Mint Selection are partnered with a leading renewables IPP that are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager, responsible for the technical management and day-to-day project execution management of a team of project engineers.
The Senior Process Safety Engineer is integral to ensuring that process safety risks are identified, understood, and managed through all phases of project development. Reporting to the Lead Process Safety Engineer functionally, and to the assigned Project Engineering Manager(s) operationally, the successful candidate shall work across design, implementation, operational support and optimisation across the business, from inception to operation on a portfolio of Gas Peaker, BESS projects and other technologies. The Senior Process Safety Engineer will apply deep technical knowledge in process safety engineering, Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), and functional safety.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the UK’s energy transition, ensuring our low-carbon assets meet the highest standards of safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, specification and requisitioning of Gas Peaker and BESS plants.
Define and manage the process safety deliverables plan for each project phase, aligned with the company’s Process Safety Management System (PSMS) and Functional Safety Management System (FSMS).
Lead process safety assurance of design contractors’ and consultants’ deliverables, ensuring compliance with UK legislation, internal standards, and good engineering practice.
Support the Engineering and project development teams in developing designs and specifications and evaluating contractors for future Gas Peaker and BESS plants.
Undertake an Owners Engineer role providing review of design work undertaken by contractors for all projects constructed by the team, in particular:
Review and participation in safety studies for project designs
Review of contractor’s safety case, analysis, designs and calculations
Review of technology offers.
Lead relationships with classification societies such as DNV, LRQA
Provide technical leadership on process safety issues to the project engineering team.
Support operations readiness by ensuring safety case documentation, operating envelopes, and emergency response plans reflect design intent.
Ensure project compliance with UK regulatory requirements, including GSMR, PSR, DSEAR, PUWER, and functional safety standards (IEC 61508 / 61511).
Liaise with engineering design contractors and third-party consultants, ensuring quality and consistency of deliverables.
Skills
Excellent knowledge of process plant design and construction and process safety.
Understanding of safety and legislative requirements of Gas Peaker and BESS plants:
Use of industry standards including NFPA, API, IGEM
UK regulatory frameworks (e.g. GSMR, PSR, DSEAR, PUWER, CDM) and HSE guidance
Experience in coordinating and/or participating in safety studies, including:
Inherent Safety Design and HAZID
HAZOP and E-HAZOP
LOPA and functional safety studies to IEC61511 and IEC61508.
Demonstrable understanding of QRA and consequence modelling methodologies
Adept at P&ID and PFD development
Experience / knowledge of dispersion analysis software preferred
Experience / knowledge of blast calculations preferred.
Development Opportunities
If interested, please click 'Apply' if you have an up-to date CV or alternatively, email s.nouri@mintselection.com to arrange a confidential, exploratory chat.