Associate Director – Process Safety

Linde plc; Burr Ridge (IL); On-site; USD 125,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

Linde plc is seeking a strategic and technical leader to drive Process Safety Management and Risk Management Program initiatives in Burr Ridge, IL. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and Business Leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate process safety risks, fostering a culture of safety and compliance.

The role requires collaboration across functions, delivering presentations to senior management, tracking safety indicators, and leading investigations and risk

Responsibilities

• You will provide strategic and technicalleadership for Process Safety Management and Risk Management Programinitiatives
• You will partner with Operations,Engineering, Maintenance, and Business Leadership to identify, assess, andmitigate process safety risks
• Drive a culture of operationalexcellence, continuous learning, and regulatory compliance
• You will maintain alignment withcorporate process safety goals and assist personnel with complianceinterpretation
• Champion and promote a strongprocess safety culture with urgency and integrity
• You will prepare and deliverpresentations, documentation, and reports on process safety activities tosenior management
• Track and report process safetyindicators, metrics, action plans, and recommendations
• Identify process safetyimprovement opportunities and recommend new tools and work processenhancements
• You will ensure development, review, andupdate of process safety procedures, engineering standards, and guidelines
• Lead integration of processsafety deliverables in project execution and management of change
• You will oversee hazard identificationand risk assessment procedures including Process Hazard Analysis, Layersof Protection
• Analysis, Facility Siting, and Human Factors
• You will lead incident investigationsand root cause analyses, promoting transparency and learning
• Participate in Pre-StartupSafety and Operational Readiness Reviews
• You will manage process safetyassessments and training development, delivering training when appropriate

Job description

What makes you great

• You will provide strategic and technicalleadership for Process Safety Management and Risk Management Programinitiatives
• You will partner with Operations,Engineering, Maintenance, and Business Leadership to identify, assess, andmitigate process safety risks
• Drive a culture of operationalexcellence, continuous learning, and regulatory compliance
• You will maintain alignment withcorporate process safety goals and assist personnel with complianceinterpretation
• Champion and promote a strongprocess safety culture with urgency and integrity
• You will prepare and deliverpresentations, documentation, and reports on process safety activities tosenior management
• Track and report process safetyindicators, metrics, action plans, and recommendations
• Identify process safetyimprovement opportunities and recommend new tools and work processenhancements
• You will ensure development, review, andupdate of process safety procedures, engineering standards, and guidelines
• Lead integration of processsafety deliverables in project execution and management of change
• You will oversee hazard identificationand risk assessment procedures including Process Hazard Analysis, Layersof Protection
• Analysis, Facility Siting, and Human Factors
• You will lead incident investigationsand root cause analyses, promoting transparency and learning
• Participate in Pre-StartupSafety and Operational Readiness Reviews
• You will manage process safetyassessments and training development, delivering training when appropriate

Why you will love working with us

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.
Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

What we offer you!

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you’re looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.
Linde offers competitive compensation and an outstanding benefits package. Enjoy access to health, dental, disability, and life insurance, paid holidays and vacation, an employee discount program, and opportunities for educational and professional growth. Additional compensation may vary depending on the position and organizational level. Build your future with us while making an impact every day!Pay Range: $125,475-$184,030

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other reason prohibited by applicable law.
Linde Gas & Equipment Inc. acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
*The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Therefore employees assigned may be required to perform additional job tasks required by the manager.