Process Safety Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA

Summary

Coordinate the plant's Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis program, and qualify as a Root Cause Analysis team leader. Expected to become qualified PHA/LOPA facilitator, and to facilitate 3 or 4 PHAs per year.  Support risk assessments applying Risk Matrix and will also be expected to provide leadership and guidance for local, state, and federal process safety program elements to ensure compliance with the elements and consistency across the plant.  Be part of the Process Safety department within the Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating the plants Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis program, and working closely with the refineries Triangle of Prevention Representative
• Selectively leading investigation teams.
• Facilitating PHAs and LOPA studies in compliance with regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Conducting risk assessments in accordance with Risk Assessment Policy, applying the PBF Risk Matrix.
• Designating and documenting Safety Critical Equipment identified in PHA/LOPA studies.
• Conducting Hierarchy of Hazard Control Analysis (HCA)/Inherently Safer Systems Analysis (ISSA)
• Providing technical evaluation support on behalf of the department within the MOC process.
• Supporting conduct of the triennial process safety compliance audit
• Supporting the triennial process safety audit conducted by regulators
• Providing leadership and guidance for local, state, and federal process safety program elements
• Maintaining process safety work processes and associated policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in petrochemical, process engineering, or equivalent
• Occasionally an altered work schedule over an extended period may be required. Candidate must have an active TWIC card or be able to obtain a TWIC card.