Job Title: Process Safety Engineer
Location: Can be based in any of their UK or Ireland offices
Salary: Competitive depending on experience
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Mabbett, an independent integrated environmental, health and safety, energy consulting and engineering firm, was established in 1996 in Glasgow, Scotland. Since then, the firm has grown to employ 48 motivated engineers, scientists and supporting professionals across the U.K., and over 25% of staff are now shareholders in the firm. The firm has regional offices in: Rosyth; Inverness; Liverpool; Dublin; Cardiff; and, Belfast.
The firm is seeking to recruit a Process Safety Engineer to join their growing team. The preferred locations for the new engineer are Glasgow and Rosyth, but applications will be considered the U.K. or Ireland offices. The position will require travel to include occasional overnight stays depending on project requirements. A positive place to work, Mabbett aims to implement the motto ‘See a Difference’ in everything we do.
About the role:
You will work as a member of the Process Safety Team within the wider Safety Group and will be involved in all aspects of professional input to process safety consultancy projects.
Wider knowledge of environmental engineering and/or occupational health and safety principles would be beneficial to the role, but is not essential. You may also be expected to provide marketing and business development support, identifying new clients and opportunities, to support the growth and expansion of the firm.
If successful you’ll work within a supportive and driven team, contributing to client satisfaction, company performance and sales targets.
Some travel is involved for which company pool cars are available and for which a valid driving licence will be required. Occasional travel by air will be required, for which a valid passport and photo ID is required.
About you:
Education and Experience:
- Honours or Masters’ Degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent). Applicants with a post-graduate MSc in Safety & Risk Management or Safety, Risk & Reliability Engineering will also be considered for the role
- Membership (associate or above) of a related professional institute such as the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) or an equivalent body. Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Professional Process Safety Engineer (PEng) status would be advantageous
- It is desirable that the successful candidate possess the following skills and experience:
- A minimum of 5 years prior experience, either in a consulting or engineering capacity, of applying process safety principles within chemical / industrial / high-hazard environments
- Demonstrable experience in COMAH legislation and associated compliance requirements. Prior experience of the preparation of COMAH safety reports, hazardous substance consent applications, major accident prevention policies and ALARP justifications would be advantageous
- Demonstrable experience in the co-ordination and leadership of technical process safety studies to include HAZOP, HAZID and DSEAR/ATEX assessments
- A broad understanding of current U.K. health, safety and environmental legislation. Prior experience of legislative compliance auditing and reporting would be advantageous
- Prior experience of functional safety studies (e.g. LOPA, SIL studies) and/or quantitative risk assessment (e.g. occupied building risk assessment) would be advantageous
- Excellent project management, client interfacing and business development skills
Personal Attributes:
- Be self-motivated with a desire and enthusiasm to be successful
- Have excellent personal interface and communications abilities
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Have strong analytical skills
- Be a ‘self-starter’ and commercial awareness is an advantage
- Be proficient in Microsoft Office Professional software packages, AutoCAD experience is also desirable for this position
- Have a full U.K. driving licence and clean driver record
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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Chemical Engineer, Project Process Safety Engineer, Environmental Engineer, Process Engineer, Health & Safety Engineer, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Risk Management, Chemical Process Safety Engineer, Safety Engineer will also be considered for this role.
