Process Safety & Technical Risk Manager

Caturus Management Services•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Caturus platform, founded by Kimmeridge, an alternative asset manager focused on the energy sector, supports Kimmeridge’s overarching goal of providing low-cost energy on demand with the lowest carbon footprint. Kimmeridge’s vision in creating Caturus is to build the only independent, fully integrated natural gas and LNG export platform in the U.S. through a combination of its upstream operations and via Commonwealth LNG, a 9.5 million tonnes per annum liquefied natural gas export terminal in southwestern Louisiana on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The combined entities are committed to delivering responsibly sourced, low-emission fuel to domestic and international markets. Caturus is a Houston-based, private exploration and production company seeking to materially grow production through development of deep, high pressure, dry gas windows of the Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk, as well as Haynesville formations located in Texas and Louisiana while maintaining a relentless focus on safety. Commonwealth LNG was founded by industry veterans who decided to re-engineer the LNG construction model. Using proven best practices, Commonwealth is committed to building a world-class LNG export facility while focusing on safety, managing risk and achieving best-in-class environmental standards. This position leads process safety and technical (major accident) risk management enterprise-wide, across both our US onshore upstream operations and Commonwealth LNG. The role provides the technical authority to ensure major accident hazards are systematically identified, assessed, reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP), and controlled through a demonstrable system of barriers, and serves as custodian of the Commonwealth LNG safety case — a voluntary best-practice commitment, not a regulatory requirement — and of upstream process safety integrity and barrier management. This position strengthens Caturus’ safety culture by embedding robust process safety management, asset integrity, and barrier assurance throughout the asset lifecycle. The role has no direct reports and delivers through technical authority, influence, and the direction of specialist consultants and contractors. This role supports operations across all Caturus assets and will be located in Houston, TX, with travel to upstream facilities and the Commonwealth LNG terminal.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred) in Chemical, Process, Mechanical, or Safety Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in process safety / technical safety within oil and gas required.
US onshore upstream (E&P) process safety experience required; global upstream experience preferred.
LNG process safety experience required.
Barrier management experience required, including definition and assurance of Safety-Critical Elements (SCEs) and performance standards.
Safety case experience required (must have) — demonstrated experience developing, maintaining, or defending a facility safety case.
Deep knowledge of oil and gas process safety and technical (major accident) risk management across upstream and LNG.
Strong understanding of the LNG safety case regime and of upstream process safety integrity and barrier management (SCEs, performance standards, bow-ties).
Command of major-accident risk assessment techniques (HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, QRA, consequence modeling) and ALARP demonstration.
Knowledge of OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, 49 CFR Part 193, NFPA 59A, and relevant API and IEC standards.
Ability to manage and direct specialist consultants and contractors, including scope definition and commercial control.
Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with the credibility to challenge at all levels and hold technical authority.

Nice To Haves

Professional registration (PE or Chartered Engineer) and/or process safety certification (e.g., CCPSC) strongly preferred.
Experience leading PHA/QRA studies and engaging regulators (PHMSA, FERC, OSHA) preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and continuously improve the corporate Process Safety Management (PSM) framework, aligned with OSHA PSM (29 CFR 1910.119) and EPA RMP (40 CFR 68) for our US onshore upstream operations, and with 49 CFR Part 193 / NFPA 59A for Commonwealth LNG.
Ensure all 14 PSM elements are implemented and sustained across upstream and LNG operations.
Serve as custodian of the Commonwealth LNG safety case, demonstrating that major accident hazards are identified and that adequate barriers and controls are in place and effective.
Define and maintain Safety-Critical Elements (SCEs) and their performance standards, and assure that preventive and mitigative barriers perform as claimed.
Lead and assure major-accident risk studies, including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, QRA, consequence modeling, facility siting and exclusion-zone analysis, and bow-tie analyses.
Lead upstream process safety integrity and barrier management against major accident events (loss of containment, blowout, well integrity loss).
Oversee Safety Instrumented Systems and functional safety to IEC 61511 / 61508, including SIL determination and verification.
Govern asset and mechanical integrity for safety-critical equipment, including anomaly, deferral, and override management.
Operate the Management of Change (MOC) process for changes affecting major accident risk, across plant, process, organizational, and procedural change.
Lead process safety incident and near-miss investigations and track corrective actions to closure.
Define and report leading and lagging process safety performance indicators in line with API RP 754 and IOGP guidance to leadership and the board.
Serve as the process safety interface with PHMSA, FERC, OSHA, and EPA, supporting permitting, inspections, and the FERC LNG authorization process.
Scope, direct, and quality-assure specialist consultants and contractors delivering process safety and technical risk work (QRA, consequence modeling, SIL studies, verification).
Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, and documentation standards.