Process Safety Specialist at AECI Limited

Job Description

• Lead and facilitate multi-disciplinary workshops with respect to implementation of Process Safety Elements
• Develop and implement controls
• Monitor workplace compliance against process safety elements
• Follow up on all outstanding findings to ensure gaps closure
• Conduct process safety incident investigations, root cause analysis and facilitation of learning
• Process Safety performance monitoring through leading and lagging indicators
• Co-ordinating and facilitating training on aspects related to process safety
• Monitor compliance to statutory and other legal requirements (e.g.: MHI, PER)
• Support to Projects, Engineering and Process Plants on planned improvement projects
• Relevant risk studies to adequately assess process safety risks
• Undertake specialist audits or inspections aimed at managing and reducing PS risk.
• To implement a process of continuous improvement through the identification of PS gaps/weaknesses.

Qualifications & Experience

• 4 year Degree (Chemical Engineering/ BTech or equivalent)
• Minimum of 5 Years in a Chemical Operating environment/ PSM
• Recognized Qualification in Process Management (Fundamentals of PSM – IChemE)
• ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) registration as appropriate (with required CPD - advantage)
• Project or Design experience
• Demonstrated Risk Management Knowledge and Skills
• Facilitation and training skills
• Data management and interpretation
• Presentation and technical report writing
• CAIA - Responsible Care Process Safety (advantage)
• Investigation and Root Cause Analysis facilitation
• PSM Systems – Evaluation and integration
• Technical safety risk assessments (PHA, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA, QRA etc.)
• Knowledge on relevant statutory requirements and best practices with reference to API, ASME and SANS