Senior Product and Process Safety Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Dunfermline, Rosyth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Senior Product and Process Safety Engineer in Rosyth, near Dunfermline. You will lead safety workshops, collaborate on safety activities, and ensure compliance with quality systems. A degree in engineering and extensive process safety experience are required. This full-time role offers hybrid working arrangements and an excellent benefits package.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Be Kind Day for volunteering

Qualifications

• Strong familiarity with IEC 61511 and functional safety systems.
• Extensive experience in Process Safety Engineering.
• The successful candidate must maintain BPSS security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Leading internal and external safety workshops including HAZID and HAZOP.
• Collaborating with New Product Development and Project teams on safety.
• Managing documentation for compliance with quality management systems.

Skills

Familiarity with IEC 61511

Leadership in HAZID, HAZOP workshops

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in process engineering software

Analytical skills in process safety

Education

Degree in Process, Chemical or related Engineering

ICHEME-accredited training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Senior Product and Process Safety Engineer

Location: Rosyth, Fife - Hybrid Working

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF67426

Shape the Future of Safer Engineering

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Product and Process Safety Engineer at Rosyth, near Dunfermline, Fife.

Role

As a Senior Product and Process Safety Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, helping to shape the safe design and operation of marine Cargo Handling Systems and Fuel Gas Systems used in transporting and storing liquefied gases such as LNG, LPG, LCO₂, and emerging alternative fuels. This is your opportunity to make a real impact—advancing safety in global engineering projects while growing your career in a dynamic, future-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading internal and external safety workshops including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL determination and verification.
• Collaborating with New Product Development and Project teams to prioritise safety activities across global programmes.
• Managing documentation and ensuring compliance with quality management systems.
• Coordinating training and development for the safety engineering team.
• Overseeing direct reports and ensuring delivery of safety outputs to project timelines.

This role is full time and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience

• Strong familiarity with IEC 61511 and functional safety systems.
• Proven ability to lead HAZID, HAZOP and LOPA workshops.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders and third parties.
• Proficient in process engineering software and Microsoft Office.
• Strong technical and analytical skills in process safety.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Process, Chemical or related Engineering discipline.
• Extensive experience in Process Safety Engineering.
• ICHEME-accredited or equivalent training in Hazard Study Leadership and SIL Determination.

Security clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain BPSS security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. This Window opens February through to March annually.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International

For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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