Process Safety Engineer

Farabi Petrochemicals Co.; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 17,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Farabi Petrochemicals Co. in Oman seeks a Process Safety Specialist to lead risk assessments, manage incident investigations, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

The role involves directing hazard analyses, applying NFPA/ASME/API guidelines, and promoting a strong process safety culture across site operations. You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering to implement safety programs, monitor KPIs, and drive continuous improvement in risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in process safety management and safety culture.
• Knowledge of NFPA, ASME, API standards.
• Ability to lead risk assessments and audits.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk assessments and site risk evaluations.
• Conduct process hazard analyses and incident investigations.
• Develop and monitor risk reduction actions.
• Ensure compliance with OH&S and environmental procedures.

Skills

Process safety

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Hazard modelling

Emergency planning

Education

Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering

Equivalent experience

Job description

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The aim is to state the overall significance of the job from the organisation's perspective.

To conduct process safety reviews and audits. Interpret process safety related legislation and standards. To provide specialist expertise in the understanding, assessment and active management of major accident hazards and risks.

Main Accountabilities

This section describes the principal outputs required from the job.

Descriptions Key Results Area

Policies, Processes and Procedures

• Maintain and update Risk Assessment and Opportunity Function and ensure regulatory requirements (HCIS SAF Directives) are complied.
• Lead in the performance of site-related risk assessments.
• Develop action plan to meet annual and long term risk assessment objectives.
• Process Administrator function and responsibilities for assigned FIMS system(s) and ensure implementation of system requirements.
• Enhance stakeholder awareness on the risk assessment requirements and their responsibilities, including reporting of deficiencies.
• Demonstrate effective influence to increase strong process safety culture within the organization.
• Implements approved Department policies, processes, and procedures and monitors adherence so that work is carried out in a controlled manner
• Development / Management of Risk Assessment and Opportunity Function
• Documentation of Risk Assessments and Survey
• Documentation of Risk Reduction Recommendations
• Adherence to the department policies, processes and procedures

Day-to-day operations

• Conduct process hazard analysis (PHA) relevant to risks identified on day-to-day operations.
• Follows the day-to-day operations assigned for the Process Safety to ensure compliance with the established standards and procedures.

• Risk findings and recommendations.
• Smooth flow of day-to-day operations

Job Specific

Description Key Results Area

• Monitor implementation of company approved and scheduled risk assessments and surveys.
• Participate in design change review by management of change committee for changes in process designs.
• Demonstrate experience in assessing hazard consequences using techniques such as consequence modelling and fire scenario assessment, flare calculation, fire and explosion analysis, etc.
• Demonstrate understanding and experience of incident investigation and implementation of lessons learned and root cause analysis.
• Demonstrate understanding and experience in defining emergency actions for hazards identified including integration of escape and evacuation risk analysis and procedures.
• Demonstrate understanding and experience of process safety management including process safety KPIs, monitoring process safety performance and organizational factors, etc.
• Review Process Hazard Analysis and revalidations for site and business enterprise.
• Provide project input concerning process safety requirements from generally accepted engineering standards such as NFPA, ASME, API etc. reducing the business need to hire third parties.
• Facilitate Site Operations and Technical Managers to provide Process Safety support and align Site procedures/ processes
• Identifies, scopes and implements Process Safety support of site operations
• Works with teams of Production / Process engineers, maintenance, R&D and operations to plan, lead in the development and implementation of process safety improvements.
• Skillful application of standard work processes (functional excellence), including engineering design standards, engineering operating procedures, inherent safety, HAZOP etc.
• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employees' exposure to chemical, physical and biological hazards
• Ensures the personnel action in accordance with the OH&SM System requisites of the company such as Benzene exposure, Radiation source monitoring etc.
• Develop strategies for defining and implementing Safety Programs in Operations, which include hazardous material generation and disposal monitoring and follow-ups.
• LTI targets achieved
• Management approval of manuals
• Deficiencies identified and acted upon
• Preparedness audits confirm optimum capability
• Individual targets and training development requirements are achieved
• Post-training assessment of effectiveness
• Management satisfaction with service and results
• Consistency in the general provisions.

Reporting, HSSE and Related Assignments

Description Key Results Area

Reporting

• Assists in the preparation of timely and accurate reports for Department in order to meet Department requirements, policies and standards.

• Key information captured accurately and presented to decision-makers in a timely manner

HSSE

• Ensures compliance to all relevant health, safety, security, and environmental procedures across the Company in order to promote a healthy and safe work environment.
• Recommends Health monitoring programs and evaluates as its effectiveness.
• Review employee safety programs and work permit system to determine their adequacy.
• Interpret safety regulations according to RC regulations and implement prevention methods for Occupational Health, Safety & Environmental protection.
• Develops operational procedures for a defined area so that security activities are aligned to the achievement of the overall objectives of the Company Security
• Healthy, secure, and safe work environment.
• Compliance to all regulatory policies and procedures.
• Plans and implements safety and emergency training.

Related Assignments

• Performs other related duties or assignments as directed

• Line manager's feedback

Application of Guidelines and Decision making

Guidelines: Thinking within detailed standard practices and instructions
Decision making: Operating within given practices and procedures. Work is subjected to supervision.

Communications & Working Relationships

Internal: Operations, Maintenance, Technical Services, Project & Engineering, Quality Assurance, Sales & Marketing.
External: Existing and Potential suppliers and contractors, SABTANK, Kemya, SASREF, JAMMA.

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience.