Principal Process Safety Engineer

TieTalent; Inverkeithing; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pension scheme

Enhanced annual leave

Company contributed Share Incentive Plan

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Cycle2work

Employee discounts

Annual incentive

Job summary

An engineering recruitment firm seeks a Principal Process Safety Engineer for a hybrid role in Barrow-in-Furness. Responsibilities include completing DSEAR risk assessments, mentoring junior engineers, and developing safety strategies. Essential qualifications include experience in explosion safety engineering and DSEAR risk assessments, preferably in a high hazard industry. The role offers a competitive salary and benefits including enhanced annual leave and a pension scheme.

Qualifications

• Experience in a high hazard industry preferred.
• Proven track record in implementing strategic objectives.
• Experience with COMAH Safety Case support is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Complete DSEAR risk assessments and compliance activities.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers.
• Review and produce explosion safety strategies.
• Peer reviewing work.
• Risk analysis.
• Developing and producing processes and policy documentation for the site.

Skills

Explosion safety engineering experience

DSEAR risk assessment production

Hazardous Area Classification

Education

Degree in a STEM discipline

COMAH safety case experience

Site asset protection experience

Fire safety engineering experience

Job description

Overview

Job title: Principal Process Safety Engineer

Location: Barrow-in-Furness – we offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

Responsibilities

• Completing DSEAR risk assessments and compliance activities
• Mentoring and developing junior engineers
• Reviewing and producing explosion safety strategies
• Peer reviewing work
• Risk Analysis
• Developing and producing processes and policy documentation for the site

Qualifications

Essential:

• Experience of working in an explosion safety engineering environment and applying various methods of hazard analysis
• DSEAR risk assessment production including hazard identification and analysis (preferably from a high hazard industry)
• A thorough understanding of Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) and Proven track record in implementing business processes to achieve strategic objectives

Desirable:

• Degree qualified in a STEM discipline
• COMAH – Control of Major Accident Hazards (Safety Case support) experience
• Site Asset Protection experience & Fire Safety Engineering experience

Benefits

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Safety and Environmental Team

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established team tasked which offers exposure to the wider strategic initiative. You will be working with six people from principals to apprentices, liaising with operational managers, heads of departments as well as the Health & Safety teams. This role offers exposure to the Wider Control Damage Hazards team whilst individually being given the opportunity for professional growth within the function. We offer relocation support packages across all Submarines roles, subject to meeting eligibility criteria

Application details

Closing date: 26th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Technology, Information and Internet