Senior Process Safety Engineer - TSI

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Groupbp Technical Solutions India (TSI) center in Pune, strives to build on bp’s existing engineering and technical strengths to deliver high quality services to its hydrocarbons and new energy businesses worldwide. TSI brings together diverse engineering capability to provide technical services across a range of areas including engineering, maintenance, optimization, data processes, projects and subsurface, to deliver safe, affordable and lower emission energy, while continuously innovating how we work.At bp, we’re reimagining energy for people and our planet. We’re leading the way in reducing carbon emissions and developing more balanced methods for solving the energy challenge. We’re a team with multi-layered strengths of engineers, scientists, traders and business professionals determined to find answers to problems.And we know we can’t do it alone. We’re looking for people who share our passion for reinvention, to bring fresh opinions, ambition, and to challenge our thinking in our goal to achieve net zero!

Let Me Tell You About The Role

The Senior Process Safety Engineer will join the Projects India organisation in the engineering and quality team to provide engineering expertise, oversight, judgment and support to Production & Operations (P&O) Projects.The role is based at the Pune office but will require significant contractor facing work at major engineering contractor office locations in both India and possibly ex-India.

What You Will Deliver

• Support the development of the technical scope of project options to ensure selection and progression of safe, competitive and robust projects
• Be responsible for Process Safety engineering activity on the projects in support of an Inherently Safer Design (ISD) and application of specific safety features developed during the project phases
• Provide technical guidance and advice to the Project team; support technical and engineering scope development and decision making with process safety impacts
• Develop and implement Process Safety Philosophy for projects in cooperation with the contractors
• Develop and implement the Design Hazard Management Plan for projects
• Manage the delivery of Process Safety deliverables; provide verification of key process safety deliverables by engineering contractors in terms of quality and conformance with project requirements; provide oversight of performance of contractor for process safety scope
• Prescribe appropriate BP approved design methods and procedures, support preparation and participate in key areas such as HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID and environmental reviews where necessary; assist project teams in application
• Consult with project team, Technical Authorities and functional specialists as appropriate on key issues of risk, engineering integrity, project specifications and significant issues of potential exceptions/non-compliance
• Maintain knowledge of codes, standards, and regulations relevant to process systems and process safety; ensure deviations from BP standards, project specifications and processes are identified, justified and deviations processed in accordance with appropriate procedures
• Engage and manage process safety functional support and third-party consultants as necessary to support assurance and design
• Support process safety capability and competence through the active mentoring, coaching and training of other process safety engineers.
  

What You Will Need To Be Successful

Must have educational qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
  

Preferred education/certifications:

• Chartered Engineer or Registered Professional Engineer
  

Minimum years of relevant experience:

• Minimum 12+ years in oil and gas/petrochemical/ refining/ chemical or equivalent, with minimum 5 years’ experience of leading process safety and HSSE in design engineering work in Major Capital projects.
  

Must have experiences/skills (To be hired with):

• Experience in design safety in Front End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design stages of major projects
• Experience in the oil and gas industry
• Experience working in a discipline leadership role, managing engineering contractor performance
• Experience in the technical safety system design such as firewater, lifesaving equipment selection, and fire and gas detector layout and mapping
• Experience with process safety modelling, application and result interpretation of results for use by design teams (e.g. fire hazard assessment, dispersion modelling, quantitative risk assessment)
• Knowledge of stage gated project processes
• Knowledge of engineering practices and codes and standards
• Good understanding of incorporating inherently safer design principles into design
• Track record of consistent delivery and able to demonstrate effective project technical management and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and influence with all levels of the project team, engineering contractors and project leadership
• Demonstrated ability to foster effective teamwork across multiple locations, teams, and other engineering disciplines
  

Good to have experiences/skills (Can be trained for – learning/on-the-job):

• Experience in working in concept selection stage of projects
• Experience working under a range of Contracting models (reimbursable, lump sum, etc)
• General knowledge of gas processing, refining or petrochemical processes and typical flow schemes
• A self-starter and pragmatic decision maker, willing to challenge and ensure engineering value is delivered
• Be self-motivated with a willingness to learn from others and work with minimum direction
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to lead through influencing others
  

You will work with

• Project Engineering Manager
• Engineering Contractor(s)
• Process & Process Safety Engineering Team
• Other bp Discipline Engineers
• Projects Commissioning and Start-up teams
• Operations & Maintenance teams
• Quality team
  

Shift

Working hours to be standard (9 AM to 6 PM)

% travel requirements

Up to 50% (this is high time at contractors, typically 3 days / week, or assignment to be co-located in contractor offices.At bp, we provide the following environment & benefits to you:Life & health insurance, medical care packageFlexible working schedule: home office up to 2 days / week, based on team agreementOpportunity to build up a long-term career path and develop your skills with a wide range of learning optionsFamily friendly workplace e.g.: parental leave, Mother-baby roomEmployees’ wellbeing programs e.g.: Employee Assistance Program, Company Recognition ProgramPossibility to join our social communities and networksAssets like phone and company laptop are provided from the first day of employment with other equipment if requestedWhy Join our team?At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. Diversity Statement: At bp, we provide an excellent environment and benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others!Diversity sits at the heart of our company and as an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone's place. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement

Up to 50% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Application of hierarchy of control, Application of hierarchy of control, Asset health monitoring, Commercial Acumen, Defect Elimination, Design case for safety, Design development and delivery, Design performance standards, Economic evaluation methodology, Emergency process isolation and shutdown systems, Environment and Social Impact Assessment, Facility layout, Fluid characterisation, Hazardous area classification, Hydraulics, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Lean Practices, Major accident risk, Operational performance standards, Personal Safety, Plant Layout, Process and process safety design philosophies, Process control and automation, Process performance monitoring, Process safety assurance {+ 5 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.