Process Safety Engineer

Freeport LNG; Quintana (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeport LNG is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to lead process safety initiatives. You will perform hazard analyses, participate in PHAs/LOPA, and drive risk reduction across LNG assets.

The role interfaces with field staff and management to ensure KPI visibility and compliance with industry standards. The candidate will contribute to MOC reviews, PSSR activities, and process safety information development, supporting continuous improvement in safety culture and engineering practices across

Qualifications

• 3+ years of process safety experience.
• 7+ years LNG/chemical/plant experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering analysis to identify hazards and assist in risk control solutions at operated assets.
• Advance identification, tracking and management of process safety risks across assets.
• Support PHAs (HAZOP/HAZID/LOPA) and MOC processes with technical input.

Skills

Process safety

Hazard analysis

Risk assessment

PHA/LOPA

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

PHAST

FLACS

SAP

Job description

At Freeport LNG Development, L.P., we value the strengths of our employees who each bring their unique skills and experience to our team. As part of the Freeport LNG team, you will be working side by side with top performers in the LNG industry. We believe that when employees are fairly compensated, work in a safe environment and their families are provided with excellent benefits, they have peace of mind.
FLSA Status:Exempt
Location:Freeport, TX

Job Summary

The position of Process Safety Engineer reports directly to the Process Safety Manager. This role is accountable for driving process safety and risk programs in collaboration with the process safety group and other functions within FLNG. This includes process hazard analysis (PHA), pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR), assurance, and risk management as it relates to process safety and risk. In addition, this role interfaces daily with all levels of the organization, including field staff, superintendents, and managers within the company. The position will not only understand and convey the PSM Elements, but will also drive barrier thinking concepts throughout the organization to help ensure that Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are visible, measured, and monitored.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and technical analysis to identify hazards, evaluate related risks, and assist in the development of effective risk control solutions at the company’s operated assets.
• Advance the process of identifying, assessing, tracking, communicating, and managing process safety risks. Drive alignment of process safety risk registers across assets.
• Support or scribe Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) (e.g., Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies, Hazard Identification (HAZID) studies, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), What-If studies) and other risk assessment processes.
• Support the Management of Change (MOC) process to ensure risks are properly identified and managed, and PHAs and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) are adequate.
• Participate in multidisciplinary incident investigations.
• Support assets and act as a point of contact for review and coordination of Process Safety Information (PSI).
• Provide engineering and technical input during the development and/or revision of process safety-related standards, procedures, guidelines, and plans as required to meet industry standards or regulatory requirements.
• Utilize the action tracking system to enter appropriate actions.
• Analyze relief design basis and present analysis for review by Senior Engineers.
• Support audit/assurance activities through data collection and interface with FLNG Audit Lead/Principal Auditor.
• Ensure recommendations generated from incident investigations, MOCs, PHAs, risk assessments and other process safety reviews are appropriately addressed with sound engineering solutions, and that resulting actions are formally tracked to completion.
• Provide process safety technical support to development and expansion projects, e.g., for stage gate reviews, facility siting, building siting, and Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), etc.
• Support the development of safe operating and engineering practices at company assets that fully incorporate aspects of process safety.
• Perform routine audits to support a PSM continuous improvement culture.

Essential Functions

• Provide engineering and technical expertise and apply technical knowledge to identify hazards, evaluate related risks, and assist in the development of effective risk control solutions at the company’s operated assets.
• Ability to comprehend design specifications, standards, and process safety information.
• Ability to communicate clearly in verbal and written form.
• Ability to conduct efficient meetings.
• Ability to analyze, trend, and assess data sets to make or comment on formal recommendations.
• 3+ years of experience in process safety.
• 7+years of LNG, chemical, or Plant experience.

Preferred:

• 5+ years of experience in process safety.
• 10+years of LNG, chemical, or Plant experience.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Sensitivity to process safety issues in a complex hydrocarbon processing operation.
• Effective communicator at lower levels of the organization and with individuals and groups from different disciplines and industries.
• Some knowledge of industry standards, best practices and methodologies for process safety and risk management.
• Limited knowledge of practices for incident management and investigation.
• Some understanding of process safety risk and consequence modeling software tools (e.g., PHAST, FLACS). Able to interpret and apply consequence and QRA results.
• Awareness of plant/manufacturing operations. Preferably LNG or cryogenic plant operations and associated risks.
• Good written, verbal, interpersonal communication, and presentation skills, written and oral.
• Highly efficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Visio, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.
• Must be able to understand and manage basic issues and effectively communicate them across all levels of the organization and with third parties.
• Commitment to process safety and dedication to the company’s continued safe operations.
• Able to work with a culturally diverse group of business and technical teams.
• Possess the personality and ability to relate to, and establish, a mutually respectful relationship with management, peers, and various facility-level workers.
• Health, safety, and environmental knowledge.
• Experience with hazard identification, risk analysis, and assessment methodologies (e.g., HAZOP, What-if, LOPA, JSA)
• Knowledge of industry codes, standards, and practices relevant to process design and safety (e.g., ASME, API, NFPA, ANSI, RAGAGEP)
• Limited knowledge of EPA Risk Management Planning (RMP)
• Functional knowledge of SAP

HSE Roles and Responsibilities

• (HSE) Management System.
• Actively participate in the PSM & HSE Management System Policies.
• Ensure that HSE concerns are given priority in all activities completed within their area of responsibility.
• Implement and perform routine inspections to ensure safe operating conditions.
• Play an active role in fostering a disciplined process safety management culture.

Working Conditions and Physical Expectations

• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. as required in order to lift files, boxes, and office equipment as necessary.
• Ability to lift files, open filing cabinets, and bend, stand on a stool, or climb as necessary to perform these functions.
• While performing the duties of this role, the incumbent may be required to talk or hear.
• The incumbent is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• Ability to drive to other Company work locations as required.
• Ability to move throughout all areas of each office/site location and facilities.
• Stand and/or sit continuously and perform job functions for a full shift.
• Visual acuity corrected to perform job functions. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• May be required to work at elevated heights.

Freeport LNG does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, national origin, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), gender identity/transgender status, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.