Lead Safety Engineer - Outside IR35

Scope of Work:

Kent is looking for a Principal Process Safety Engineer who will be responsible for coordinating the production of engineering deliverables and providing progress reporting for a project in accordance with the project plan.

Deliverables:

• Lead safety engineering technical activities across assigned FEED and Detail Design project.
• Prepare the Process Safety TDR and executes allocated tasks within the requirements of the project execution plan and TDR.
• Prepare monthly/weekly progress report 
• Ensures compliance with Kent’s ISO accredited QMS, and project specific procedures, guides and standards.
• Prepare and provide expert guidance on process safety, fire safety, and risk management to other engineering disciplines 
• Being accountable for the quality of Process Safety deliverables
• Review inter-discipline engineering (IDC) documents 
• Ensure that design meets all Process Safety requirements and maintains risks to as low as reasonably practicable
• Achieving project completion to the project specifications on schedule
• Facilitating and participating in project HAZID, HAZOP, SIL studies, and other safety workshops as required, along with experience in coordinating HAZOP, HAZID, SIL classification studies, and other HSE workshops.
• Able to prepare and review safety studies reports such as FERA, QRA, ESSA, RAM etc.
• Able to review 3rd party HSE studies such as QRA, FERA, EERA, etc., as required
• Able to do safety studies calculations using PHAST, Flaresim, FRED etc as required
• Experience in fire protection and engineering design, including the review and preparation of Fire Water P&IDs, Fire Water demand calculations, passive fire protection studies and drawings, as well as the preparation of fire and gas detection layouts, safety equipment layouts, and safety signage, among others.
• Ensure compliance with relevant safety regulations, standards, and industry best practices.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of Technical Safety engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start-up

Key Requirements:

• Typically, holds a Master’s Degree in chemical engineering or post-graduate Process Safety qualification.
• Chartered status preferred.
• Experience of working for engineering/client organisations in the oil and gas and new energy industry.
• Experience in Windpower, Hydrogen, waste to energy, CCUS etc
• Exposure to consultancy, FEED / detailed design and EPC projects.
• Knowledge of applicable international and industry specifications, standards and codes.
• Experience of managing Risk Analysis (e.g. QRA, FERA, EERA, ESSA, RAM, Flare/Vent Studies)
• Hand on Experience of running process safety software such as PHAST, Flaresim, RAM Maros etc
• Human Factors engineering design implementation experience.
• Experience of UK safety case and COMAH requirements

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at [email protected] to find out how we can support you.

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If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

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As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

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We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.  

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.