Senior / Principal Process Safety Engineer (permanent role)
Location - Belfast, Cardiff, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Leicester or Liverpool
Salary will be competitive and aligned with experience and qualifications
Overview
Our client, a leading consultancy within the high-hazard engineering sector, is seeking a Senior or Principal Technical Safety Engineer to support a growing portfolio of UK and international projects.
This role will focus on delivering high-quality technical safety and risk engineering work across sectors including energy, chemicals and other high-hazard industries. The successful candidate will operate in a client-facing consultancy environment, supporting both project delivery and wider business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will deliver high-quality technical work across a range of process safety projects.
Typical responsibilities will include:
Delivery of Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA), including onshore studies
Supporting or leading development of COMAH Safety Reports and Offshore Safety Cases
Identification and assessment of major accident hazards and risk profiles
Application of ALARP principles and recommendation of appropriate risk reduction measures
Participation in, and ideally leadership of, Process Hazard Analysis workshops (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, FMECA, Bowtie)
Technical report writing and preparation of client deliverables
Supporting multidisciplinary project teams across consultancy projects
Client interaction and contribution to commercial/project delivery discussions
Occasional UK and international travel for client and site-based work.
Candidate Requirements
Candidates should demonstrate a strong technical background in process safety, engineering risk management or a related discipline.
The successful candidate will:
Have several years experience in Technical Safety or Process Safety within a consultancy or high-hazard operating environment
Demonstrate a strong understanding of Quantitative Risk Assessment methodologies
Have knowledge of COMAH Safety Report and/or Offshore Safety Case requirements
Be able to identify, assess and communicate risk, including application of ALARP principles
Possess strong analytical and problem-solving capability
Be highly numerate with strong technical judgement
Have excellent communication and technical report writing skills
Be a reliable team player with a commercial awareness
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Desirable Experience
Experience leading Process Hazard Analysis workshops (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA etc.)
Experience using QRA software such as PHAST and SAFETI
Programming or advanced analytical skills (Excel, VBA, Python, C++)
Membership of a relevant professional institution
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Qualifications
Degree in Engineering or Science (Chemical Engineering or Physics preferred)
Professional membership or chartership advantageous
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Package
Competitive salary
25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays
Up to 8% matched pension
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Additional benefits
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Working Arrangements
The role can be based from one of several UK offices with hybrid working available. Some travel will be required for project work, including occasional multi-day site visits where overnight stays may be necessary.
Charles Francis Cooper celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.
(Charles Francis Cooper are acting as an employment agency)
Keywords
Process Safety | Technical Safety | COMAH | COMAH Safety Report | Safety Case |Consultancy| Quantitative Risk Assessment | QRA | ALARP | Major Hazard | Risk Assessment | Process Hazard Analysis | HAZOP | HAZID | LOPA | FMECA | Bowtie | PHAST | SAFETI | Risk Modelling | Consequence Modelling | High Hazard Industries | Safety & Risk Consultancy | Chemical Engineering | Safety Engineer | Risk Engineer
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