Process Safety Engineer (Contractor)

Job Description

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Process Safety Lead to provide site leadership for Process Safety Engineering during the commissioning, start-up, transition and early operational phases of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project.

The role will provide a strong link between engineering design, field modifications, commissioning, operations and safety-management systems. The successful candidate will lead the practical implementation of process-safety requirements at site, ensuring that hazards and changes are appropriately assessed, actions are driven to closure, and process-safety requirements are embedded before systems transition into operation.

The position is particularly important as the project moves toward hazardous inventories and operating conditions where robust process-safety management and emergency readiness become critical.

Key Responsibilities

Process Safety Management

• Lead site implementation and ongoing development of the project's Process Safety Management requirements, including support for OSHA PSM / 29 CFR 1910.119 , training, eMOC administration, and management of threshold hazardous chemical inventory requirements.
• Support Operational readiness inspections, Field change notes reviews, and Emergency Management Plan activities.
• Coordinate Process Safety Information, operating readiness and management-system requirements associated with hazardous materials.
• Support training and competency development for engineering, commissioning and operations personnel.
• Coordinate Design Near Miss initiatives and ensure timely follow-up and closure of associated actions.
• Ensure HCIS Safety and Fire protection compliance across the project sites.
• Review field changes and modifications for potential Process Safety consequences before implementation.
• Ensure changes are reflected in applicable hazard assessments and Process Safety Information.

Skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Industry
• Strong professional experience in Process Safety within major process, chemical, energy, hydrogen, ammonia, oil & gas or petrochemical facilities.
• Demonstrable experience working on major-project commissioning, start-up and/or operating facilities.
• Practical experience of Process Hazard Analysis and process-safety risk assessment.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management frameworks and hazardous-process facilities.
• Ability to work effectively across engineering, construction, commissioning, operations and safety organizations.

Preferred Experience

• Hands-on experience facilitating HAZOP and LOPA workshops.
• Experience with Management of Change and field-change risk assessment.
• Experience supporting commissioning and operational-readiness programmes.
• Experience with hydrogen, ammonia or other highly hazardous chemical facilities would be highly valuable.
• Previous Middle East or Saudi Arabia major-project/site experience would be advantageous.
• Experience taking process-safety recommendations from identification through practical field implementation and verified closure.