Senior Process Safety Engineer

$126,880 - $174,460/Yr

Valero Energy - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Senior

Los Angeles, CA

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Process Safety Engineer plays a crucial role in supporting the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Process Safety & Risk Management Program at Valero. This position involves conducting audits, facilitating incident investigations, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations, particularly in a refinery or petrochemical environment. The engineer will also oversee process hazard analyses and assist in the development of corporate policies and standards related to process safety.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, review, audit, promotion, and revisions to the Process Safety & Risk Management Program.
• Provide guidance and assist in the ongoing maintenance of PSM and Risk Management program elements.
• Participate in and facilitate PSM related incident investigations utilizing Cause Map methodology and incorporating human factors analysis.
• Assist in the development and implementation of corporate PSM policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Facilitate and oversee process hazard analyses (PHAs) and revalidations, including California specific requirements for safeguard protection analyses (SPAs) and Hierarchy of Hazard Controls analyses (HCAs).
• Participate in and help steward damage mechanism reviews (DMRs).
• Conduct audits to assure compliance with OSHA PSM and EPA RMP regulations.
• Review ongoing program elements to ensure all changes involving MOC, Mechanical Integrity, PHA's training and quality assurance are complete and well documented.
• Participate in site risk evaluations (RMCs, AORs) to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place.
• Utilize risk assessments to help develop action item prioritization plans and gap closure schedules.
• Steward action item completion and gap closure plans associated with PHAs, incident investigations, audits, MOCs and other PSM activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or higher level degree in Engineering required.
• Five years of engineering experience in a refinery/petrochemical environment required.
• Process Engineering and Process Safety experience in a refinery or petrochemical environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Federal PSM Regulations (OSHA & EPA RMP) is preferred.
• Knowledge of California specific PSM Regulations (CalOSHA & CalARP) is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (P&IDs, Equipment, isometric, etc.) preferred.
• Refinery unit process understanding preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP preferred.
• Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero Wilmington Refinery, required.

Nice-to-haves

• Process Engineering and Process Safety experience in a refinery or petrochemical environment preferred.
• Knowledge of Federal PSM Regulations (OSHA & EPA RMP) is preferred.
• Knowledge of California specific PSM Regulations (CalOSHA & CalARP) is preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (P&IDs, Equipment, isometric, etc.) preferred.
• Refinery unit process understanding preferred.
• Working knowledge of SAP preferred.

Benefits

• Excellent benefits package
• Opportunities for personal growth
• Caring and committed culture of the organization