Lead Process Safety Engineer / USA

Lead Process Safety Engineer

 

Location: Houston, TX and Louisiana

 

Duration: Long-term contract assignment

Reports to: Engineering Manager

 

Primary Accountability:  The process safety lead engineer is responsible for reviewing the safety in design, and ensuring safe operation of the facility.  The Process Safety Engineer may be required to manage a 3rd party contractor who are specialized in safety studies. The position will begin in Houston, TX and transition to Louisiana for Construction & Commissioning.

 

Responsibilities

 

• Participate in weekly engineering meetings
• Participate in weekly model reviews
• Lead development and seek agreement/approval from Engineering Manager by use of HSE FDCNs and Key Decisions, and provide technical assistance to the Engineering Team.

 

Deliverables

 

• Operating manual
• Firewater protection philosophy
• Fire and gas system philosophy
• Firewater demand report
• Firewater protection layout
• Firewater hydraulic calculation report
• Fire and gas detection drawings
• Escape route/safety equipment drawings
• Area of classification drawings
• Noise Study
• Regulatory Study
• Containment Study
• Process Hazard Analysis/Layer of Protection Analysis
• Quantitative Consequence Analysis.

 

Other discipline deliverables

• Design Basis
• Design Philosophies
• PFDs
• P&IDs
• Area of Classification Drawings
• Plot Plans
• Layouts
• Model reviews, and Vendor information, etc.

 

Produce the following studies:

 

Process Safety Management (PSM)

• Update the PSM applicability calculation to reflect the latest chemical, utility and catalyst summaries.
• Compile design documentation required for PSM.
• Update the PSM applicability and extent report.
• Project deliverable to OPCO is PSM applicability and extent report.
• Project deliverable to OPCO PHA and Siting Study.
• Project deliverable to OPCO is design documentation required for PSM process.
• Develop a more detailed PSM work plan extending through to commercial operation. Responsibility of OPCO.

 

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standard (CFATS)

• Update the CFATS applicability calculation to reflect the latest chemical, utility and catalyst summaries.
• Compile design documentation required for CFATS.
• Update the CFATS Applicability and Work Plan report. To reflect the SVA and the FEED design.
• Project deliverable to OPCO is CFATS applicability and extent report.
• Project deliverable to OPCO PHA and Siting Study.
• Project deliverable to OPCO is design documentation required for CFATS process.
• Development a more detailed CFATS work plan extending through to commercial operation.

 

EPA Risk Management Program (EPA RMP)

• Develop an applicability calculation to confirm EPA RMP applicability.
• Develop an EPA RMP Applicability and Work Plan report.
• Development of a more detailed work plan extending through to commercial operation.
• Development of Risk Management Plan.
• Consider utilizing a third party consultant for EPA RMP modelling.

 

Manage Stakeholders

 

• Planning, monitoring and obtaining ISBL project approvals including permits within required project timeframe
• Develop relationships with key JVP’s and engineering contractors and vendors

 

Qualifications:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required;
• Minimum 15 years’ experience in risk engineering, facility integrity and process safety, with in chemical processing facility.
• Experience in advanced consequence analysis modelling, quantitative risk assessment, process hazard analysis, and pre-start up safety reviews.
• Performs standard discipline engineering activities on projects under supervision and technical oversight.
• Experience in process simulation and automation preferred.
• Oral and written communication skills required for presentations and reports.