About company

Belong, connect, grow with KBR! The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Job purpose

Shaping risk management by developing guidelines and leading or participating in safety studies, safety reviews, implementing PSM and HSSE management, also acting as a consultant for commercial teams and other business partners in the early stages of project development and MOC detailed risk assessment.

Job responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership, advice and support in the implementation of Safety Management Systems.
• Provide HSEQ input in the risk and safety studies performed (e.g. HAZOP, HAZID), participate in internal audits, conduct independent safety tours, and support safety improvements, including root cause analysis (RCA) and procedure development, with a particular focus on process safety.
• Improve process safety awareness across the organization, particularly among engineers and project leaders, through continuous improvement initiatives, management of change (MOC), and joint site inspections.
• Facilitate and participate in P&ID reviews, HEMP, HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, layout safety reviews, PSSR, 3D model reviews, safety audits, QRA workshops, and other relevant process and technical safety studies.
• Deliver training and actively communicate process safety management (PSM) requirements and related matters to the organization and relevant stakeholders.
• Coordinate and oversee process safety engineering activities to ensure technical objectives are achieved during new projects, MOCs, and technical studies.
• Review technical bid submissions and conduct technical bid evaluations and analyses.
• Participate in EPC contractor and vendor pre-qualification, bid evaluation, and performance evaluation.
• Ensure the quality and accuracy of EPC contractors' process safety engineering activities and review associated deliverables, including philosophies, layouts, detailed drawings, close-out reports, risk studies, and process safety system documentation.
• Participate in the commissioning, start-up, and performance testing of new projects, verifying the availability and functionality of process and technical safety systems.
• Develop process safety management procedures, monitor their implementation, and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Develop technical supply specifications, technical design guidelines, and basis for design documentation for large-scale MOCs.
• Support HSE, process safety, and asset integrity audits and coordinate the planning and implementation of resulting corrective actions.
• Participate in process incidents investigations.
• Provide process and process safety technical expertise in flow assurance, hydraulic calculations, blowdown verification, surge analysis and equipment sizing.

Technical qualification & skills

• Minimum bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
• 15+ years of engineering experience in the oil and gas industry.
• 10+ years of process safety engineering experience or equivalent in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience with brownfield and revamp projects.
• Practical knowledge and experience in HAZOP, LOPA, MOC, physical effects modelling, and facility siting.
• Good knowledge of CCPS/EI process safety management and risk-based process safety (RBPS) guidelines.
• PHA and RA certifications.
• Strong knowledge of process safety regulations, standards, and industry practices, including OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, and NFPA requirements.

Soft skills

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• English - upper intermediate proficiency (both verbal and written).