Technical Safety Engineer (Cape Town) at Proconics

Purpose

• The Technical Safety Engineer will fulfil a lead Process Safety Engineer (PSE) role and will be expected to execute process safety activities for multiple projects across different geographies, both locally and abroad
• Provides technical expertise to evaluate risks and cost-effectively resolve process safety issues, including recommendations from various reviews such as PHAs, HAZOPs, safety audits, and incident investigations.
• Facilitation of various safety and risk reviews for internal and external clients.
• Come join us and make a positive contribution to a more Sustainable World! 

Requirements

• Facilitate Safety/Risk studies using an appropriate selection of methodologies and collate reports and findings – strong writing and oral skills is a MUST.
• Access quality cost-effective solutions during risk assessments to ensure optimum risk design within acceptable risk parameters.
• Analyse Major Hazard Installation (MHI) as per regulations and advise on compliance.
• Provide guidance and assurance on PSM aspects as well as Recognised and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (ISA, NFPA; ISO; BS etc.)
• Provide input into the design, development, and maintenance of process safety management systems.
• Facilitate incident investigations and assist in the compilation of incident reports.
• Deliver quality engineering deliverables to clients and other disciplines.
• Ensure project schedules and work plans are adhered to.
• Work closely with other disciplines and aspire to support and achieve the goals of the Client.
• Ensure engineering innovation, optimisation and strategies are implemented and enforced to the advantage of our partners 

Qualifications/Experience
Minimum Requirement:

• BSC Chemical Engineering degree – Similar engineering degree with a STRONG Process Safety background is also acceptable.
• Registered with ECSA – advantage.
• 7 to 10 years of Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and/or Energy Industry experience – at least 5 years in a senior position in process safety engineering/management.
• Strong background in Process Safety Management and the wider Health Safety and Environment (HSE) management – postgraduate qualification or proven experience will be an advantage.
• Formal HAZOP facilitation training through a reputable institution (eg. CAIA Risk Based Process Safety
• Management I and II OR IChemE HAZOP Leadership and Management).
• Experience in various process safety tools/methodologies including but not limited to: Layer of Protection
• Analysis (LOPA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Bowties etc.
• Consequence modelling experience – PHAST/In:Flux or similar.
• Likelihood assessment experience – Familiar with failure data, and event trees.
• Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) experience.
• Fire and Gas Mapping experience – wish. 

Knowledge Requirements:

• Proficient in interpreting technical documents such as PFDs, P&IDs, Cause, and Effects charts, RAT lists etc., that is required for various process safety activities/studies.
• Technically proficient in all areas of Process Safety Management and relevant areas of loss prevention engineering.
• A good grounding in process safety and consequence analysis in a Major Hazard Installation (MHI) environment.
• Good knowledge of applicable local and international best practices, design codes, standards, and regulations.
• Strong knowledge of safety & protection systems applications and implementation (prevention and mitigation).
• Facilitator (e.g. HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, and LOPA).
• Fluent knowledge of English - Intermediate knowledge of the local language preferred. 

Personal attributes

• Excellent communication skills
• Team-player
• Ability to time management and prioritise tasks into different reporting structures (line vs project) 
• Quality and detail driven
• Self-starter and able to work independently.
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure.