Process Safety Engineer

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Job Overview: Process Safety Engineer | Technical Due Diligence & Engineering Validation

This role involves providing Independent Engineering (IE) advisory services as a Process Safety Engineer, focusing on Technical Due Diligence & Engineering Validation for Downstream Oil & Gas / Midstream / Pipelines within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO). The position is crucial for evaluating and supporting attractive debt financing for large-scale energy infrastructure projects across the United States. The work emphasizes Risk Management solutions and requires converting engineering, construction, compliance, and operational findings into lender-ready outputs.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Independent Engineering Advisory: Provide support for the DOE Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program, focusing on technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities.
• Process Safety Focus: Emphasize process safety management, safeguards, relief systems, hazard studies, and risk reduction.
• Document Review & Analysis: Review project documentation, evaluate technical and commercial interfaces, identify risks and mitigations, and validate assumptions.
• Deliverable Preparation: Prepare defensible work products, including PSM audits, HAZOP/LOPA inputs, safeguards registers, relief system reviews, and action closure tracking.
• Stakeholder Coordination: Liaise with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, HSE, and project controls stakeholders to facilitate timely decision-making.
• Site Support: Conduct remote work with expected on-site meetings nationwide.

Qualifications

• Experience: 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience, with demonstrated work on oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, geoscience, petroleum engineering, mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil, environmental, or a related technical field.
• Credentials: PE, PMP, CSP, API, NACE/AMPP, PMI, or discipline-specific credentials are preferred.

Required Skills

• Independent engineering review
• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) documentation standards
• Technical due diligence and risk assessment
• Process safety management, safeguards, relief systems, hazard studies, and risk reduction
• Data room review and information request tracking
• Report writing and Excel-based analysis
• Stakeholder coordination and clear presentation of findings

Required Competencies

• Technical judgment and objectivity
• Analytical rigor and attention to detail
• Defensible documentation and client service orientation
• Cross-functional collaboration and issue escalation
• Quality mindset and schedule discipline
• Ability to translate technical evidence into actionable risk, compliance, and financing implications

Ancillary Details

• Role Activities: May include data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and report preparation for DOE, LPO, credit, and governance stakeholders.
• Program Context: Supports the DOE EDF Program, providing financing and lifecycle oversight for large-scale U.S. energy infrastructure projects, including Independent Engineering, technical due diligence, credit evaluation, and risk management services.
• LPO Function: The DOE Loan Programs Office provides debt financing, loan guarantees, and credit assistance for major energy and infrastructure projects, evaluating them from technical, financial, commercial, and operational perspectives.
• Service Area: Independent Engineering (IE) Advisory Services support complex energy projects, similar to commercial lenders, covering Upstream, Midstream, Downstream Oil & Gas, and Power & Utilities sectors.

Other Details

• NAICS Code: 541330 Engineering Services.
• Work Output: Must be independent, traceable, suitable for lender review, and aligned with due diligence, monitoring, and assessment needs.

Additional Information

• Commitment: Employees must achieve annual goals aligned with ProSidian's Eight Global Competencies and support business development efforts.
• ProSidian Global Competencies: Personal Effectiveness, Continuous Learning, Leadership, Client Service, Business Management, Business Development, Technical Expertise, Innovation & Knowledge Sharing.
• Business Tools Proficiency: Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio are expected.
• Work Environment: Commitment to working with diverse, intelligent individuals to solve significant challenges.