Chemistry that Matters™ 

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio.  Our success is built upon the collective excellence of our 32,000 employees in 50+ countries.  Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success. To learn more about these and how we strive to Be the Impact, click  here.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture.   We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

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Job Purpose:

Provide technical expertise, leadership, guidance for the organization in developing and implementing of

the Process Safety Management that requires application of engineering principles, technology and best

practices by process industry to prevent or mitigate risks / hazards in design, practices and operating.

philosophies in the plants. Ensure compliance with EHSS and Responsible care Process Safety requirements.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures compliance to all Process Safety / PSM requirements.
• Conduct / facilitate / participate in Process Safety / EHSS studies for projects at
• different phases ( i.e. PHA ( HAZOP, What if, FMEA, Fault Tree Analyses,…etc), LOPA, QRA / Facility Siting and track implementation of recommendations.
• Keep abreast of latest codes, standards, regulations and best practices ( i.e.
• OSHA, API, CCPS, …etc. ) relevant to Process Systems and Process Safety in order to provide assistance to all projects during all phases and as well as during projects implementation.
• Provides guidance to projects on the application of Inherent Safer Design Strategies.
• Involves in developing philosophy of Instrumented Protective Function (
• IPF ) classification, Safety Instrumented Functions ( SIF ) and Safety Instrumented Systems ( SIS ), as a member of multidisciplinary team.
• Involves in the selection of Safety Instrumented level ( SIL ) based on the philosophy of IPF classification and Safety Instrumented Systems & Functions.
• Participate in all required activities pertaining to adequacy check, design and / or sizing of the Safety Pressure Relief systems.
• Conduct / participate / review the consequence analysis of all major potential release hazards in the complex using dispersion modeling software.
• Identify hidden threats / hazards, perform risk assessment for the identified hazards and recommends risk mitigation plan to bring them to an acceptable level. Lead and / or participate in the risk assessment sessions.
• Manage and update risk registry (ever green)
• Effectively articulates judgement and advice, applied using strong influencing and interpersonal skills, combined with a sound understanding of differences in culture and regional aspirations.
• Manage, update, and maintain Process Safety Information (PSI) documentation.
• Develop Process Safety performance targets (leading and lagging KPIs).

Requirements:

• B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering.
• Lead process safety activities in operating plants and mega projects.
• Depth knowledge on US EHSS regulations and requirements.
• Certified as PHA/HAZOP/Risk assessment leader.
• Specific certification pertaining to process safety ( i.e. PHA / HazOp,…etc ).

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in a petrochemical industry as Process Safety Engineer with rich experience in PSM with large multi-national diversified manufacturing operation
• Familiar with international safety standards, codes and regulations pertaining to Process Safety.
• Extensive, practical experience in PHA / HAZOP, MoC, PSSR and Risk assessment and management.
• High level of knowledge and experience in Process Safety requirements for projects at different phases.
• Well-developed knowledge of national / international Process Safety and engineering codes, standards, regulations, and best practices.

Job Specific Skills:

• Familiar with international safety standards, codes and regulations pertaining to Process Safety.
• Extensive, practical experience in PHA / HAZOP, MoC, PSSR and Risk assessment and management.
• High level of knowledge and experience in Process Safety requirements for projects at different phases.
• Well-developed knowledge of national / international Process Safety and engineering codes, standards, regulations, and best practices.

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer.  We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.