Safety Relief Engineer | Growth & Impact in Energy

Parpacific; Billings (MT); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Par Pacific is hiring a Safety Relief Engineer to lead pressure relief analysis and PSPPM studies at the Billings, Montana refinery. You will evaluate relief proposals, support risk-based decisions, and manage SRR documentation to ensure safety system integrity.

The role requires 5+ years in oil/gas, expertise with flare modeling tools, PROII/HYSYS, and OSHA PSM familiarity. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or higher degree in Chemical Engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years of oil, gas, or petrochemicals industry experience.
• Experience with flare modeling tools such as PPM, Visual Flow/Flare, or FlareNet.
• Experience with steady state process simulators like PROII or HYSYS.
• Familiar with OSHA PSM 29 for Relief System Design and Basis and PHA.
• Understanding of process design fundamentals for safety and PSV sizing (API 520/521).
• Strong written and oral communication; ability to influence others.
• Solid analytical problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or lead pressure relief system analyses for projects and site activities.
• Deliver PSPPM studies and solutions accurately and efficiently.
• Assist site with risk-based decisions from pressure relief studies.
• Evaluate change proposals for relief systems and maintain SRR docs.
• Manage refinery relief system design basis docs including SV sizing and heat/mass balances.
• Support business teams with risk screenings and mitigation guidance.
• Create MOC documents for relief devices and modifications.
• Coordinate SRV replacements with vendors for material purchases.
• Perform SRR-related PSSRs when assigned.

Skills

Pressure relief analysis

PSPPM

PROII/HYSYS

Flare modeling tools

OSHA PSM

Strong communication

Analytical problem-solving

Mentoring

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering

Tools

PPM

Visual Flow

Visual Flare

FlareNet

PROII

HYSYS

Job description

Par Pacific is hiring a Safety Relief Engineer to lead pressure relief analysis and PSPPM studies at the Billings, Montana refinery. You will evaluate relief proposals, support risk-based decisions, and manage SRR documentation to ensure safety system integrity.

The role requires 5+ years in oil/gas, expertise with flare modeling tools, PROII/HYSYS, and OSHA PSM familiarity. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.