Are you a driven Process Safety Consultant looking for your next career move? Our client is looking for an experienced, forward-thinking and proactive individual to join their Warrington team to support their consulting business in the UK as well as the global business.

About the company
Our client was founded in 1987 as a consulting brand and in 1998, they were established as an independent company providing advanced safety engineering software, consulting and fire and explosion testing services.

They continue to build on the knowledge and expertise acquired for more than 50 years of involvement in R&D and large loss incident investigations and have since become a world-leading company in the field of safety and risk management and advanced dispersion, explosion and fire modelling.

About the role
In the role of Process Safety Consultant, you will support the delivery of high hazard safety and risk management studies to support our client’s consulting business in Ireland and UK and support the global consulting business as required.  Responsibilities will include:

• Delivering best-in-class project work and deliverables for their clients
• Conducting hazardous area classification studies for gas, vapour and dust
• Providing guidance and issuing pragmatic recommendations to eliminate and mitigate the risk of explosions and fires
• Modelling the frequency and development of accidents
• Modelling the consequence of accidents  
• Assist with the facilitation of HAZID/ HAZOP workshops
• Answering technical safety queries and assisting clients with a wide range of safety issues
• Ventilation, Dispersion and Explosion Modelling using the company CFD tool, FLACS-CFD
• Help develop and maintain commercial relationships with clients
• Proactively contribute to generating leads, opportunities and projects for the Consulting Department

About you
To be successful for the role of Process Safety Consultant, you must have the following:

• Master’s (MEng/MSc, or BSc with significant experience), in a STEM subject (Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or other natural sciences)
• A Master’s degree in Process Safety and Loss Prevention, Risk Management, Fire & Explosion
• Protection Engineering or similar would be advantageous
• Experience of managing and delivering projects is essential, ideally in a consultancy environment
• Preferably 5-10 years for senior engineer roles, or 3 - 5 years for project engineer roles of experience in technical consultancy with knowledge of a broad range of safety and risk subject areas, such as ATEX / DSEAR compliance, COMAH / SEVESO compliance, Consequence modelling and risk assessment (2D or 3D modelling tools), HAZID/HAZOP facilitation
• Enthusiasm for areas of expertise and providing motivation, guidance, and support to colleagues and the wider technical community
• Preferably experienced with commercial project management
• The right to work in the UK
• Full UK Driving Licence

Any additional relevant experience with regards to advanced consequence modelling, structural response and fire modelling, environmental assessments for high-hazard sites, Pharmaceutical, Hydrogen / Energy Transition / Decarbonisation / CCUS will be advantageous.

About the rewards
For the role of Process Safety Consultant you will receive an excellent salary of £35,000 to £55,000 per annum depending on experience and the benefits include:

• Working as part of a growing international team, aligned with the Company’s core values of trustworthiness, sharing and agility
• Working for an employer and owner who invests into the business for growth and development and has a unique mission to share knowledge with others through continued learning, innovation and delivery to make the world a safer place
• An opportunity to receive training for Company software and bespoke services
• Active encouragement and support to continue with further education and personal development
• Generous pension – 10 % employer contribution irrespective of employee contributions
• Private healthcare
• Increased holiday entitlement with service – 1 x extra day for each two years of service (up to a maximum of 3 additional days)
• A healthy work-life balance, flexible working, a positive work environment, and most of all to have fun with your peers as we conduct our business as a collaborative group of like-minded individuals
• Opportunity for international travel

Our client is a proud contributor to the 17 UN sustainable development goals which aims to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.   They are an equal opportunities employer and are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

How to Apply
Please note that eRecruitSmart is advertising the role of Process Safety Consultant on behalf of the Hiring Company and your CV will be sent to the Hiring Manager who is responsible for the vacancy that you have applied to. Please only apply if you consent to these terms.

You must have eligibility to work in the UK.   Please note, only suitable applicants will be contacted.  If your address and contact details are not on your CV, you will not be considered.

We look forward to hearing from you!



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