Senior Engineer Safety

Role summary

This position is for a Senior Engineer Safety within the Asset Operations function at site level. The role sits in the Safety value stream and reports into Lead Safety. It is focused on putting safety policies into practice at the site, identifying potential hazards, and addressing or escalating risks in line with company standards, regulations, and established safety procedures.

Role details

• Job family: Asset Operations
• Sub-job family: Location
• Grade/level: HSEF
• Value stream: Safety
• Manager position: Lead Safety

Purpose of the role

The main objective of this role is to ensure that all safety-related policies are executed effectively at the site. The person in this position is expected to spot, resolve, reduce, or escalate key risks while staying aligned with internal safety policies, legal requirements, and industry standards.

Key responsibilities

• Support the rollout and day-to-day use of safety policies, procedures, and SOPs, and help line managers interpret and apply them correctly.
• Assist with the execution of new site initiatives and projects in line with approved safety policies and future site needs.
• Work with Lead Safety on first-party and third-party health and safety audits for the assigned plant or area.
• Stay connected with industry bodies, trade groups, and global forums to learn and share current best practices and emerging safety trends.
• Carry out safety observations in the assigned area or plant, review the findings, and recommend behavior-based corrective actions.
• Maintain log books, occurrence records, and other shift-related documents to support safety compliance.
• Investigate safety incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and define action plans to prevent recurrence.
• Contribute to risk management activities such as identifying control measures and supporting incident investigations.
• Prepare MIS updates, safety reports, findings, and performance indicators for plant or area management to improve safety awareness.
• Monitor leading and lagging safety indicators and drive improvement initiatives where needed.
• Develop training content and conduct safety awareness sessions for safety executives and site employees.
• Review and analyze near-miss cases and recommend improvement actions to line management.
• Coordinate and support effective plant-level safety committee meetings.

Success metrics

• Employee satisfaction with safety policies
• Number of reportable injuries
• Number of penalties arising from non-compliance
• Completion rate of safety training
• Emergency response time
• Safety audit score

Stakeholder interactions

Internal: S&OR, site teams, HR, Finance, and related departments.

External: Auditors, government agencies, consultants, and similar stakeholders.

Education and experience

A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Science is required, preferably in Mechanical, Chemical, Instrumentation, or Chemistry. The role calls for 3 to 7 years of experience in process industry site operations or maintenance, including 2 to 3 years handling HSE responsibilities.

Functional competencies

• Understanding of safety compliance requirements
• Working knowledge of site operations and technical processes
• Regulatory and legal compliance awareness
• HSE assurance methods
• Risk management frameworks
• Fire safety management
• Incident investigation in HSE contexts

Career path

This role can progress from Engineer Safety and may lead to a future move into Lead Safety.

Additional information

The responsibilities listed here are representative rather than exhaustive. In addition to the core duties above, the role holder may be assigned other tasks by senior management from time to time.