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Principal Process Safety Engineer

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2 weeks ago
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PM Group is an employee owned, international project delivery firm with a team of 3,750+ people. We are world leaders in the pharma, food, medtech and mission critical sectors. From our network of offices in Europe, Asia and the US, we work with the world's leading organisations. We are focused on growing a sustainable business centred around our people, our clients and trade partners.

Our goal is to design, build and deliver safe assets safely for our clients. People are at the heart of our approach. We call this Living Safety™. This is where you can play a part.

Responsibilities

We are looking for an experienced Process Safety Leads with broad process design experience to join our UK team which serves both the domestic and the wider global Business Units across PM Group.

The successful candidate will enjoy working on projects containing a diverse range of hazard types. The role involves providing support on projects, both as part of multi-discipline engineering teams and as part of our standalone Process Safety consulting service.

Mentoring and coaching can be made available for candidates who demonstrate an interest in developing skill gaps where a candidate possesses some, but not necessarily all, of the preferred skills and experience for the role.

PM Group have an established Subject Matter Expert (SME) technical pathway for Process Safety permanent staff.

Requirements

  • Bachelor degree qualification in Process/Chemical engineering (or equivalent).

  • Chartered Engineer with relevant institute or working towards chartered status is an advantage.

  • Relevant professional experience in a similar function, with a good understanding of process safety and process design.

  • Excellent leadership, interpersonal, interdisciplinary verbal and written communication skills are essential.

  • Self-motivated, able to work independently, organised and reliable along with a professional approach and demeanour.

  • Ability to work on several projects at one time and determine appropriate prioritization.

  • Display an enthusiastic approach towards others with a ‘teamwork’ focus.

  • Must be flexible and adaptable to meet the demands of the role and project environment.

  • Proven knowledge around a variety of process safety subject matter areas e.g. ATEX/DSEAR, PHA, COMAH, etc.

  • Thorough knowledge of UK and EU health & safety legislation, codes of practice and standards.

  • Process design experience e.g. developing and maintaining PFDs, P&IDs, equipment sizing and process calculations.

  • Design experience with specific client standards & legislation from Europe and the USA is an advantage
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