Sr. Process Safety Engineer

CF Industries•Donaldsonville, LA

About The Position

The Process Safety Engineer is part of the Process Safety Management (PSM) group and the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) Team. The role promotes, implements, and improves the process safety management program at the Donaldsonville, Louisiana facility, which includes more than 18 operating units. The engineer serves as a technical subject matter expert and develops and implements systems and processes to reduce risk and continuously improve process safety while maintaining compliance with applicable regulations and company standards. The position applies PSM elements, particularly management of change, incident investigation, and process hazard analyses, working with multiple facility departments on project and operational tasks. It provides expertise on hazard identification, risk assessment and management, process safety training, audits, incident investigations, and integrating process safety practices into facility operations and engineering. The role may also represent the site on the company’s Process Safety Council.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
At least 5 years of directly related process safety and/or process design experience in a chemical manufacturing environment is preferred.
Proven practitioner experience and/or advanced technical knowledge of process safety practices, including hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk management.
Working understanding of chemical operations, safety systems, and safe design.
Time management and organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects with competing demands.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence culture.
Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.
Knowledge of applicable process safety standards, codes, regulations, and laws.

Nice To Haves

Professional certification such as CCPSC, PE, ASP, CSP, or equivalent, or commitment to achieving professional certification.

Responsibilities

Maintain routine compliance with established company programs and practices for process safety.
Gather and compile relevant data through records review and field efforts.
Prepare reports, notifications, and other correspondence.
Develop risk calculations using acceptable methodologies and assist with event classifications.
Support and participate in company audits and regulatory inspections.
Use root cause analyses for EHS incidents as part of team investigations.
Provide facility guidance as a subject matter expert on PSM, including PHA, LOPA, MOC, PSSR, hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk management.
Maintain the facility’s PSM system and associated programs and practices to minimize risk and ensure regulatory and company-standard compliance.
Manage risk assessments, define their scope, select appropriate methodologies, and provide direction on addressing risk.
Establish and implement procedures for managing change, conducting PSSRs, monitoring for unrecognized changes, and completing appropriate risk reviews.
Communicate and provide training on process safety metrics, and propose meaningful leading and lagging indicators.
Provide technical expertise for process safety training programs and assist with developing process safety policies.
Develop policies and practices that ensure workforce involvement in process safety.
Collaborate with departments and management to integrate process safety fundamentals and best practices into operating procedures, engineering practices, and asset integrity.
Lead training and education on identifying process safety incidents and near misses in accordance with company requirements and adopted API standards.
Provide expertise during process safety incident investigations and help determine corrective and preventive actions addressing root causes.
Support process safety and Risk Management Plan audits, manage action plans, and prioritize efforts based on risk.
Perform LOPAs, facilitate PHAs, and maintain facility siting studies and structure placements.
Communicate and collaborate with personnel and management to convey technical information about process safety performance and improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional peers and act as an agent of change.
Develop in alignment with process safety competency expectations.
Actively participate as a member of the EHSS team and contribute to overall EHSS improvement.
May participate in the company’s Process Safety Council as the designated site representative.