Process Safety Engineer in Reading

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Job Description

Role: Technical Safety Engineer

Inside IR35 contract

Location: South East UK (office based)

Duration - one year renewable contract - (anticipated 2 year + duration)

Key experience - Client side / operator experience managing design scopes of engineering contractor

Start date: Immediate

We are recruiting for an experienced Process Safety Engineer to join a client-side Project Management Team (PMT) supporting a major integrated refining and petrochemical development of over $15bn.

This is a high-profile pre-FEED role where you will act on behalf of the project owner, ensuring safe, efficient, and cost-effective design delivery by the engineering contractor.

A large-scale downstream development focused on:

• Mixed-feed steam cracker (olefins production)
• Refinery upgrades (hydroprocessing, residue upgrading)
• Utilities, offsites, and full site integration

Working within the PMT, you will:

• Act as the client-side process safety focal point
• Oversee and challenge engineering contractor deliverables
• Lead and participate in HAZOPs, PHAs, and risk assessments
• Ensure alignment with engineering standards, safety requirements, and project objectives
• Support development of design philosophies, specifications, and safety standards
• Drive risk-based decision making across the project
• Contribute to FEED/EPC scope definition and technical evaluations with expert knowledge of key risk evaluation techniques such as; Blast technology, Consequence Analysis, Fire Protection, Hazard identification, Risk Assessment and Management, Safety Relief design and operation, safety instrumented systems, fault tress analysis, quantitative risk assessment
• Offer a broad and extensive knowledge of safety aspects of design and engineering standards, specifications, codes, and appropriate safety criteria

• 15+ years’ experience in process safety engineering
• Strong client-side / operator experience (essential)
• Proven experience overseeing engineering contractor scopes
• Background in downstream refining, petrochemicals, or complex process facilities
• Expertise in:
• HAZOP / PHA
• QRA / consequence modelling
• safety systems (SIS, relief, fire & gas)
• Experience on Middle East projects or working with regional stakeholders (highly desirable)
• Ability to operate at PMT level, influencing technical and project decisions

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