Group Process Safety Manager

The Process Safety Manager provides direct process safety support to Group QHSE and works with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Distribution, Projects and country teams to strengthen process safety risk management across Gulf Cryo. The role acts as the technical authority for process safety governance, risk studies, assurance, training and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will lead, coach and challenge the organisation to identify major accident hazards, verify critical controls and ensure that new and existing operations meet Gulf Cryo process safety expectations.

• Act as functional owner for selected process safety standards, tools and work processes. Lead changes to Group standards and promote common application across countries.
• Lead or peer review SIL assessments, SIS analysis, safeguard effectiveness and related action plans.
• Support and challenge MOC quality for plant, process, equipment, product, technology, organisation and operational changes.
• Lead or support Pre Startup Safety Reviews and operation readiness inspections for new plants, modified assets and restart of high risk operations.
• Plan and support process safety audits, gap assessments and follow up reviews. Track action quality and verify closure evidence.
• Develop and deliver process safety training for leaders, engineers, operations, maintenance and site teams. Coach process safety focal points.
• Represent Gulf Cryo in process safety forums, industry associations and standards discussions where required. Act as the single point of contact for non-engineering functions on process safety matters.
• Contribute to process safety metrics, leading indicators, critical action tracking and improvement programs.

The role covers process safety support across existing and new Gulf Cryo operations, including but not limited to:

• Air Separation Units and cryogenic production systems
• CO2 recovery, purification, storage and distribution interfaces
• Hydrogen production, storage, filling and customer supply systems
• Package gases, filling operations and product changeover processes
• Gasification, rare gas separation and non-core or new technologies
• Plant modifications, retrofit projects, acquisitions and customer engineering interfaces

• Hazard review leadership, including HAZOP, What If and checklist based reviews
• Qualitative risk analysis and risk ranking for process hazards
• Quantitative risk analysis, including LOPA, fault tree, consequence modelling, building siting, in-plant risk and public risk
• Safety Instrumented System analysis and SIL assessment peer review
• Mechanical integrity consultation for pressure systems, rotating equipment, relief devices and safety critical equipment
• Process Safety Management system development and implementation
• Management of Change review and operational readiness inspection
• Process safety audit, compliance review and corrective action verification
• Training design and delivery for technical and non-technical audiences
• Technical mentoring for engineering, process systems, operations and QHSE teams

• Recommend minimum process safety requirements for Group approval and implementation
• Stop or escalate any process safety risk that is not controlled to an acceptable level
• Require additional review, evidence or independent technical input before high risk changes are approved
• Challenge startup or restart readiness when critical actions, safeguards or competence requirements are not complete
• Define process safety training needs and technical competence expectations with Group QHSE and relevant functions