Associate Process Safety Consultant

Vacancy No
- VN3686

Employment Type
- Fixed-Term

Contract Type
- Full-Time

Advert
- SLR’s Safety Advisory team offers a diverse range of process safety, engineering and management consultancy advice across the industrial, chemical manufacturing and associated sectors. Centred around our Manchester office, we have a Fixed term Contract opportunity for an Associate grade Process Safety Consultant to join the team for a period of 9 months. We are flexible on location across our network of UK offices for this role, or potentially remote working for the right person; and are happy to consider appointments on a full or part time basis.- **About SLR**
SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 3400+ staff across 6 regions - including over 1000 staff across Europe. SLR’s ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package including a company pension and healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer agile working which allows staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life.
- **About the role**
Within this customer facing role, the successful applicant can look forward to working on several projects simultaneously (both individually and as a team) across a wide variety of high hazard sites (including chemical manufacturing, on-shore bulk storage facilities, warehousing etc.) and across a range of sectors - chemicals, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, explosives etc. Although based in Manchester, the role involves working on client sites across the UK, and may include working on these sites UK wide for periods of a day to a week or more as required. There may also be the opportunity to work abroad from time to time. Development of process engineering standards, manuals, methodologies, work processes, procedures and enabling tools and systems for clients.
- Typical duties will include:
- Preparation of [semi-]quantitative risk assessments including:

- ‘Predictive’ submissions under the COMAH Regulations, including representative set development / validation
- Occupied Buildings Risk Assessment (OBRA), including toxic refuge siting / condition reviews
- Standalone consequence modelling studies, including development and implementation of spreadsheet-based models where required
- Use of existing methodologies to provide bespoke offerings, such as:

- ‘ALARP’ workshops (further measures studies and past accident reviews)
- Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA)

Other duties or areas for your development include:
- Development of process engineering standards, manuals, methodologies, work processes, procedures and enabling tools and systems for clients.
- Audits and authoritative reviews of practices and procedures in place at client sites to confirm whether actual methods of operation match documented procedures.
- Interfacing with relevant functional groups (e.g. site management, engineering, operations, health and safety, etc.), including leading or conducting studies to help resolve issues related to management of process safety risks.
- Onsite surveys of chemical process plant (vessels, tanks, pipework, structures, etc.) to ensure that documentation is complete and accurate, producing as-built documents where appropriate.
- Hazard identification and risk assessment studies, including HAZID, HAZOP and LOPA.
- Use of software packages to determine the dispersion effects of releases related to major accident hazards, fire and overpressure events.
- Contribute to clients’ sustainability and growth by identifying cost effective solutions to problems.

**About you**
- A degree in Chemical or Process Engineering, with experience at a client facing level:

- Demonstrable experience within the chemical manufacturing industry and strong knowledge
- Capable of using recognised software for dispersion modelling, fire and overpressure effects. Firm understanding of QRA, ALARP principles and of relevant UK legislation in this sector (e.g. COMAH, DSEAR and related codes/standards). Knowledge of QRA software (preferably PHAST, though comparable models sufficient).
- Communication Skills - Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a proven ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.
- Team Player - Ability to develop good personal relationships with work colleagues and to contribute constructively and effectively to projects as a part of a multi-disciplinary team;
- A high degree of personal integrity and sound judgement.
- Full drivers licence valid in the UK

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