Process Safety Engineer (Process Risk SME)

About the role

Air Liquide is hiring a Process Risk Engineer / Specialist acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in process assessment, based in Kobe. The role manages, executes and continuously improves process risk assessment practices so that operations, installations and projects meet the group's safety standards. It drives risk mitigation, runs safety workshops and shares safety knowledge internally and globally.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and run annual plans for process risk assessments of existing operations and installations, aligned with the Risk Manager's programme
• Carry out process risk assessments (PRI/PRA) and verify that risk reduction measures comply with Air Liquide Group standards
• Perform regular on-site reviews to check the effectiveness of implemented measures
• Improve risk assessment tools, quantitative simulation models and methodologies
• Train and mentor employees and share best practices in internal Communities of Practice
• Compile risk data for global reporting and collaborate with global and regional centres

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering; a qualification in Risk Management is a strong plus
• At least 5 years of experience in an industrial environment
• Proven EPC / plant engineering background (Project Engineer, Process Design, Detailed Design, Proposal Management, etc.)
• Business-level English and fluent Japanese

Required skills

• Process risk assessment tools and methods: HAZOP, LOPA, QRA, PSSR
• Nice to have: knowledge of Air Separation Units (ASU)