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Functional Safety Engineer (IEC 61511, Process safety)

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StageNot listed in company directoryStandardsIEC 61511 · IEC 61508 · IEC 62443IndustryEnergy & processSeniorityMid-levelRegionCanadaWork modeHybridSource year2026Role familyProcess safetyEmployerNot in the directory
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Role summary

  • This position will involve travel and overnight stays away from home (estimated up to 30% of work schedule during peak work periods)
  • Have current, valid authorization to travel internationally (including but not limited to Canada, US and Mexico)

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical support for operations, field safety and engineering regarding process safety and risk management matters in their assigned region and/or line of business
  • Engage with frontline operations to identify and understand potential process safety concerns and prioritize them for further evaluation
  • Maintain and oversee standardized enterprise process safety procedures, including safety system bypass, management of change, and pre-startup safety review
  • Assist with the implementation of new or updated enterprise process safety programs within assigned regions by providing training, interpretation, technical support, and advice
  • Support regional projects and MOCs via PHA facilitation, design reviews, stage gate reviews, and PSSR support
  • Review incidents and near-hits, to support the classification process safety events. Drive actions to prevent re-occurrence and share learnings from across the business unit and organization
  • Monitor regional process safety performance by providing support for assurance activities against key process safety programs and requirements. Identify gaps and provide insights from process safety assessments
  • Support investigation team with respect to process safety events
  • Track and maintain regional corrective actions stemming from facility PHAs, incident investigations and assurance activities. Support the closure of identified gaps as required
  • Support regulatory event submissions and information requests

Requirements

  • Post-secondary Degree in Engineering
  • Registered, or eligible to register, with APEGA as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing (applicable for Calgary, AB employees)
  • 4 years of Pipelines, oil & gas or petrochemical experience
  • Proven ability to read & interpret P&ID’s, pressure equipment data sheets, and other integrity related documents
  • Experience with risk scenario development techniques, including assignment of probabilities and consequences
  • Working knowledge of industry codes, standards and practices relevant to process design and safety (e.g. OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, CSA, ASME, API, NFPA, ANSI, etc.) and Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP)

Nice to have

  • Experience in design, commissioning, start-up and operation of oil & gas, or chemical facilities
  • Proficiency with PHA PRO, PHAST, SAP and Enablon
  • Experienced in facilitating Process using a variety of methodologies (e.g. Hazard Identification (HAZID), PHAs (What-if, HAZOP, LOPA, Bowtie analyses)
  • Understanding of asset life cycle management, system reliability and operations
  • Experience with MOC processes and evaluating change
  • Working knowledge of Safe Work Practices
  • Knowledgeable with process safety key performance indicators

Standards

  • IEC 61511 Process Industry Safety Instrumented Systems
  • IEC 61508 Functional Safety of E/E/PE Safety-Related Systems
  • IEC 62443 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Security

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