Process Safety Lead

OUTSIDE IR35 Lead Process Safety Position. The role offers the opportunity for significant home / hybrid-based working and the Senior Process Safety Engineer can be based anywhere in the UK however they woudl require one day a week to commute to the office. This opportunity is with one of the UK’s leading Engineering Consultancies with operations based all over the United Kingdom and internationally.

The company specialises in providing services including Project Management, Construction, Design & Consulting, Commissioning, HSE and PS. They provide this service to clients all over the world, operating within the following areas; Pharmaceuticals, Medical Technologies, Food & Beverage, Energy, Chemicals, Construction and more.

Responsibilities of the Lead Process Safety;

• Independently lead and plan process safety activities during various design stages of projects, including managing process safety colleagues.
• Act as a focal point, liaising with client representatives, equipment vendors, and multidiscipline engineering teams to resolve process safety issues.
• Prepare, chair, and report on Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) reviews, including HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, and similar assessments.
• Deliver key process safety documentation such as DSEAR assessments, Hazardous Area Classifications (HAC), Explosion Protection Documents (EPDs), and COMAH Safety Reports.
• Complete Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA), Consequence Modelling (e.g., Toxic Dispersion, Fire, Explosion Modelling), and process safety calculations like asphyxiation.
• Develop Project Basis of Safety (BoS) and conduct safety shower assessments, with knowledge of DNV-Phast software as an advantage.

To be successful in this position as Senior Process Safety Engineer we are looking for a candidate with Chartered Status and degree in a relevant discipline (Chemical Eng, Chemistry etc.). The ideal candidate will hold at least 15-20 years’ industry experince. I would be interested in speaking with anyone who has worked as a Lead / Senior Process Safety Engineer or Process Safety Manager previously.

Please apply directly for further information regarding this attractive position.