Process Safety Engineer

Anglian Water Services•Norfolk, VA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Help Shape a Safer Future at Anglian Water Are you passionate about reducing risk and making high-hazard environments safer? Do you thrive in technically challenging roles that directly impact people, processes, and long-term performance? We’re looking for a skilled and driven Process Safety Engineer to help lead and embed world-class process safety across our organisation. Working within the Chief Engineer’s team and reporting to the Group Process Safety Lead, you’ll play a critical role in supporting the delivery of our Process Safety strategy—helping to ensure that Anglian Water’s most complex assets remain safe, compliant, and future-ready. This is a highly collaborative role, interfacing with engineering, operations, safety professionals, and regulators to ensure consistent application of risk management techniques and the highest safety standards.

Requirements

Strong collaboration, critical thinking, and written communication skills
Experience working in high-risk environments or regulated industries (minimum 2 years)
A recognised qualification in Process Safety (or equivalent experience)
A degree in Process or Mechanical Engineering
Experience leading or supporting Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) methods such as HAZOP or Bowtie
Strong understanding of process safety elements, regulations, and hazard identification techniques
Familiarity with COMAH regulations, DSEAR assessments, and management of change principles
Ability to travel to remote high-risk sites across the Anglian Water region

Responsibilities

Helping shape and deliver Anglian Water’s Process Safety strategy alongside the Group Process Safety Lead
Supporting operational teams with their understanding of process safety and to implement process safety improvements
Supporting risk assessments under DSEAR and performing Hazardous Area Classifications
Performing audits and inspections at high-risk sites
Supporting engineering and design teams with technical input on process safety standards and improvements
Developing and maintaining Bowtie risk assessments for high-risk processes
Leading and facilitating Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) such as HAZID, HAZOP, and Bowtie workshops
Performing consequence modelling using industry standard software
Supporting Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), SIL determination and verification, and Quantified Risk Assessment (QRA)
Engaging with external regulators including HSE and EA, where required