Technical Safety Manager

Px Engineering Consultants Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eye test and glasses

Online discount site including cinema/

Job summary

px Engineering Consultants Limited is recruiting a Technical Safety Manager to lead safety activities across projects from concept through commissioning. You will provide technical leadership to engineers, advise clients and multidisciplinary teams, and ensure safety requirements are integrated into plant design.

You will collaborate with Process, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical and Instrumentation disciplines to identify hazards, assess risks and develop safer design solutions, with on-the-job

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Safety Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in Technical Safety / Process Safety Engineering within chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, energy or process industries.
• Proven experience delivering technical safety activities within a design engineering, EPC or consultancy environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, HAC assessments and other risk assessment activities.
• Develop and review technical safety philosophies, design bases, specifications and engineering deliverables.
• Lead or oversee fire and explosion assessments, consequence modelling and hazardous area classification.
• Provide technical safety input to process design, equipment selection, plant layout, relief and flare systems, instrumentation and control, and other engineering activities.
• Review and approve technical safety calculations, studies, specifications, drawings and reports within delegated authority.
• Lead or participate in design reviews, HAZIDs, HAZOPs, SIL assessments, HAC and other project assurance activities.
• Identify safety risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are developed and implemented.
• Support technical assurance, audits and incident investigations where required.

Skills

HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA experience

Risk assessment methodologies

Process safety engineering

Technical safety input to design

Education

Degree in Chemical/Process/Safety Engineering or related

Job description

Engineering services are delivered for the px group by the engineering consultancy division px Engineering Consultants Limited (“PXECL”). The team comprises of managers, senior engineers, engineers and designers that have direct experience of construction projects and operating facilities, as well as exceptional engineering expertise.

PXECL has established an excellent reputation with its clients and consequently much of the business is of a repeat nature. The team prides itself on the quality of its services and the strong relationships it builds with its clients and has a track record of delivering an integrated range of services. By combining technical and operational excellence, a sound understanding of regulatory environments and a robust and reliable project management system, px consistently delivers safe, efficient and compliant capital projects and services to a diverse client base supporting most industrial sectors.

The Opportunity

We are now recruiting for a Technical Safety Manager.

The Technical Safety Manager will lead technical safety activities across projects from concept and FEED through detailed design and commissioning support. They will provide technical leadership to engineers, specialist advice to clients and multidisciplinary teams, and ensure that safety requirements are effectively incorporated into plant design.

The Technical Safety Manager will work closely with Process, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical and Instrumentation disciplines to identify hazards, assess risks and develop robust and inherently safer design solutions.

You’ll be supported with personalised on the job training, coaching, mentoring and twice-yearly development and performance reviews to help maintain & develop your contributions and competence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, SIL, HAC assessments and other risk assessment activities.
• Develop and review technical safety philosophies, design bases, specifications and engineering deliverables.
• Lead or oversee fire and explosion assessments, consequence modelling and hazardous area classification.
• Provide technical safety input to process design, equipment selection, plant layout, relief and flare systems, instrumentation and control, and other engineering activities.
• Review and approve technical safety calculations, studies, specifications, drawings and reports within delegated authority.
• Lead or participate in design reviews, HAZIDs, HAZOPs, SIL assessments, HAC and other project assurance activities.
• Identify safety risks and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are developed and implemented.
• Support technical assurance, audits and incident investigations where required.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, client requirements, company procedures and recognised industry standards.
• Act as a senior technical interface with clients and other stakeholders.
• Represent the company at technical meetings, workshops, HAZOPs and design reviews.
• More details can be found on role profile
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Safety Engineering or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in Technical Safety / Process Safety Engineering within the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, energy or process industries.
• Proven experience delivering technical safety activities within a design engineering, EPC or consultancy environment.
• Strong experience in HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA and risk assessment methodologies.
• Knowledge of SIL/functional safety, consequence modelling, hazardous area classification and fire/explosion assessment.

What you will receive from us

Contribution towards eye test and glasses

Online company discount benefits site including cinema tickets and gym membership discount

Long Service Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible Benefits Package

Onsite parking

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note this role may close early or be extended depending on the volume of applications.