Process Safety Engineers & Managers - Oil/Gas, Chemical/Petrochemical

About the job

AcuTech Consulting Group is growing rapidly and seeking highly qualified and motivated Process Safety Engineering Consultants & Managers with experience in the Oil & Gas, Chemical or Petrochemical Industry for work within the United States to help fuel our growth. Candidates will join a highly respected team of industry leading Process Safety Management experts on challenging projects for many of the world’s largest corporations.

What You’ll Do:

As part of AcuTech’s US PSM team, you will work directly with our clients on projects spanning all aspects of process safety and risk management. Successful candidates will proactively apply engineering and problem-solving skills to meet challenging safety and business objectives while seeking out leadership and growth opportunities. Candidates must have high technical acumen, be self-motivated, independent, organized, able to work effectively under direction of senior engineers, and handle multiple work assignments and projects. Initial work assignments will be on site performing process safety engineering work, comprised of facilitating PHA's, incident investigations, MOC, and various other process safety management needs.

Position Requirements: 

• Minimum 10+ years of experience required in the Oil & Gas industry (or Chemical/Petrochemical); ability to develop and lead cross-functional teams, manage client relationships, develop business and utilize strong project and people management skills; self-motivated, independent, organized, able work effectively under direction of senior engineers, handle multiple work assignments and projects and seek professional growth and development.
• A Bachelors or Masters Degree in a related engineering field (chemical, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, safety)
• Relevant experience in process safety management, experience in process or engineering design environment, manufacturing operations, and/or consulting environment.
• Ability to develop a consulting business, including but not limited to developing proposals and making presentations
• Self-motivated, independent, strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, and client service.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and facilitation skills and a consultative approach in supporting customer projects.
• Experience in developing, implementing, or managing PSM programs
• Experience in developing, writing, and implementing PSM plans, procedures, design philosophies, design bases, engineering specifications, standard operating procedures
• Experience developing and evaluating/auditing PSM management systems and advising management at all levels of the organization to effect positive change to operational excellence.

What’s Preferred

• Ideal candidates will be “Seller Doers” with existing client connections and an ability to generate new business.

• Experience and expertise in PSM Technical Services such as:
• Process hazard analyses (PHA), and risk assessments, or related studies, such as HAZID, What-If, HAZOP, FMEA, and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
• Quantitative Risk Assessment including QRA studies, fault tree/event tree analysis, facility siting studies, fire hazard, explosion, and toxic modeling
• Safety Instrumented Systems services such as:
• Safety integrity level (SIL) assessment, safety integrity level (SIL) assessment based on recognized knowledge of IEC61511 and related standards
• Experience and expertise in dust hazard management services such as:
• Evaluating processes for dust hazard fire and explosion risks (DHA)
• Auditing for dust hazard management
• Experience and expertise in reactive chemistry hazard management

This position offer an excellent opportunity for personal and professional growth. AcuTech is well established, successful, and growing company that offers competitive salary, bonus and benefits based on experience and position. Positions offered would be remote / hybrid in nature, with travel to client sites required.