Process Safety Engineer

Job Role Purpose

The Process Safety Management Engineer position will be assigned to the Client's office, facilities and operational areas to support the effective implementation, assurance and continual improvement of process safety management requirements. The role is responsible for identifying, evaluating and controlling major accident hazards; supporting process hazard analysis, management of change, pre-start-up safety review, incident investigation and barrier management activities; maintaining process safety documentation; and promoting a strong process safety culture across operations, projects and contractor activities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Process Safety Management System Implementation & Compliance Support

• Support the implementation and maintenance of the Client's Process Safety Management framework, procedures, standards and assurance requirements.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with applicable company requirements, Client requirements, industry good practices and relevant Malaysian occupational safety, health and hazardous process requirements.

1. Process Hazard Analysis, Risk Assessment & Technical Review

• Facilitate, participate in or support HAZID, HAZOP, Process Hazard Analysis, Layers of Protection Analysis, bow-tie reviews and other process risk assessment activities, where applicable.
• Review process safety information such as P&IDs, cause and effect charts, safe operating limits, relief and blowdown philosophy, hazardous area classification, operating procedures and critical safeguards.
• Prepare clear technical reports, risk registers, action trackers, process safety performance summaries and supporting documentation for management review.

1. Management of Change, PSSR, Incident Investigation & Corrective Actions

• Support Management of Change reviews by assessing process safety impacts, verifying safeguards, documenting risk controls and tracking close-out actions.
• Participate in Pre-Start-Up Safety Reviews to confirm that design, construction, procedures, training, safeguards and readiness requirements are completed before start-up or restart.
• Support investigation of process safety incidents, near misses, loss of containment events and barrier failures, including root cause analysis, lessons learned and corrective action tracking.

1. Process Safety Assurance, Training & General Duties

• Monitor process safety leading and lagging indicators, audit findings, overdue actions and barrier health status, and escalate significant concerns to relevant stakeholders.
• Promote process safety awareness by delivering briefings, toolbox talks or coaching on major accident hazards, safe operating limits, management of change, permit-to-work interfaces and incident learning.
• Perform other process safety, risk management, engineering assurance, HSE compliance or operational risk duties as assigned by superior from time to time.

Competencies & Mindset

• Strong technical judgement and attention to detail when reviewing process hazards, safety-critical systems, operating limits, engineering documents and risk controls.
• Able to apply structured risk assessment methods and communicate complex technical risks clearly to engineering, operations, maintenance and management teams.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia, including clear technical reporting, presentation and action tracking.
• Able to remain objective, organised and solution-focused when handling process safety studies, incident investigations, audits or urgent operational risk issues.
• Working knowledge of process safety management elements, major accident hazard control, HAZOP/PHA techniques, Management of Change, PSSR, incident investigation and barrier management.
• Proactive, reliable and collaborative, able to work independently while coordinating effectively with multidisciplinary teams and contractors.

Qualifications & Background

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Safety Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 3–7 years of relevant experience in process safety, process engineering, HSE engineering, risk management, operations support, maintenance engineering or technical safety roles.
• Prior exposure to oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, terminal, offshore, utilities, manufacturing or other high-hazard industrial environments is an advantage.
• Familiarity with P&IDs, process safety information, HAZOP/PHA studies, risk assessment workshops, Management of Change, PSSR, permit-to-work interfaces, incident investigation and action tracking is preferred.
• Training or certification in HAZOP, PHA, LOPA, bow-tie analysis, process safety management, incident investigation, functional safety, professional engineering or related competency programmes is an added advantage.