The Company
Our client is at the cutting edge of manufacturing when it comes to next-generation, smart, composite materials. They have researched, developed, and produced one of the lightest, strongest, and most cost-effective composite materials ever created.
The Position
The Risk & Process Safety Engineer will require expertise in identifying, assessing and managing hazardous process systems. Ensuring that process and safety risks are systematically controlled through effective engineering, operations, procedural and assurance systems. The candidate should also have experience in engaging technical regulators and submission of compliancy documentation.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the development, and rollout, of a structured Process Safety & Risk Management.
* Develop compliancy and risk management documentation for internal use and submission to regulatory bodies.
* Deliver process safety reports, training, and lessons learned workshops for operators, engineers and senior leaders.
* Lead and facilitate HAZOP, HAZID, Bowtie, LOPA and other process safety risk assessments.
* Provide Subject Matter Expertise) SME support to the Engineering team in reviewing designing, testing and maintaining critical process safety systems
* Provide advice on Hazardous Area Dossiers, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), Process Safety Management Systems (PSMS)
* Support the investigation team for LoC events and other process safety incidents using root cause analysis.
* Support objective compliance with WHS Regulations, DG Codes, and other Australian and International Standards leading to licensing or certification.
* Support the preparation for regulatory inspections, audits and assurance reviews.
Qualifications
* Bachelor Degree in Chemical, Process, Mechanical or Control System Engineering.
* 3-10 years of engineering experience in fuel, petrochemical, oil & gas, chemicals or hazardous industries.
* Practical experience facilitating HAZOPs, LOPAs, Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRAs), and developing process safety studies.
* Exposure to gas processes and storage, DG transport systems, SCADA/PLC-based control systems and fuel facility operations.
* Preferred Qualifications
* Functional Safety (IEC or Certified Functional Safety Expert (CFSE/CFSP).
* Desirable
* Postgraduate qualifications in Safety Engineering or Risk Management.
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications to or contact me on for a confidential discussion