Senior Safety Engineer: Process Safety & Loss Prevention

RigUp; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

RigUp is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to provide expert leadership in process safety, loss prevention, and fire protection for capital projects. You will apply engineering principles, standards, and risk-based methods to identify hazards, mitigate exposure, and protect personnel and assets.

You will independently execute complex assignments, guide safety studies, interface with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and deliver robust technical direction.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Fire Protection Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 12 years of progressive engineering experience including project leadership and mentoring.
• Deep vertical expertise in Loss Prevention or Process Safety with cross-discipline understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead process hazard analyses and risk assessments (HAZID/HAZOP/What-If/LOPA).
• Evaluate hazards for onshore methanol facility projects.
• Author/review process safety philosophies, design criteria and specifications.
• Review PFDs, P&IDs, data sheets, plot plans, cause-and-effect diagrams and narratives.
• Assess siting, occupied buildings, equipment spacing, hazardous area classification, escalation.
• Lead MOC, PSSR, and incident investigations within PSM frameworks.
• Demonstrate technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration on client projects.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Process safety

Loss prevention

Hazard analysis

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical/Mechanical/Fire Protection Engineering

Job description

RigUp is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to provide expert leadership in process safety, loss prevention, and fire protection for capital projects. You will apply engineering principles, standards, and risk-based methods to identify hazards, mitigate exposure, and protect personnel and assets.

You will independently execute complex assignments, guide safety studies, interface with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and deliver robust technical direction.