Process Safety & Risk Engineer (Junior to Mid-level)

Description:

• ERM is seeking a self-motivated Process Safety & Risk Engineer (Junior to Mid-level) to join our North America Risk practice team in Houston, TX. In this role, you will work closely with Senior and Principal Consultants on risk management projects involving risk analysis, modeling, calculations, and other studies. This is an excellent career opportunity to work with an expert consulting team on challenging safety and risk projects for large global clients. Access to ERM's  national risk management experts provide knowledge sharing of best practices across the industry and ongoing learning opportunities for our team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical assistance on safety and risk projects at off-shore and on-shore major hazard facilities involving risk analysis, modeling, calculations, and other studies.
• Perform robust technically sound analysis based on reasoned argument and defensible data/information.

Typical analysis and studies include:

• Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA) models using Excel spreadsheets
• Fire and explosion modeling using CFD or empirical tools
• Gas and smoke dispersion modeling using CFD or empirical tools
• Risk calculations (e.g., probability of unfortunate events occurring)
• Non-flammable hazard analysis
• Escape, Temporary Refuge, Evacuation and Rescue Analysis (ETRERA) for off-shore facilities
• Safety Critical Element/Systems Analysis
• Pipeline risk assessments
• Cost/benefit analysis
• Safety integrity level (SIL) studies
• Suggest improvements/changes to design to reduce risk or improve operations
• Participate in safety workshops (i.e., HAZIDS, HAZOPS, ALARP), including workshop preparation, scribe, and client reporting.
• Prepare safety cases, including facility descriptions, safety management system descriptions, and formal safety assessment summaries.
• Prepare high-quality reports with clear diagrams and fully explained analysis and calculations.
• Perform multiple projects within scope/budget/schedule expectations and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.
• Support ERM Partners-in-Charge and Project Managers to effectively manage projects.

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in mechanical, chemical, or process engineering, or related engineering discipline from accredited (by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) institution in America or from top university abroad.
• 1 to 5 years’ experience in safety and risk engineering, preferably in oil and gas.
• Understanding of local off-shore and on-shore safety regulations and safety case requirements in regulated regimes such as Australia and UK a plus.
• Effective written/verbal communication and organization/analytical skills; experience recording/writing detailed technical data and reports a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and good driving record.
• Ability to multi-task, maintain flexibility, travel, and work independently with minimal supervision.

Company:

• ERM is the world's leading provider of environmental, health and safety, risk and social consulting services. We have 140 offices in 40 countries, employing 4,000 professionals, providing the best global platform in the industry. For more than 30 years, we have been delivering innovative solutions to leading business and government clients, to help them manage environmental risks and challenges within their organizations. In doing so, we have become one of the world’s largest and most successful environmental consulting firms offering a range of compliance assurance, impact assessment planning, site investigation and remediation, and corporate advisory services.