About the role
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PROCESS SAFETY ENGINEER (POWER PLANT)
The Memphis Environmental Health & Safety team is seeking a highly driven engineer to establish process safety parameters across power generation systems and supporting utilities. A successful engineer in this role will thrive in a high-paced collaborative environment and serve as a process safety SME with operations, engineering, and construction stakeholders at our Memphis power plant and related facilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Conduct Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) of power generation systems, fuel gas, steam, and chemical utilities, and recommend controls to manage risks as low as reasonably practicable
Evaluate equipment overpressure/overtemperature scenarios, including boilers, heat recovery systems, turbines, pressure vessels, and relief systems
Perform/oversee Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), Site Acceptance Testing (SAT), risk assessments, and hazard analyses on complex process and power plant equipment
Implement and field-validate safety-critical instruments and interlocks during Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSRs) as new generating units and supporting systems come online
Implement a Process Safety Management (PSM) program and ensure compliance with all applicable pillars of PSM
Support commissioning and startup of new power generation facilities and major capital projects in Memphis
Partner with operations, maintenance, and construction teams to identify and mitigate process safety risks during both ongoing operations and facility build-out
Utilization of quality and risk tools such as root cause analysis and corrective action, HAZOP, LOPA, FMEA/PFMEA, control plans, and structured problem-solving
Utilization of process modeling tools such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, and/or Aspen Dynamics
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in process safety, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or an engineering discipline
3+ years…
