Senior Process Safety Engineer

About Hovione

At Hovione, we help partners turn scientific innovation into medicines that reach patients around the world. For more than 65 years, we have connected science, technology, and manufacturing to scale complex ideas into high-quality and innovative solutions that truly make a difference.

As an international Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), we support the development and manufacture of drug substances, intermediates, and drug products across the full life cycle. We are globally recognized for our leadership in specialized technologies such as Spray Drying and Continuous Tableting. But what truly sets us apart is not just what we do — it is how we do it: with purpose, care, collaboration, and a deep commitment to doing the right things right.

Our people are the reason for our success. We are a global and diverse team of more than 2,600 team members across Europe, the USA, and Asia, bringing together different experiences and perspectives to help our partners to overcome complex challenges. We believe that an inclusive environment — where everyone, regardless of background, identity or ability, is respected, heard and empowered to contribute — is essential to drive innovation, ensure quality, and secure long‑term sustainable success.

And as we grow, so do the opportunities for our people to develop, broaden their perspectives, and build meaningful careers. Because at Hovione, better starts with those who choose to make a difference every day. Will you be one of them?

As a Senior Process Safety Engineer, you will play a critical role in safeguarding people, environment, and operations, while shaping the future of process safety excellence across a complex and technologically advanced manufacturing site.

This is a high-impact role offering broad cross-functional exposure, continuous learning, and the opportunity to influence strategic safety decisions in a dynamic industrial environment. You will provide support to the implementation, governance, and continuous improvement of HSE Process Safety frameworks, ensuring compliance, driving best practices, and embedding a strong safety culture across the organization.

Responsibilities

Process Safety Leadership & Strategy

• Support continuously improvement of the Process Safety Management System (PSM) at site level
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, internal policies, and industry standards
• Identify system gaps and drive strategic improvements and optimization initiatives

Risk Management & Technical Safety

• Support technical risk assessments:
  • HAZOP, PHA, LOPA and others
• Evaluate risks related to:
  • New Process Introductions (NPI)
  • Process changes and equipment/facility upgrades
• Assess and manage:
  • Major accident scenarios
  • Chemical risks (CRA)
  • Task risk (TRA)
  • Hazardous area classifications (ATEX)
• Knowledge in Industrial Hygiene

Projects & Innovation

• Support cross-functional projects
• Support engineering design and operational decision-making with safety expertise

Compliance, Audits & Performance

• Support internal audits, inspections, and compliance activities
• Follow-up of HSE performance metrics and KPIs
• Follow-up of risk assessments recommendations/implementations

Incident Investigation & Continuous Improvement

• Lead and support incident investigations
• Define and implement corrective and preventive actions
• Drive a culture of learning and continuous improvement

Training & Safety Culture

• Participate in HSE training programs
• Promote a culture of:
  • Safety excellence
  • Continuous learning and knowledge sharing
• Support onboarding and mentoring of team members

• Design required HSE training and communications. Build materials and measure competency/effectiveness

Emergency Preparedness

• Support emergency response systems and procedures

• Degree in Engineering, Chemistry; Mechanical or related scientific field (mandatory)
• Master’s in Process Safety or equivalent (preferential)
• Health & Safety professional certification Level VI (mandatory)
• 5–8+ years in manufacturing or industrial environment (chemicals/pharma preferred)
• Strong experience in:
  • Process Safety and Major Hazard management
  • Supporting HAZOP / LOPA studies
• Advanced knowledge of:
  • Process Safety methodologies
  • Regulatory frameworks (e.g., COMAH)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in MS Office, SAP and data analysis tools
• Fluency in English and Portuguese (mandatory)

Hovione is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer

Inclusion and diversity are key to us. We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment experience and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you require any reasonable accommodation or support during the application or interview process, please contact us, and we will be happy to assist.

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