Process Safety Consultant

eRecruitSmart; Belfast; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading safety consultancy is seeking a Process Safety Consultant in Belfast. This role involves delivering safety and risk management studies, managing projects, and working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Candidates should have a relevant Master’s degree and experience in technical consultancy. The position offers a salary of £40,000 to £52,000 and numerous benefits including private healthcare and flexible working.

Benefits

Generous pension – 10% employer contribution

Private healthcare

Increased holiday entitlement with service

Opportunities for further education

Flexible working

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• Master’s (MEng / MSc, or BSc with significant experience) in a STEM subject.
• Experience in managing and delivering projects in a consultancy environment.
• 5+ years for senior engineer roles or 3+ for project engineer roles.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high hazard safety and risk management studies.
• Manage workflow and expectations while ensuring project profitability.
• Conduct hazardous area classification studies and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Project management

Risk assessment

Hazardous area classification

Communication

Technical safety knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in a STEM subject

Master’s in Process Safety and Loss Prevention

Tools

FLACS-CFD

Job description

Overview

This world-leading company in the field of safety and risk management has several full-time and part-time positions available for a Process Safety Consultant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. This hybrid role is split between the home office, co-working office address in Belfast and client sites, including periodic visits to the UK HQ in Warrington as required.

About the company

Our client is a world-leading company in the field of safety and risk management and advanced dispersion, explosion and fire modelling. Their experience arises from detailed knowledge of explosion phenomena built up through years of extensive research projects, carrying out safety assessments, performing accident investigations and conducting physical testing at the company’s facilities.

About the role

In the role of Process Safety Consultant you will be working as part of a growing international team, aligned with the Company’s core values of trustworthiness, sharing and agility. You will be delivering high hazard safety and risk management studies to support our client’s consulting business in Northern Ireland and UK and support the global consulting business as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for delivering best-in-class project work and deliverables for clients
• Defining project scope with clients
• Managing your own workflow and working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Project management, managing client expectations, scope creep and project profitability
• Conducting hazardous area classification studies for gas, vapour and dust
• Providing guidance and issuing pragmatic recommendations to eliminate and mitigate the risk of explosions and fires
• Modelling the frequency and development of accidents
• Modelling the consequence of accidents
• Assist with the facilitation of HAZID / HAZOP workshops
• Answering technical safety queries and assisting clients with a wide range of safety issues
• Ventilation, Dispersion and Explosion Modelling using the Company CFD tool, FLACS-CFD
• Help develop and maintain commercial relationship with clients
• Proactively contribute to generating leads, opportunities and projects for the Consulting Department

About you

To be successful for the role of Process Safety Consultant, you will have / be :

• Master’s (MEng / MSc, or BSc with significant experience), in a STEM subject (Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or other natural sciences)
• A Master’s degree in Process Safety and Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Fire & Explosion Protection Engineering or similar would be advantageous
• Experience of managing and delivering projects is essential, ideally in a consultancy environment
• Preferably 5+ years for senior engineer roles, or 3+ years for project engineer roles of experience in technical consultancy with knowledge of a broad range of safety and risk subject areas
• Enthusiasm for areas of expertise and providing motivation, guidance, and support to colleagues and the wider technical community
• Preferably experienced with commercial project management
• Full UK Driving Licence

Behavioural Competencies

• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent communication ability
• Commercial acumen
• Technical ability
• Role modelling
• Professional expertise
• Coaching and mentoring
• Be a trusted confidante

About the rewards

For the role of Process Safety Consultant there is a salary on offer of £40,000 to £52,000 per annum, pro rata and the benefits include :

• Generous pension – 10% employer contribution irrespective of employee contributions
• Private healthcare
• Increased holiday entitlement with service – 1 x extra day for each two years of service (up to maximum of 3 additional days)
• An opportunity to receive training for the Company software and bespoke services
• Active encouragement and support to continue with further education and personal development
• A healthy work-life balance
• Flexible working
• A positive work environment and most of all you’ll have fun with your peers as the company conduct their business as a collaborative group of like-minded individuals