Process Safety Engineer — Risk & Compliance Leader

Thatcher Company; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Thatcher Company seeks a PSM Engineer to join the Engineering team in Salt Lake City, UT. You will support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements across Thatcher locations.

You will advise operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS, lead PHAs, MOC/PSSR activities, PSI and risk registers, and provide training to personnel on process safety responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Safety Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in a PSM-covered chemical manufacturing, refining, or process industry environment.
• CCPSC (Certified Process Safety Professional) or similar certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119, EPA RMP, and hazard analysis methodologies.
• Experience in incident investigation, MOC/PSSR systems, and mechanical integrity programs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support compliance with PSM elements and RMP requirements across Thatcher sites.
• Provide guidance and training to Operations and Maintenance on process safety responsibilities.
• Facilitate PHAs using HAZOP/What-If with process owners and teams.
• Coordinate MOC and PSSR activities with responsible stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain PSI and process risk registers with relevant teams.
• Provide SIS, relief systems, alarms, interlocks input for protection layers.
• Assist incident investigations and root cause analyses and track corrective actions.
• Support budgeting and tracking of process safety initiatives and capital projects.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and emerging standards to keep programs current.
• Serve as a PSM technical resource and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and EHS during startups, shutdowns, and turnarounds.

Skills

Stakeholder management

PHAs facilitation

Regulatory compliance

Training delivery

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Safety Engineering

CCPSC certification preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Thatcher Company seeks a PSM Engineer to join the Engineering team in Salt Lake City, UT. You will support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Process Safety Management (PSM) and Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements across Thatcher locations.

You will advise operations, engineering, maintenance, and EHS, lead PHAs, MOC/PSSR activities, PSI and risk registers, and provide training to personnel on process safety responsibilities.