Chemical Process Safety Engineer
24th Nov, 2025 Read time 3 minutes

Chemical Process Safety Engineer

Location: Wigan WN6 0XQ
Last Updated: 24th November 2025

Full Job Description

Salary: £70k per year
Reference: 29

Chemical Process Safety Engineer – Monday – Friday 8am to 4pm

Up to £70,000

My client, who is a leading manufacturer withing polymers and synthetic resins, is seeking an experienced Chemical Process Safety Engineer to join their team.

Chemical Process Safety Engineer

The Role

Providing Technical Safety support to the Site to ensure effective implementation of process safety and other regulatory requirements whilst observing risk management processes. This includes providing support under the DSEAR & COMAH regulations in the UK.

Chemical Process Safety Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Produce Technical Safety/process engineering deliverables as required in support of the business.
  • Develop safety engineering philosophies, design HSE plans, safety specifications, equipment specifications.
  • Chair and participate in formal process safety assessments such as HAZID, HAZOP, and SIL target setting studies, generate study reports and manage subsequent actions
  • Lead HAZID and SIL studies.
  • Input to, and participation at, project design assurance reviews such as P&ID reviews, Constructability reviews
  • Hazardous area classification following industry codes and guidance
  • Develop and implement functional safety management plans
  • Produce and review specifications, data sheets, schedules, study reports, and design calculations; ensuring that they conform to engineering quality, competence, and project management systems.
  • Provide technical support to projects and sites as required.
  • Adhere to and comply with relevant discipline specific procedures and provide feedback for continuous improvement.
  • Ensure self-awareness of relevant regulatory framework, legislative changes, initiatives and industry technology developments
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of process safety and environmental engineering methodologies, software systems, and design practices as they relate to FEED, Detail Design, Construction, Commissioning, and plant Start- up.

Awareness of international codes and standards

Chemical Process Safety Engineer

Technically proficient in all areas of process safety and loss prevention

e.g. HAZOP, PHA etc

Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Knowledge and experience of relevant H&S and Environmental

Legislation

Demonstrate knowledge of Bases of SafetySound knowledge of manufacturing improvement strategies and approaches

(e.g. Six Sigma, Lean, FMEA etc.)

Experienced & effective problem solver, leading problem-solving teams both cross-functional and within Production, Engineering and Technical functions

providing analytical solutions & effective actions

Demonstrable experience of leading safety studies (HAZID/HAZOP/LOPA)

DSEAR risk assessment experience

Degree in appropriate Engineering Discipline

Chartered Chemical Engineer

Applicants must have the rights to work in UK

Qualification in process safety related subjects

Chemical Process Safety Engineer

Benefits

  • 33 days – includes bank holiday entitlement
  • Company Pension – Company contributes 3% and the employee contributes 5%
  • Healthcare – Eligible for BUPA cover after 6 months probationary period.

Please contact Marie Brisson at Winsearch UK for further information – [email protected]

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