Senior Process Safety Manager (PSM)

Location: Houston, TX
Job Type: Direct Hire
Salary: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00
Degree: Bachelor;
Date: 9/7/2011
Job ID: 01805706
Job Description
 
Senior Process Safety Manager (PSM)
 
 
For Immediate Consideration Contact: Gary Elias –: Gary@EliasAssociates.com
 
CLASSIFICATION: US - (TX)
 
SALARY: 100,000 – 125,000
 
LOCATION: Houston, TX
 
TYPE OF COMPANY: Refinery
 
EXPERIENCE: 5+ Years
 
DEGREE: Bachelor’s Degree Required
 
JOB TITLE: Senior Process Safety Manager (PSM)
 
JOB DESCRIPTION:
  • Provide expert technical leadership and consulting to global petrochemical sites with a focus on identifying process safety hazards, assessing risk, and providing sound, cost effective technical solutions.
  • Highly visible position that will interface with Petrochemical Site Management, Capital Project Managers,  senior technical experts, and site technical and operating personnel to address process safety engineering technical issues
  • Specific Responsibilities:
    • Provide expert technical support to help drive site improvement in Process Safety
    • Support major capital projects in design consulting, technical quality assurance and start-up assistance
      Lead process hazard analysis and other safety reviews of petrochemical processes and projects
    • Respond to plant operational events and assist sites with developing and implementing sound, cost effective, risk based solutions to complex or novel risk situations.
    • Develop and deploy process safety tools and technology that provide high value to sites.
    • Analyze process safety incidents and near misses and develop recommendations to improve performance.
    • Lead investigations of process safety incidents, employing root cause analysis tools.
    • Provide technical leadership and promote best practice sharing on networks / work groups.
    • Develop and deliver training in hazard identification, risk assessment techniques, process safety in design and safe operating practices for plant engineers and key operating personnel.
    • Develop and maintain engineering practices.
    • Coach, mentor and develop less-experienced engineers in all aspects of process safety engineering
  • (Super benefits including 401k, pension, medical, dental, stock options, bonuses and more)
 
REQUIREMENTS:
  • B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Advanced Degree preferred)
  • Extensive operating experience in petroleum refinery or petrochemical plant
  • Knowledgeable of key process hazards and safety features of refinery or petrochemical plant
  • Knowledgeable in troubleshooting process safety issues in petrochemical operations
  • Additional experience as process safety engineer supporting refining or petrochemical operations
  • Experience in Process Design, preparing design specifications for petrochemical process technologies
  • Strong knowledge of recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, and safety–related   government and industry standards (e.g. OSHA, NFPA, ASME, and API standards)
  • Experience in multiple process safety technologies
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Process Hazard Analysis (e.g. Hazard and Operability Review (HAZOP) studies)
  • Pre-Start-up Safety Reviews    
 
 
 
Please visit www.eliasassociates.com  for additional career opportunities.
 
 
Gary Elias – Elias Associates, Inc.
12 Labaw Dr
Cranbury, NJ 08512
215-794-7155 or 732-390-4600
www.eliasassociates.com
For Immediate Consideration Contact: Gary Elias: Gary@EliasAssociates.com