Evonik Degussa Corporation

Principal Process Safety Engineer

Evonik Degussa Corporation$100K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Process Technology or Chemistry minimum; M.Sc. or PhD preferred.
  • 5 years minimum required; 10 years preferred of experience in process safety or related fields.
  • Knowledge of safety engineering principles and relevant local regulations.
  • Strong analytical skills with a systematic and structured approach to work.
  • Excellent written and spoken English, with strong team and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated initiative, responsibility, and flexibility in work.
  • Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical process safety engineering support to various divisions and business lines.
  • Perform process safety calculations for emergency relief systems, dispersion analysis, and hazard evaluations.
  • Lead process safety discussions as PHA leader for methodologies like HAZOP and What-If.
  • Prepare for and support Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment studies.
  • Evaluate process hazards resulting from deviations in processes.
  • Develop and assess process safety concepts for production plants.
  • Consult on safety prevention and protection strategies for national and international production projects.
  • Collaborate closely with teams in production, process technology, and engineering.

Benefits

  • Work in a modern, innovative environment with a creative team.
  • Receive intensive on-the-job training from expert colleagues.
  • Performance-related pay and opportunities for personal and professional development.
Full Job Description

What we offer

You will work on exciting and challenging topics together with a team in an ultra-modern, innovative and creative environment. Intensive on-the-job training with expert colleagues guarantees you will quickly become familiar with your duties and perform them independently. Performance related pay and the opportunity for personal and professional development are of course part of the package.

Click on the link to learn more about Evonik from our employees:

https://careers.evonik.com/en/about/meet-the-team/

Provide technical process safety engineering support services to Evonik Divisions and Business Lines to support their responsibility for designing, constructing, and operating safe chemical production processes throughout the process lifecycle.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • This role does not directly support PSM programs or specific "element" implementation, PSM/RMP compliance mandates and/or auditing functions. The focus is on the technical engineering aspects of process safety such as:

  • Perform various process safety calculations related to e. g. the design of new emergency relief systems, the evaluation of existing emergency relief system designs, dispersion analysis, flammability analysis, consequence modeling, combustible dust hazards, reactive hazard analyses & evaluation, etc.

  • Facilitation of process safety discussions as PHA leader (HAZOP/PAAG, structured What-If)  PREFERRED

  • Preparation for and support of Hazard Identification (HazId) studies, Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA) studies, Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), Facility Siting Analyses (FSA), etc. PREFERRED

  • Determination and evaluation of process hazards from process deviations

  • Development and evaluation of process safety concepts for production plants at our production sites (national and international)

  • Safety technical consultancy on prevention and protection concepts and technical solutions   for production plants and within investment projects (national and international)

  • Close cooperation with production, process technology and engineering

REQUIREMENTS

  • B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Process Technology or Chemistry minimum, M.Sc. or PhD preferred

  • 5 years minimum required , 10 years preferred of Professional experience in chemical industry in process safety, facilitations and/or safety calculations ,production, engineering or notified body

  • Knowledge and experience in safety engineering

  • Knowledge of relevant local regulations and industry standards

  • Strong analytical skills, systematic and structured way of working

  • Very good English written and spoken language skills. Strong team and communication skills

  • Initiative, sense of responsibility, flexibility

  • Up to 25% Travel

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach.  Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

Your Application
 

To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at https://careers.evonik.com

Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.

Your Talent Acquisition Manager:

Emma Martinez [C]

Company is

Evonik Corporation

About Evonik Degussa Corporation

Evonik Degussa Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company that produces a wide range of products for various industries, including automotive, construction, and healthcare. The company's products include coatings, adhesives, and sealants, as well as specialty chemicals for the food and pharmaceutical industries. Evonik Degussa Corporation was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Evonik Industries AG, a German chemical company.
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