Process Safety Engineer — PHA & Risk Optimization

Koch; Corpus Christi (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Life insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Job summary

Koch Companies’ Capabilities Process Safety team is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to strengthen risk assessments and own PHA programs across multiple sites in the US. The role focuses on building capability, performing risk assessments, and transforming PHA processes with data-driven insights.

Occasional on-site facilitation and cross-site collaboration are key aspects. The role requires experience in PHA/LOPA, risk analysis, and related process safety elements, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Process plant experience or bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Effective communicator with experience building relationships with site personnel and leadership & experience influencing and coaching others.
• Experience using problem-solving skills to identify and address potential process safety risks.
• Experience participating in or facilitating PHA and other risk assessment methodologies (i.e. HAZOP, LOPA, fault tree analysis, dispersion modeling, etc.)
• Familiarity with other process safety elements, including Management of Change, Incident Investigation, Risk Management Program, Facility Siting, etc.
• Ability to travel internationally with a valid passport or ability to obtain a passport

Responsibilities

• Build valuable relationships and risk assessment capability with site personnel.
• Lead cross-site and cross-functional team efforts to advance risk assessment and drive consistency with site PHA programs.
• Provide on-site PHA or risk assessment facilitation/scribe support when needed.
• Perform internal and external benchmarking to improve PHA performance, which may include seeking out opportunities with continuous improvement and developing new guidance where a need is identified.
• Assist with PHA transformation efforts by utilizing available site data to frame up unit process safety risk and opportunities.
• Assist with day-to-day process safety support for multiple sites in additional PSM disciplines, such as MOC, Facility Siting, Compliance Auditing, RMP, etc.

Skills

Process safety

Communication

Problem-solving

PHA/LOPA facilitation

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

Koch Companies’ Capabilities Process Safety team is seeking a Process Safety Engineer to strengthen risk assessments and own PHA programs across multiple sites in the US. The role focuses on building capability, performing risk assessments, and transforming PHA processes with data-driven insights.

Occasional on-site facilitation and cross-site collaboration are key aspects. The role requires experience in PHA/LOPA, risk analysis, and related process safety elements, with travel as needed.