Senior Process Safety Engineer

Star (Netherlands); Maasvlakte; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

STAR in the Netherlands is seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer on a contractor basis (1 year extendable) to ensure HSE requirements are implemented in investment projects and to advise the project team on process safety.

You will lead hazard analyses (HAZOP/LOPA), coordinate fire safety design and dispersion modeling, and manage HSE contractors, with fluency in English and Dutch preferred. Willingness to travel is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of process safety experience in engineering or industry.
• MSc or BSc in Chemical/Process engineering required.
• Based in the Netherlands with knowledge of local process safety standards.
• Fluent in English; Dutch language skills are valued.
• Experience leading HSE contractors in complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with international and Dutch HSE requirements in investment projects.
• Consult project teams and stakeholders on process safety and fireproofing.
• Facilitate HAZOP, LOPA and other PHAs for investment projects.
• Lead and report HSE activities and communicate issues to the project organization.
• Readiness to travel for site work and audits.

Skills

Process safety

HSE leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Education

MSc Chemical Engineering

BSc Chemical Engineering

Tools

HAZOP

LOPA

Dispersion modeling

Job description

• STAR is looking for a Senior Process Safety Engineer (contractor basis, 1 year extendable contract)
• Responsible that legislative (international and Netherlands) and company HSE requirements are implemented accordingly in investment projects.
• Consult project team and other stakeholders in process safety and fireproofing issue.
• Facilitate process hazard analyses (e.g. HAZOP, LOPA) and other PHA studies in investment projects.
• Lead and report HSE activities of investment projects and actively communicate HSE related issues to the project organization and other stakeholders.

• The best-fitting profile is someone who can perform loss prevention tasks, such as fire and gas detection layouts, ATEX calculations, fire fighting system design, and dispersion models.
• Experience with Process Safety in engineering or in industry (5+ years,M.Sc. or B.Sc. in Chemical/Process engineering.
• Based in Netherlands with good competence and knowledge of Netherlands process safety standards
• Thorough understanding of process safety, risk management of high hazard chemical process industry
• Thorough understanding of fire hazards and fireproofing practices in high hazard chemical process industry
• Good competency of facilitating process hazard analysis (e.g. HAZOP, LOPA)
• Ability to organize and lead HSE activities in investment projects
• Fluent English skills, both written and spoken. We also value fluent dutch skills.
• Previous experience in leading/managing HSE contractors in complex project environments
• Readiness to travel.
• We also value good competency of consequence analysis modeling.