ERM is hiring a Process Safety Engineer in Charlottetown, PEI. The Process Safety Engineer is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining Process Safety Management (PSM) programs to ensure the safe design, operation, and modification of processes that handle hazardous materials. This role ensures regulatory compliance, reduces operational risk, and drives continuous improvement by leading hazard analyses, supporting Management of Change (MOC) activities, overseeing mechanical integrity programs, and managing the closure of process safety action items, while ensuring alignment with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) requirements. The engineer applies ASME and API codes and standards to support mechanical integrity, equipment design reviews, inspection planning, and compliance with process safety and GMP expectations, partnering with operations, engineering, EHS, and leadership to prevent catastrophic incidents and protect people, assets, and the environment. This is a full-time (40 hours per week) limited-term role with a duration of 2 months, extendable.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Facilitate process hazard analysis (PHA), hazard operability studies (HAZOPs), what-if/checklist, failure mode and effects analysis (FEMA), including facility siting and human factors. Identify worst-case scenarios, recommend safeguards and risk reduction
Support asset integrity and reliability. Work with engineering to ensure critical equipment (pressure vessels, piping, relief systems, controls) is designed to the appropriate code/standard, properly inspected, tested and maintained. Help define inspection intervals and acceptance criteria, analyze equipment failures and near-misses.
Management of change program, review changes to equipment, chemicals, operating conditions procedure or software. Ensure safety impacts are assessed before changes are implanted, verify training, documentation and safeguards are updated.
Conduct, support pre-startup safety reviews and pre-qualification walkdowns, including review process safety information, and managing action- items
Support, develop, review, operating procedures & safe work practices, and permit systems (hot work, confined space, line breaking)
Support, investigate incidents, near-misses, and abnormal events. Perform root cause analysis, recommend corrective and preventative actions, track actions to completions
Ensure compliance with regulations and recommended practices by using Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS), prepare for inspections and audits, maintain required process safety documentation.
Encourage and support employee commitment to process safety with training, operation, engineering and personnel on process hazards. Reinforce process safety culture (learning from incidents, stopping unsafe work). Help employees understand why certain system systems exist.
Consider risk management and safeguard effectiveness. Evaluate layers of protection (alarms and interlocks, reliefs systems, administrative controls, emergency response)
Additional duties as assigned, based on business needs
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of Bachelor of Science in Engineering (chemical, mechanical or related). PEng preferred
Two years’ experience facilitating and leading process hazard analysis, certification preferred
Five years’ experience applying the principles of process safety
Five years’ experience with hazard identification and risk assessment techniques
Minimum two years’ experience working in a GMP environment
Demonstrated ability to lead a team
Preferred Skills/Qualifications:
Strong understanding of thermodynamics, reactions, fluid flow
Hazardous properties of chemicals (including dust hazards)
Ability to collaborate across operation, maintenance and management
Strong documentation skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Technical knowledge of PHA software, experience with PHA works preferred
Pay Transparency:For the Process Safety Engineer position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $114,400 – $185,120, $55/hr – $89/hr CAD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employee’s pay position within this range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employee’s fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible).We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees.*Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details.You can apply for this role through or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.Who We Are:As the largest global pure play sustainability consultancy, we partner with the world’s leading organizations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.At ERM we know that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is an essential part of making our company a great place to build a career. We also see our diversity as a strength that helps us create better solutions for our clients. Our diverse team of world-class experts supports clients across the breadth of their organizations to operationalize sustainability, underpinned by our deep technical expertise in addressing their environmental, health, safety, risk and social issues. We call this capability our “boots to boardroom” approach for its comprehensive service model that allows ERM to develop strategic and technical solutions that advance objectives on the ground or at the executive level.Please submit your resume and brief cover letter. Based on review of these responses, shortlisted candidates will be invited for interviews.ERM welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.ERM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.Thank you for your interest in ERM!Notice Regarding Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Hiring
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