Process Engineer

SBM Offshore; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore in the Netherlands seeks a seasoned Process Engineer to oversee Safety and environmentally critical elements across regional operations in Rotterdam.

You will travel, advise operations, and lead risk assessments, ensuring adherence to company standards and continuous safety improvements.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree within the discipline for which you are an authority.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in technical or engineering roles, with at least 5 of those years within an operations setting.
• Strong knowledge of safety case development and MAH risk management.

Responsibilities

• Travel to units within scope at least twice a year to engage frontline operations.
• Provide independent technical advice to regional personnel for clear operations decisions.
• Liaise between discipline, Operations Risk Team and subject-matter experts.
• Contribute to local SBM initiatives to strengthen safety and operational excellence.
• Support MAH risk management through Operational Risk Assessments and alignment with standards.
• Review and endorse Execute Phase Assurance Reports for new units.
• Monitor barrier health KPIs and escalate concerns to Operations Management.

Skills

Hazards and Effects Management

Safety and environmental elements

Process System Engineering

Cumulative Risk

Learning from events

Process equipment and internals design

Troubleshooting

Change management

Monitoring

Audit and Assurance

Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in the discipline

Job description

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the company operates a long‑term, asset‑backed business model that delivers high‑availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower‑carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Process Engineer

Purpose

• As Operations Technical Authority, you provide regional ownership and accountability of fleet Safety and Environmentally Critical Element (SECE) Performance Standards within your discipline.
• You act as part of the local Technical Team in assuring the status of the SECE within your scope.

Responsibilities

• You travel to all units within your scope at least twice a year to maintain a strong connection with front‑line operations.
• You provide independent technical advice to regional personnel, ensuring clarity and confidence in operational decisions.
• You act as the technical liaison between your discipline, the Operations Risk Team, and subject‑matter experts.
• You contribute your expertise to local SBM initiatives, enhancing safety and operational excellence.
• You support Major Accident Hazards (MAH) risk management by participating in Operational Risk Assessments and ensuring alignment with company standards.
• You accept and oversee Operations Performance Standards for your discipline, reviewing and endorsing proposed changes before escalating to the Global OTA (OTA2).
• You evaluate and approve changes to tag lists and assurance EMS tasks during project phases, ensuring alignment with assurance requirements.
• You review and endorse Execute Phase Assurance Reports developed by R3 Process Safety Engineers for new units.
• You approve updates to EMS and Safety and Environmentally Critical Element (SECE) tag lists as requested by Reliability Leads, ensuring compliance with guidelines from the Global OTA.
• You monitor KPIs for barrier health in your discipline and escalation concerns to Operations Management.
• You conduct periodic document reviews to ensure SECE performance and barrier strategies align with the unit's Safety Case.
• You oversee MAH Risk Assessment and Safety Case Reviews for Brownfield Modifications or Life‑Extension Projects.
• You escape significant findings from verification and assurance processes to ensure appropriate action is taken.
• You prepare an annual report on Barrier/SECE management status and the effectiveness of Verification and Assurance Schemes for OTA2 and Regional Operations Management.

Education

• Minimum Bachelor's degree within the discipline for which you are an authority.

Experience

• Minimum 10 years' experience in technical or engineering roles, with at least 5 of those years within an operations setting.

Functional Competencies

• Hazards and Effects Management - Hazard management - SBM Assets
• Safety and environmental critical elements
• Process - Process System Engineering
• Hazards and Effects Management - Hazard management - Cumulative Risk
• Learning from events
• Process - Process equipment and internals design
• Troubleshooting
• Management of change application
• Monitoring
• Audit and Assurance
• Analysis