Senior Process Safety Engineer
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Production & Operations
Job Family Group:
Engineering Group
Job Description:
As a Process Safety Engineering Specialist, you will deliver expert technical support to both project and operations teams. You will work closely with cross-functional teams and contractors to address complex challenges, apply sound engineering judgment, and drive the development and implementation of robust technical standards. Your efforts will be centered on enhancing risk management, improving operational efficiency, promoting standardization, and eliminating defects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert guidance on HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) and LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis), ensuring alignment with Group Defined Practices (GDPs) and Guidance Notes (GNs).
- Represent Process Safety in Functional Safety Assessments (FSA Stage 1), driving early risk identification and mitigation strategies.
- Support and deliver internal training programs on HAZOP and LOPA methodologies.
- Maintain and optimize tools and systems for process safety assessments (e.g., aeFacilitator, PHA Pro, databases, and SharePoint).
- Drive innovation by exploring the use of AI and emerging technologies in HAZOP and LOPA practices.
- Offer subject matter expertise in Inherently Safer Design (ISD) for projects and operational improvements.
- Assess and provide recommendations related to fire, explosion, and toxic hazard risks.
- Review and contribute to process safety deliverables from external engineering contractors and consultants.
- Ensure compliance with current codes, standards, and regulations in all technical practices.
- Contribute to the development and periodic review of Engineering Technical Practices (ETPs) and GNs, incorporating industry learnings and best practices.
What you will need to be successful
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Chemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Preferred: Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer certification (or equivalent).
- Proven experience in the oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, or chemical industries.
- Strong background in process safety engineering, including risk management and process modeling tools.
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating HAZOP and LOPA studies.
- In-depth knowledge of process safety engineering principles.
- Proficiency in process safety risk assessment tools and barrier management.
- Fluent in English (written and verbal) with the ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics.
- Proven ability to apply engineering standards and deliver results within project timelines.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, with confidence to engage senior leadership on technical decisions.
- Effective in building collaborative relationships across global and cross-functional teams.
Desirable:
- Experience working in remote, multicultural, and cross-functional teams.
- Leadership in driving continuous improvement initiatives and engineering excellence.
- Ability to make pragmatic, value-focused technical decisions.
- Self-driven, adaptive, and willing to learn with minimal supervision.
Why join our team?
At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.
We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.
There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and many others benefits.
Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.
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Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Application of hierarchy of control, Application of hierarchy of control, Asset health monitoring, Commercial Acumen, Defect Elimination, Design case for safety, Design development and delivery, Design performance standards, Economic evaluation methodology, Emergency process isolation and shutdown systems, Environment and Social Impact Assessment, Facility layout, Fluid characterisation, Hazardous area classification, Hydraulics, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Lean Practices, Major accident risk, Operational performance standards, Personal Safety, Plant Layout, Process and process safety design philosophies, Process control and automation, Process performance monitoring, Process safety assurance {+ 5 more}
Legal Disclaimer:
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
- Location:
- Houston