Sr Corporate Process Safety Engineer

Job Description:

Huntsman is seeking a Sr. Corporate Process Safety Engineer to provide technical leadership within our Global Process Safety Center of Excellence. The main focus of this role is Pressure Relief Systems - including design, verification, and safe effluent handling - along with advancing corporate process safety programs globally. This position requires a highly experienced process safety professional with deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and the ability to engage with teams across all levels of the organization.

Technical Leadership

• Lead initiatives in pressure relief system design, including:

  • Identifying credible relief cases and performing detailed calculations with documentation.

  • Verifying and approving relief system designs across process, mechanical, civil, control, and instrumentation aspects.

  • Ensuring compliance with API, ASME, and other applicable standards.

  • Modeling relief effluent handling system releases (e.g., PHAST).

  • Advising on maintenance and inspection programs.

  • Act as a subject matter expert on safe discharge locations for flammable, combustible, and toxic releases.

Process Safety Programs

• Oversee development and continuous improvement of corporate process safety programs, procedures, and governance.

• Facilitate and mentor teams in PHAs, HAZOPs, LOPA, SIL target assessments, facility siting, dispersion modeling, and incident investigations.

• Provide guidance in alarm management, EHS criticality assessments, and process safety lifecycle activities.

Fire Risk Assessment

• Conduct and guide fire risk assessments, identifying hazards with potential for significant consequences.

• Support facilities in updating and evaluating Fire Emergency Response Plans.

Training & Mentorship

• Develop and deliver training on process safety and relief systems.

• Mentor engineers and safety professionals to build internal expertise.

Auditing & Compliance

• Support and participate in global process safety audits, ensuring compliance with Huntsman policies and local regulations.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), analyze data, and recommend improvements.

Incident Investigation

• Lead and participate in investigations using Apollo or similar root cause analysis methodologies.

• Communicate lessons learned across the organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical preferred).

• 15+ years of process safety experience, with at least 5 years specializing in pressure relief system design and verification, including safe effluent handling.

• Proficiency in API 520, API 521, ASME Section VIII, and related standards.

• 12+ years delivering site and corporate process safety programs.

• 8+ years developing and leading process safety training.

• 3+ years leading incident investigations (Apollo, HFACs, or similar).

• 10+ years analyzing technical data and presenting to senior leadership.

• HAZOP/LOPA facilitation experience required.

• Willingness to travel 40-60% domestically and internationally.

• Experience with PHAST modeling.

• Knowledge of European pressure relief codes.

• Familiarity with NFPA standards (NFPA 30, 10, 12, 15, 25).

• Strong data analysis skills (Excel, Access); Salus experience a plus.

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