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Senior Process Safety Engineer

Job Posted: 11 hours ago

Salary: £ 70,000 - 90,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Edinburgh

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Senior / Principal Process Safety Engineer
 Location: Edinburgh, (Hybrid working)

Role Overview

A leading engineering consultant operating across global markets is seeking a highly experienced Senior / Principal Process Safety Engineer to join their UK team.

The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering safe, compliant design and engineering solutions for a range of projects in high-hazard industries such as pharmaceuticals and food and other mission-critical sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Provide expert process safety support across a variety of projects featuring diverse hazard types.
Contribute within multi-discipline engineering teams and also support standalone process-safety consulting services.
Perform and lead hazard and risk assessments, reviews and safety analyses (e.g. relevant hazard studies, risk assessments, compliance reviews).
Develop, review and maintain process safety deliverables including process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment sizing, process calculations and other design documentation.
Apply comprehensive knowledge of process safety legislation, codes of practice and standards relevant to UK and EU (and where needed, international) framework.
Provide technical guidance, mentoring and coaching particularly for candidates who have strong fundamentals but may have gaps in some areas.
Support multiple projects simultaneously with effective prioritisation, while maintaining a professional, organised approach.
Foster a safety-centred, teamwork-focused attitude; contribute to a culture of safety excellence and continuous improvement.Skills & Experience Required

Bachelor's degree in Process / Chemical Engineering (or equivalent).
Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartered status) is highly desirable.
Solid understanding of both process design and process safety engineering.
Demonstrable knowledge across a range of process safety topics (e.g. hazardous-area classification, ATEX/DSEAR, risk assessments, COMAH/major hazard regulations, hazard studies, etc.).
Strong process design background including experience producing and working with PFDs, P&IDs, process calculations, equipment sizing and process safety deliverables.On Offer

£70,000 - £90,000 depending on senior / principle level
25 x Day Holiday Entitlement
up to 9% Pension Contribution
Employee Share Option Scheme
Bonus Plan (discretionary)
Private Healthcare
Life Assurance
Professional Subscription
Cycle to Work
Business mileage 

If you believe you have the relevant expertise and drive, we'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV to Iain Shanley

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