Senior Process Safety Engineer - TSI

What you will deliver

• Support the development of the technical scope of project options to ensure selection and progression of safe, competitive and robust projects
• Be responsible for Process Safety engineering activity on the projects in support of an Inherently Safer Design (ISD) and application of specific safety features developed during the project phases
• Provide technical guidance and advice to the Project team; support technical and engineering scope development and decision making with process safety impacts
• Develop and implement Process Safety Philosophy for projects in cooperation with the contractors
• Develop and implement the Design Hazard Management Plan for projects
• Manage the delivery of Process Safety deliverables; provide verification of key process safety deliverables by engineering contractors in terms of quality and conformance with project requirements; provide oversight of performance of contractor for process safety scope
• Prescribe appropriate BP approved design methods and procedures, support preparation and participate in key areas such as HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID and environmental reviews where necessary; assist project teams in application
• Consult with project team, Technical Authorities and functional specialists as appropriate on key issues of risk, engineering integrity, project specifications and significant issues of potential exceptions/non-compliance
• Maintain knowledge of codes, standards, and regulations relevant to process systems and process safety; ensure deviations from BP standards, project specifications and processes are identified, justified and deviations processed in accordance with appropriate procedures
• Engage and manage process safety functional support and third-party consultants as necessary to support assurance and design
• Support process safety capability and competence through the active mentoring, coaching and training of other process safety engineers.

What you will need to be successful

Must have educational qualifications:

• Bachelor s Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

Preferred education/certifications:

• Chartered Engineer or Registered Professional Engineer

Minimum years of relevant experience:

• Minimum 12+ years in oil and gas/petrochemical/ refining/ chemical or equivalent, with minimum 5 years experience of leading process safety and HSSE in design engineering work in Major Capital projects.

Must have experiences/skills (To be hired with):

• Experience in design safety in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design stages of major projects
• Experience in the oil and gas industry
• Experience working in a discipline leadership role, managing engineering contractor performance
• Experience in the technical safety system design such as firewater, lifesaving equipment selection, and fire and gas detector layout and mapping
• Experience with process safety modelling, application and result interpretation of results for use by design teams (e.g. fire hazard assessment, dispersion modelling, quantitative risk assessment)
• Knowledge of stage gated project processes
• Knowledge of engineering practices and codes and standards
• Good understanding of incorporating inherently safer design principles into design
• Track record of consistent delivery and able to demonstrate effective project technical management and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence with all levels of the project team, engineering contractors and project leadership
• Demonstrated ability to foster effective teamwork across multiple locations, teams, and other engineering disciplines

Good to have experiences/skills (Can be trained for learning/on-the-job):

• Experience in working in concept selection stage of projects
• Experience working under a range of Contracting models (reimbursable, lump sum, etc)
• General knowledge of gas processing, refining or petrochemical processes and typical flow schemes
• A self-starter and pragmatic decision maker, willing to challenge and ensure engineering value is delivered
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to learn from others and work with minimum direction
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to lead through influencing others

You will work with

• Project Engineering Manager
• Engineering Contractor(s)
• Process Process Safety Engineering Team
• Other bp Discipline Engineers
• Projects Commissioning and Start-up teams
• Operations Maintenance teams
• Quality team