Process Safety Engineer
August 14, 2023
PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER is required by our Client in the Oil & Energy sector to be assigned on a contract basis – located in Milan, Italy
DURATION 12 months renewable
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work in the Process discipline organization of 4 FTE on Company’s side and around 120 FTE on Contractor’s side, including Process Technologies, Utilities and Offsite Technologies, and Loss Prevention.
- Assure the Process discipline issuance, review, and approval of over 2,000 technical documents.
- Manage the Process discipline development of engineering specifications and provide quality assurance in the procurement of materials, equipment, and services to ensure conformity with sound engineering practice and cost effectiveness. Support to other discipline leaders on the overall 177 PO’s having a total value of USD 3 Billion. Ensure all Project HSE requirements are adhered to and implemented. Ensure HSE is emphasized throughout all process design activities. Play an active role in the development of the safety culture on the project, making safety a natural part of all work performed.
- Review and verify EPC Contractor’s remaining detailed engineering deliverables, including QRA, fire and gas detector layouts, Safety Critical Element Performance Standards, fire and safety equipment vendor data review, implementation of ALARP activities, completion of remaining vendor HAZOP studies, and tracking implementation and close out of remaining HAZOP and other safety review actions.
- Responsible for the implementation of Process Safety in Design requirements.
- Continue / restart the Process Safety in Design effort with the selected 3rd party vendor, to review Project deliverables and ensure they are fit for purpose. Close out remaining PSID actions. Owner of the 3rd party contracts for 3rd party independent reviews of PSiD.
- Restart the Technological Risk Assessment with the selected vendor and close out the remaining TRA actions.
- Review, in coordination with Operating personnel, critical Operating documents, including Operating manuals, Commissioning procedures, Startup procedures, Operating procedures, and Emergency and Evacuation plans.
- Work with Process Engineering, Operations HSE team, and Production Operations to ensure all appropriate safeguards and mitigations are in place to provide a safe working environment.
- Work with on-site vendor teams, in cooperation with site HSE, to ensure all Process Safety requirements are incorporated in vendor equipment and operations.
- Support for field generated changes, from Construction, Commissioning, or Operating teams. Assurance of Process Safety of changes, including HAZOPs or other studies, as necessary.
- Work with Contractor to ensure all final Process Safety deliverables are properly captured in the Project Information Management system.
- Support for field generated changes, from Construction, Commissioning, or Operating teams. Assurance of Process Safety of changes, including Risk Assessments, HAZOPs, or other studies, as necessary.
EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS
- Degree in appropriate Engineering discipline.
- 10 or more years’ experience in Oil and Gas and large projects.
- Experience with LNG project process safety requirements and work processes through EPC, commissioning, start-up.
- Experience with process safety reviews (e.g., HAZID, HAZOP, F&G map reviews, SIMOP reviews, etc.) and producing typical process safety deliverables (e.g., QRA, bow tie analysis, layout studies, Hazardous Area Classifications, Fire and blowdown zone studies, etc.).
- Experience working within a value assurance framework and detailed knowledge of the application of Process Safety in operations.
- Commissioning and start-up experience preferable