Sr. Process Safety Engineer

CF Industries•Donaldsonville, LA

About The Position

The Process Safety Engineer is part of CF Industries’ Process Safety Management (PSM) group and helps promote, implement, and improve the process safety management program at the Donaldsonville, Louisiana facility. As a member of the Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) Team, the role incorporates process safety into the facility’s broader EHSS management systems and supports ongoing systems and processes that reduce risk and drive continuous improvement. The engineer maintains compliance with applicable governmental regulations and company standards, including monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping for processes across more than 18 operating units. The position applies PSM elements—particularly management of change, incident investigation, and process hazard analyses—and works with facility departments on project and operational tasks. It provides technical guidance on hazard identification, risk assessment, and risk management, supports audits and investigations, and helps integrate process safety principles into training, operating procedures, engineering practices, and asset integrity. Travel is required up to 15%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
A minimum of 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 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.
Directly related process safety and/or process design experience in a chemical manufacturing environment (minimum 5 years preferred).

Responsibilities

Maintain routine compliance with company process safety programs and practices.
Gather and compile relevant information through records review and field work; prepare reports, notifications, and correspondence.
Develop risk calculations using acceptable methodologies and assist with event classifications.
Support and participate in company audits and regulatory inspections.
Participate in root-cause analyses of EHS incidents.
Advise the facility 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 to minimize risk and ensure compliance with regulations, company standards, and RAGAGEP.
Manage risk assessments, define their scope, select appropriate methodologies, and guide responses to identified risks.
Establish and implement procedures for managing changes, conducting PSSRs, monitoring for unrecognized changes, and ensuring 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 in 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 work according to risk.
Perform LOPAs, facilitate PHAs, and maintain facility siting studies and structure placements.
Communicate and collaborate with personnel and management on 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 in and contribute to the EHSS team; potentially serve as the designated site representative on the company’s Process Safety Council.