Senior Process Safety Engineer
Cenovus Energy•Toledo, OH
•Onsite
About The Position
Cenovus Energy is seeking a Senior Process Safety Engineer to lead process safety initiatives, mitigate risk, and coordinate with stakeholders to address process safety issues at the Toledo Refinery, aiming to support a zero-harm work environment.
Requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the US
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Chemistry, Science, or Safety/Environmental discipline
- 8+ years experience in process engineering, technical safety, or process safety engineering in oil and gas or chemicals
- Subject matter expert of US regulations, specifically the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and the Process Safety Management Standard (29 CFR 1910.119) and EPA RMP Rule
- In depth familiarity with MOC, PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, and major accident hazard (MAH) methodologies and good practices
- Demonstrated experience in facilitating MOC, HAZOP/PHA, and LOPA
- Proficient in Root Cause Analysis methodologies and incident investigation leadership
Responsibilities
- Ensure regulatory compliance with U.S. process safety requirements, including OSHA PSM (29 CFR 1910.119) and EPA Risk Management Program (RMP)
- Lead and support refinery process safety programs, providing technical safety and engineering expertise across PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, MAH, and Management of Change (MOC)
- Drive continuous improvement of process safety systems, workflows, and assurance mechanisms to ensure consistent and effective implementation
- Serve as a change agent, embedding process safety principles across the organization and influencing stakeholders at all levels
- Lead or support incident investigations and root cause analyses, identifying lessons learned and preventing recurrence of major incidents
- Coordinate and oversee audits (internal, third party, insurance), ensuring gap identification, tracking, and timely close out of corrective actions
- Partner with site leadership and HSE leadership to identify and mitigate key risks, advance safety systems, and set, measure, and analyze occupational and process safety performance goals
Benefits
- Generous paid vacation
- Annual bonus
- Retirement savings plan matching
- Long-term incentives
- Medical & dental coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- Employee assistance program
- Virtual healthcare coverage
- Generous leave of absence programs
- Fitness membership reimbursement
- Internal course offerings
- Education assistance for additional development
- Opportunities to work on special projects
- Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
