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Job Purpose and Impact

The EHS Senior Specialist Process Safety & Risk Management (PSRM) is a subject matter authority who assists in leading the Process Safety and Risk Management (PSRM) system for high complex facilities together with the plant manager. In this role, you will lead the execution and continuous improvement of the process safety and risk management system at complex facilities consisting of highly regulated processes and activities or low to medium program maturity with elevated risk of serious injuries and fatalities, serious environmental events, severe process safety events or legal matters.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the plant manager in leading the external reputation and facilitate the community and governmental interaction and prepare required reports, requests for information and inquiry responses and facilitate governmental inspections, customer visits and company audits (including process safety and risk management related audits). 
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in process safety standards, processes, methods, tools, job aids, risk analyses, incident investigations and local/country regulatory requirements.
• Lead and participate in the process hazard analyses carried out at the facilities and ensure the proper follow-up of the recommendations. Support and sustain the process safety and risk management system at the facilities.
• Identify contractor support and talent needs and oversee onsite contractor activity and understand local risks applicable to contractor and external service providers, implement, monitor and evaluate approved processes to control local environmental, health and safety risks with contractors.
• Develop suitable training content and delivery models in line with global, regional and legal requirements, conduct gap assessment to identify competence needs, adjust curriculum to reflect site specific demand and organize and provide appropriate training.
• Understand, implement and execute environmental, health and safety controls and programs and work processes such as risk identification and assessment, emergency action planning and incident management, agency inspections and audit and internal inspections to ensure they work as intended. Assist the implementation of new process safety and risk management elements developed corporately at the facilities.
• Partner with plant manager and project leaders and the regional organization to promote and drive a strong environmental, health and safety culture in the facility team by building a mindset where a continuous improvement mentality is viewed as essential to success.
• Participate as a member of the site leadership team and consult on planning, issue and incident response and operational environment, health and safety and process safety compliance, understanding systems, integrated processes, regulatory issues and workforce conditions.
• Ensure strong alignment of environment, health and safety goals, metrics and targets with plant vision and targets and govern site performance targets together with plant manager.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience
• Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of four years of related work experience in the field of engineering, technical operations, project management and/or process safety management, including:
• Participation in process hazard analyses for new or existing facilities
• Leading management of change requests and operational readiness reviews.
• Experience in delivering training on technical safety aspects.
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of industry best practices in PSRM and able to quickly develop knowledge
• Fluent in French and English
• Basic business acumen and the ability to partner and communicate effectively with business counterparts
• Solid working knowledge of process safety industry practices and standards
• Strong scientific and mathematical knowledge
• Confirmed ability to deliver processes effectively to optimize business resources
• Basic knowledge of process automation, control and reliability engineering and maintenance.
• Basic knowledge of combustible dust risks, consequence modelling and bow tie methodology.
• Knowledge of European Process Safety Standards and Requirements is a plus (Seveso, CE, ATEX).
• Trained and certified as Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) or Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) leader/facilitator.