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Job Description:
Huntsman is seeking a Sr. Corporate Process Safety Engineer to provide technical leadership within our Global Process Safety Center of Excellence. The main focus of this role is Pressure Relief Systems — including design, verification, and safe effluent handling — along with advancing corporate process safety programs globally. This position requires a highly experienced process safety professional with deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to engage with teams across all levels of the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead initiatives in pressure relief system design, including:
- Identifying credible relief cases and performing detailed calculations with documentation.
- Verifying and approving relief system designs across process, mechanical, civil, control, and instrumentation aspects.
- Ensuring compliance with API, ASME, and other applicable standards.
- Modeling relief effluent handling system releases (e.g., PHAST).
- Advising on maintenance and inspection programs.
- Act as a subject matter expert on safe discharge locations for flammable, combustible, and toxic releases.
Process Safety Programs
- Oversee development and continuous improvement of corporate process safety programs, procedures, and governance.
- Facilitate and mentor teams in PHAs, HAZOPs, LOPA, SIL target assessments, facility siting, dispersion modeling, and incident investigations.
- Provide guidance in alarm management, EHS criticality assessments, and process safety lifecycle activities.
Fire Risk Assessment
- Conduct and guide fire risk assessments, identifying hazards with potential for significant consequences.
- Support facilities in updating and evaluating Fire Emergency Response Plans.
Training & Mentorship
- Develop and deliver training on process safety and relief systems.
- Mentor engineers and safety professionals to build internal expertise.
Auditing & Compliance
- Support and participate in global process safety audits, ensuring compliance with Huntsman policies and local regulations.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze data, and recommend improvements.
Incident Investigation
- Lead and participate in investigations using Apollo or similar root cause analysis methodologies.
- Communicate lessons learned across the organization.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical preferred).
- 15 years of process safety experience, with at least 5 years specializing in pressure relief system design and verification, including safe effluent handling.
- Proficiency in API 520, API 521, ASME Section VIII, and related standards.
- 12 years delivering site and corporate process safety programs.
- 8 years developing and leading process safety training.
- 3 years leading incident investigations (Apollo, HFACs, or similar).
- 10 years analyzing technical data and presenting to senior leadership.
- HAZOP/LOPA facilitation experience required.
- Willingness to travel 40–60% domestically and internationally.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with PHAST modeling.
- Knowledge of European pressure relief codes.
- Familiarity with NFPA standards (NFPA 30, 10, 12, 15, 25).
- Strong data analysis skills (Excel, Access); Salus experience a plus.
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