PSM Specialist

SUMMARY:

Job Purpose

To support safe, reliable and efficient refinery operations by implementing and monitoring Process Safety Management (PSM) processes, identifying operational risks and ensuring compliance with process safety standards.

Please note that this is a 6-month Fixed Term Contract position.

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities Coordinate Management of Change (MOC) processes and monitor the closure of process safety action items. Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), HAZOP, What-if and LOPA studies. Monitor safety-critical equipment, Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), process safety deviations and performance metrics. Conduct process safety risk assessments, incident investigations and root cause analyses. Coordinate process safety audits, safeguard verifications and Safe Work Practice audits. Track corrective actions, analyse operational deviations and communicate incident learnings. Support process safety risk management for major capital projects. Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Reliability and Maintenance, and Technical Services teams. Maintain process safety systems, records and reports. Minimum Qualifications and Experience BSc, BTech or National Diploma in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering. Minimum five years' refining experience in SHEQ, Operations, Engineering or Reliability and Maintenance. Three years' experience as a Process Safety Engineer preferred. Technical Skills and Knowledge Hazard identification and process risk management. HAZOP, What-if, LOPA, SIL determination and SIS. Root cause analysis, including TapRooT, Five Whys and Why Tree. Safety-critical equipment management and Management of Change. Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) modelling using PHAST, SAFETI or Canary. Knowledge of API 752, 753 and 754. Familiarity with PhaPro, KMS, Isometrix and BowTieXP.