Job Description
Process Safety Engineer
Mobile role with travel expected across various sites
Full-time | Permanent
iO Associates are supporting a major high-hazard industrial operator in the search for several experienced Process Safety Engineers to join a growing engineering and safety function.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Chemical, Process, or Process Safety Engineer who enjoys combining technical engineering expertise with practical operational safety improvement across live industrial sites.
The role offers exposure to complex COMAH-regulated operations, strong stakeholder engagement, and long-term progression opportunities within a well-established safety organisation.
Travel:
This is a site-based engineering role with travel across multiple locations.
* Regular site visits expected
* Occasional overnight stays required
* Likely overnight travel about once per fortnight, typically 1-2 days away.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead and participate in process safety studies including:
o HAZOP
o LOPA
o SIL Determination
o Fault Tree Analysis
* Support functional safety activities and risk-based engineering decisions
* Review and interpret P&IDs, engineering documentation, and operational procedures
* Conduct and support process hazard reviews and risk assessments
* Contribute to technical reports, environmental risk assessments, and safety documentation
* Work closely with Site Managers, Operations teams, vendors, and central engineering functions
* Identify process safety gaps and challenge unsafe practices where necessary
* Support continuous improvement initiatives across multiple operational sites
* Apply knowledge of relevant legislation including COMAH and DSEAR
* Promote strong process safety culture and operational best practice
Ideal Background:
* Degree-qualified in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or similar discipline
* Around 5+ years of relevant industry experience
* Experience within high-hazard or COMAH-regulated environments
* Exposure to operational facilities and/or engineering design environments
* Practical involvement in process safety studies and risk assessments
* Strong understanding of:
o Process Safety Management
o Functional Safety
o P&IDs
o Hazard Identification
o Risk Mitigation
* Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and operational stakeholders
* Comfortable challenging decisions and driving safety improvements
* NEBOSH qualification advantageous
* Candidates working toward Chartership are encouraged to apply
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