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Job DescriptionSLR’s Safety Advisory team offers a diverse range of process safety, engineering and management consultancy advice across the industrial, chemical manufacturing and associated sectors. Centred around our Manchester office, we are looking to appoint a Process Safety Consultant with experience within quantified risk assessment.
This role presents the opportunity to participate in, and manage, a range of projects focused on improving the design, operation and maintenance of hazardous processing facilities. It would therefore be ideally suited to an early-career chemical or process engineer with a few years' experience in chemical-based manufacturing installations wishing to apply and grow your knowledge and expertise across a wider range of sectors. You will receive training and development aligned with CPD requirements to support them in gaining chartership of your relevant professional body.
About us
SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3000+ employees across 6 regions – including over 1000 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.
The Role
In this client-facing role, you can look forward to working on several projects simultaneously (both individually and within a team) across a wide variety of high hazard sites, including chemical manufacturing, onshore bulk storage facilities, warehousing etc. and across a range of sectors, such as chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, explosives, waste to energy and industries where hydrogen is being generated, stored or used in relation to the decarbonisation of the energy sector etc.
Although based in Manchester, the role involves working on client sites across the UK and may include working on these sites UK wide for periods of a day to a week or more as required.
Typical duties may include:
• Development of process engineering standards, manuals, methodologies, work processes, procedures and enabling tools and systems for clients
• Audits and authoritative reviews of practices and procedures in place at client sites to confirm whether actual methods of operation match documented procedures
• Interfacing with relevant functional groups on the management of process safety risks
• On-site surveys of chemical process plant (vessels, tanks, pipework, structures, etc.) to ensure that documentation is complete and accurate
• Hazard identification and risk assessment studies, including HAZID, HAZOP and LOPA
• Provision of process engineering expertise in support of engineering and EHS studies, design reviews and projects
• Consultancy work related to DSEAR
• Contribute to clients’ sustainability and growth by identifying cost effective solutions to problems
• Additional project-based duties, as required
About you
We are ideally looking for an early-career chemical or process engineer with experience in chemical-based manufacturing installations, ready to nurture and grow your knowledge and expertise across a wider range of sectors.
• A degree in Chemical or Process Engineering, and demonstrable experience within the Chemical Manufacturing industry (including design principles, process and standards for process plant)
• Strong knowledge of relevant UK legislation in this sector ( COMAH, DSEAR and related codes/standards)
• A proven ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues
• The ability to develop good personal relationships with work colleagues and to contribute constructively and effectively to projects as a part of a multi-disciplinary team
• A high degree of personal integrity and sound judgement
Due to travel requirements, the ability to drive would be advantageous for this position.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SLR
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To apply
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