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Oil and Gas

Process Safety Engineer

Houston, TXOnsiteFull TimeEntry-level (exp-based)Posted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Chemical Engineering
  • pressure relief analysis
  • flare system design
  • API 520
  • API 521
  • ASME codes
  • OSHA CFR 1910.119
  • PSM
  • plant visits

Role summary

Seeking a Process Safety Engineer to review and analyze relief and flare systems, identify hazards, quantify risks, and recommend mitigation strategies. This role involves working with internal and external stakeholders to implement solutions and ensure process safety. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, 3+ years of experience in pressure relief analysis and flare system design, and familiarity with relevant industry codes and standards like API 520/521, ASME, and OSHA's PSM regulations. Direct plant experience for data collection is also required.

Process Safety Engineer Review existing and/or proposed relief and flare systems design and documentation with an objective of identifying potential hazards and risks within those systems. Develop clear scenario rationale for the potential risks, perform the necessary calculations to quantify them, and provide recommendation options to mitigate those risks. Work with all participants (internal and external) to effectively implement the recommendations to ensure that the process safety issues are resolved. Requires bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and 1 year of experience as Safety and Risk Management Analyst. 

We provide an excellent benefits package!

Key Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering
3 plus years of experience in pressure relief analysis and flare system design and documentation
Working knowledge of API 520/521 and ASME codes
Familiarity with Process Safety Management (PSM) as defined in OSHA CFR 1910.119
Able to work well in diverse team and communicate well with others
Direct experience of working in plants – at least short-term plant visits to collect field data Key Responsibilities:
Identify and quantify overpressure scenario relief rate requirements and evaluate relief systems capacities
Up-to-date in regulatory bodies (API, ASME, etc.) and help as a subject matter professional for our clients
Audit PSM programs, identify deficiencies and possible resolutions
Verify the adequacy of relief/flare system design and installation
Generating and confirming process design bases
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