Senior/Principal Process Safety Consultant

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to help us grow our Process Safety team and help our clients work safely?

Join our dynamic and multidisciplinary Liability Solutions team, and take advantage of our Freedom to Grow hybrid working model. We have many other office locations, and for the right candidate other locations can be considered. At AECOM, we deliver a wide variety of Process Safety related consultancy work, including DSEAR assessments, all aspects of COMAH work, risk assessments and Process Safety Management auditing, with well-established partnerships with international and UK clients. We operate in many sectors including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, water infrastructure, combustion power, manufacturing and non-ferrous metals processing.  Our current projects include new hydrogen, carbon capture and battery energy storage sites.  

In this role you’ll be working directly with clients and our colleagues to:

• Deliver: On clients’ sites process safety work, such as DSEAR assessments, risk assessments (such as HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, Functional Safety) and auditing to our existing and new clients.
• Provide Expertise: Offer your technical knowledge to expand our team and capabilities within the wider Liability Solutions Team, mentoring and supporting others.
• Ensure Quality: Work with AECOM’s very high standards for delivering quality proposals, products and services for our clients.
• Collaborate: Work closely with other AECOM teams and clients, to contribute to AECOM’s broader technical capabilities and innovative approaches.

Come grow with us.

Become part of our Liability Solutions business, which boasts around 135 safety and environmental specialists across the UK and Europe. Collaborate with top-tier civil, mechanical, electrical, and process engineers to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion.  At AECOM, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and community volunteering days.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Experience across a range of Process Engineering and Process Safety Engineering areas including Process Engineering Design, Front End Studies through to Detailed Design, Inherent Safety in Design, Basis of Safety, Plant support and troubleshooting, verification for new projects and existing assets, supporting Hazard Studies, HAZOP, LOPA, Hazardous Area Classification and DSEAR/ATEX, COMAH support.
• Knowledge and network within Consultancy Services and target sectors / regions Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Oil & Gas, Energy and Renewables, Food, Bulk Storage & Distribution.
• Experience of using recognized software for process engineering, for example PHAST.
• Previous UK Security Clearance or prepared to undertake appropriate applications.
• A valid, full UK driving licence.
• A degree in an engineering or scientific discipline.
• Membership or Chartered status with an appropriate Institution.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at  [email protected]. At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

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For further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn: Alina Popescu.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.