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The Head of Process Safety is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continual improvement of our Process Safety Management System (PSMS). The role delivers enhanced process safety tools and methodologies and provides practical deployment support and guidance to our teams, YTL UK service providers and third‑party partners. The Head of Process Safety plays a pivotal role in embedding PSMS standards, promoting inherently safer design principles and ensuring robust application of process hazard analysis (PHA) and associated risk management.
Job Responsibility:
Partner with the Safety Director to establish and maintain a compliant, effective and operational PSMS
Provide expert process safety advice to Divisional Directors across Waste Recycling, Water Production, and Engineering and Asset Management
Support the professional development of Process Safety Engineers
Develop and deliver the annual Process Safety Plan in collaboration with the Safety Director
Chair the monthly Process Safety Steering Committee
Oversee the development and maintenance of the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Register, consolidating all credible MAH scenarios identified through PHA
Requirements:
Experience in senior process safety management roles
Strong process safety expertise with extensive experience applying engineering and operational systems management within high-hazard, COMAH-regulated industries (e.g., oil and gas)
Thorough understanding of Process Safety management and COMAH regulations with proven deployment competence in specialist areas (risk assessment, LOPA, SIL, OBRA, MoC, human factors, emergency preparedness)
Ability to chair/facilitate PHAs and risk assessments with solid knowledge of HazID, HazOp, Bow‑Tie analysis and barrier/lines‑of‑defence management
Understand process‑industry operations and business environments sufficiently to advise on effective process safety management deployment strategies
Fully understand the management of change principles and support the effective implementation of MoC policy and procedures across high-hazard facilities
Capable of analysing complex problems, interpreting probability and risk and conducting detailed investigations
Exhibit strong communication, interpersonal and people‑development skills with the ability to influence stakeholders positively
Demonstrate deep professional competence in process safety management systems and their effective deployment
Manage Process Safety teams in upper or lower tier COMAH facilities
Develop and deliver process safety standards, procedures and training programmes
Establish and maintaining process safety performance reporting (PSPIs)
Engage with the COMAH competent authority
Degree-qualified professional, ideally in chemical, process engineering or other engineering discipline (chartered status is preferred)
What we offer:
A combined pension contribution of up to 20%
Career progression and professional development opportunities
25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service
The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year
The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions)
A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs
Life assurance of up to eight times your salary
The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions)
Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers
One paid volunteering day each year
Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements
Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform
Support from trained mental health first aiders
A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us