Senior Systems Safety EngineerPosition Summary:The Senior Systems Safety Engineer leads technical initiatives to identify, evaluate, and reduce high-potential safety risks. This role directs system-level hazard assessments, integrates Prevention through Design principles into risk evaluations, and partners with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and leadership to strengthen controls for low-frequency, high-consequence events. This role will support our Houston and Sedalia operations.
Reports To: SVP Compliance Sustainability Chief Compliance Officer
Work Location: 6401 North Eldridge Pkwy, Houston, TX 77041
Position Responsibilities:- Lead safety evaluations of high-energy systems, production equipment, high-risk activities, tooling, and mechanical and electrical systems.
- Apply Prevention through Design (PtD) principles to design reviews, operating and maintenance procedures, and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
- Map credible energy pathways, exposure scenarios, potential consequences, and barriers across electrical systems, pressure testing, high-speed rotating equipment, heavy-lift fixtures, rigging, and other high-energy operations.
- Evaluate interactions among people, equipment, energy sources, procedures, and operating conditions to develop practical engineering and operational risk-reduction measures.
- Incorporate learnings in the design or redesign of work premises, tools, equipment, machinery, and work processes including manufacture, operation, and maintenance.
- Provide technical guidance on machinery, equipment, and system safety compliance with recognized industry and regulatory standards, including applicable fire codes.
- Support investigations of significant incidents and high-potential events using systematic causal and barrier analyses; recommend engineering controls, safeguards, and operating practices.
- Deliver clear technical guidance on complex safety risks to EHS, Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and site leadership.
- Maintain a strong field presence and work across functions to encourage timely identification, escalation, and resolution of significant EHS risks.
Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or a closely related field of engineering.
- Engineering design, construction, or operations experience in systems safety, process safety, or industrial safety, preferably in manufacturing or heavy industry.
- Proven ability to interpret engineering design drawings, equipment specifications and standards.
- Experience applying formal hazard assessment and barrier analysis techniques, such as HAZOP, FMEA, Fault Tree Analysis, What-If Analysis, or other hazard analysis methods.
- Ability to translate complex engineering risks into clear, actionable recommendations for technical and nontechnical audiences.
- Must read, write and speak fluent English.
- U.S. work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized Visa.
- Successful candidate will need to satisfactorily complete the following: Pre-employment drug screen, background check, including a Motor Vehicle Record review. DISA background and drug screen requirements as indicated by a PROENERGY client
