engineer

Date: Mar 18, 2025

Location: Glasgow, GB

Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

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.

Opportunity Type: Staff

Contract Hire Only for this Project: No

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

• Bachelors’ degree in Chemical (Preferred) / Mechanical Engineering
• Significant (typically 12+ years) relevant experience
• Knowledge on local and international design standards like ATEX, COMAH, NFPA, IP, API, BS, DNV Class, etc.
• Experience in the Hydrogen, LNG, offshore oil & gas, and petrochemical industry
• 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

• Hand on experience on software –Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Flarenet, AFT Fathon & Impulse, DNV PHAST / SAFETI, SOUND PLAN / CadnaA, FLACS, KFX, etc.
• 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.
• 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

Job Grade

132

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