Senior Safety Engineer - Process Safety & Fire Protection

Worley; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to provide technical leadership in process safety, loss prevention, and fire protection for process facilities and projects. The role requires 12+ years of relevant experience across oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, LNG, hydrogen, or related industries.

You will independently execute complex engineering tasks, lead safety studies, deliver engineering reports, and mentor multidisciplinary teams while interfacing with clients to ensure safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or closely related field.
• Significant experience in process safety, fire protection, loss prevention, or risk engineering.
• Experience with oil & gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical, LNG, hydrogen, energy transition facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead process hazard analyses and risk assessments (HAZOP/HAZID/What-If/LOPA).
• Evaluate hazards from flammable, toxic, and high-energy materials.
• Develop safety philosophies, design criteria, and engineering studies.
• Review safeguards, independent protection layers, and risk-reduction measures.
• Perform consequence analyses for releases, fires, explosions.
• Support siting, occupied building risk, and hazardous area considerations.
• Lead MOC, PSP/PHR, incident investigations, and PSM activities.
• Review PFDs, P&IDs, and related safety documentation.

Skills

Process safety

Fire protection

Risk assessment

HAZOP/HAZID

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or closely related field

Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred

Tools

NFPA/OSHA/IFC/IBC standards

Job description

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

The Senior Safety Engineer is responsible for providing technical leadership and engineering support in the areas of process safety, loss prevention, and fire protection for process facilities and projects. The position applies engineering principles, industry standards, regulatory requirements, and risk-based methodologies to identify hazards, evaluate risk, and develop practical engineering solutions that protect personnel, assets, the environment, and business continuity. The successful candidate will have a minimum of 12 years of relevant engineering experience, with demonstrated expertise in process safety and fire protection within the oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical, LNG, hydrogen, energy, or related process industries. This position serves as a senior technical resource and is expected to independently execute complex engineering assignments, lead safety studies, develop engineering deliverables, interface with clients and multidisciplinary engineering teams, and provide technical guidance to other engineers.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead and participate in process hazard analyses and risk assessments, including HAZID, HAZOP, What-If/Checklist, LOPA, and other qualitative and semi- quantitative risk assessments.
• Evaluate process hazards involving flammable, combustible, toxic, reactive, and high-energy materials and processes.
• Develop and review process safety philosophies, design criteria, specifications, and engineering studies.
• Evaluate safeguards, independent protection layers, mitigation systems, and risk- reduction measures.
• Perform or review consequence analyses involving flammable and toxic releases, dispersion, fires, explosions, and other major accident scenarios.
• Support facility siting, occupied building risk assessments, equipment spacing, hazardous area considerations, and escalation assessments.
• Participate in Management of Change, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews, incident investigations, and other process safety management activities as required.
• Review process and engineering documentation, including PFDs, P&IDs, equipment data sheets, plot plans, cause-and-effect diagrams, and control narratives from a process safety perspective.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Fire Protection Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline from an accredited university.
• Responsible engineering experience, with substantial experience in process safety, fire protection, loss prevention, or risk engineering.
• Demonstrated experience supporting industrial process facilities such as oil and gas, refining, petrochemical, chemical, LNG, hydrogen, power, energy transition, or similar facilities.
• Strong working knowledge of process safety principles and major accident hazards.
• Strong working knowledge of industrial fire protection principles and systems.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply NFPA, API, OSHA, IFC, IBC, and other applicable engineering requirements.
• Experience participating in and/or facilitating process hazard analyses and multidisciplinary safety reviews.
• Ability to independently develop engineering studies, calculations, specifications, reports, and technical recommendations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering and project teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) license or ability to obtain professional registration.
• Advanced degree in engineering, safety, fire protection, or related technical discipline.
• Certified Functional Safety Professional, Certified Safety Professional, or other relevant professional certification.
• Consulting, EPC, owner/operator, or multidisciplinary engineering experience.
• Field experience involving operating facilities, construction, commissioning, or startup.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard. And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.