Airswift has been tasked by one of its major clients to find a Process Safety Engineer to join their team in 1-year contract working in Fort Saskatchewan, AB. The Process Safety Engineer works closely with Operations, Engineering and Maintenance personnel to prevent Process Safety top events i.e. Loss of Primary Containment (LOPCs) and Loss of Control. The Process Safety Engineer is expected to be diligent in proactively identifying and informing supervisors and Asset Leadership teams of potentially hazardous situations Accountabilities.
Duties and Reponsibilities:
- Provide Expertise in equipment safeguarding, Pumps, Tanks, Vessels etc.
- Knowledge of overpressure relief scenarios and assurance on adequate protection i.e. verification of PRV, PVV capacities, RV sizing calculations
- Working experience with design principles for flare systems
- Advise on the Impairment of Safeguarding Devices and Car Seal Management
- Provide assurance and guidance on Statement of Fitness-Pre-startup Safety (SoF-PSSRs) for plant changes, major maintenance, turnarounds and projects
- Estimation of LOPC amounts for complex API 754 Process Safety Events
- Act as Technical Safety Reviewer and PHA Facilitator for Plant Changes (MoCs) i.e. HAZOPs, What-Ifs etc
- Act as focal point for Safe Work Practices (SWPs) relevant to Process Safety
- Apply the risk-based decision making process to ensure that hazards are controlled to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)
- Coordinate annual Asset AIPSM ALARP Review and continuously engage members of the Asset on plant's cumulative risk
- Advise on risk assessment and ranking of High Potential incidents using the RAM matrix
- Apply knowledge and awareness of Learning from Incidents (LFI) process and responsibilities, in reporting, investigation or incident follow-up
- Interpret, review and/or critique critical diagrams such as cause and effect, mechanical flow, piping and instrumentation (P&ID) and mass balance
- Apply knowledge of project procedures to address HSE/SD in project development and implementation. Providing safeguarding support for Site projects
- Apply Process Safety Principles to Facility Siting, and act as a resource. Assist Operations and project personnel to establish safe distances between equipment and orientation, buildings or processes
- Advise on proper design and implementation of active and passive fire protection systems
- Advise on design, and implementation of fire, gas and smoke detection
- Identify and model Fire Explosion and Dispersion models using computer programs such as Fire Release Explosion and Dispersion (FRED)
Requirements:
- Experience & Qualifications BSc in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering Relevant Process Safety
- Process Engineering experience in a Refinery
- EPC Process design experience a plus Practicing Professional Engineer in Alberta
- Familiarity with process simulation Softwares - Unisym, Hysis, Flarenet Familiarity with both in-house (e.g. HEMP, FRED etc.) is a plus
- Industrial (e.g. PHAPro, HAZOP, etc.) risk management tools
- Knowledge of relevant codes and standards, including API 520/521, API 537, API 754, ANSI B31.3, ASME Pressure Vessel