Senior Process Safety Engineer

$126,880 - $174,460/Yr

Valero Energy - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Los Angeles, CA

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Process Safety Engineer at Valero plays a crucial role in supporting the development and implementation of the Process Safety & Risk Management Program. This position involves guiding and maintaining various program elements, facilitating incident investigations, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The engineer will also oversee process hazard analyses and participate in audits to uphold safety standards within the refinery environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, review, audit, promotion, and revisions to the Process Safety & Risk Management Program.
• Provide guidance and assist in the development and 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