Process Safety Expert Emea

Solvay is a science company whose technologies bring benefits to many aspects of daily life. Our purpose—we bond people, ideas and elements to reinvent progress—is a call to go beyond, to reinvent future forms of progress and create sustainable shared value for all through the power of science. In a world facing an ever-growing population and quest for resources, we aim to be the driving force triggering the next breakthroughs to enable humanity to advance while protecting the planet we all share.

We bond with customers and partners to address today and tomorrow’s megatrends. As a global leader in Materials, Chemicals and Solutions, Solvay brings advancements in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, water and air treatment, to solve critical industrial, social and environmental challenges. You can count on our innovative solutions to contribute to safer, cleaner and more sustainable future.

Role Overview

**Position overview**:

- You will be part of the industrial function European HSE team in the process safety domain
- You will support project teams to identify and reduce potential industrial risks, to protect our workers and our stakeholders.
- You will conduct process safety studies of projects such as risk analysis with Solvay’s method, calculation of the consequences of the scenarios.
- You will support european sites and projects for Process safety studies relating to runaway reaction, vent sizing, dust/gas explosion hazard, effect distances calculation
- You will investigate Process Safety Incidents and write Lesson Bulletins.
- You will support european sites regarding Process Safety Management practices and audits
- You will lead training sessions on Process Safety topics (eg. PHA, industrial hazards)
- You will coach and mentor PHA Leaders and others within the Sites to enhance general process safety awareness and understanding.

**Performance objectives**:
The main objective of our team is to identify and assess potential dangerous situations related to the industrial processes, and to define adapted improvements to suppress or prevent these situations.
- You will be part of a team with experts in Process Safety recognized by our peer chemical companies.
- Our internal Process Safety training program will bring you new skills to support effectively the projects and sites.

**Qualifications and requirements**:

- Master’s degree in Chemistry - chemical engineering - HSE
- More than 10 years working in Process Safety domain for chemical industry
- Desired skills: (list the main technical skills, for the role today but for the future as well. Maximum 5. Tip: ask yourself what the future employee needs to achieve with each of the skills)
- Theoretical and practical knowledge on chemical processes and chemistry
- Practical knowledge Process Safety Management system
- Ability to analyze a problem in a structured way and to propose appropriate solutions, relying on specific techniques and methodologies
- Good knowledge of digital tools (eg. Stature, Gensuite, Phast)
- Understanding of other HSE domains
- Good communication

**Desired behaviors**:

- Autonomous
- Strong interpersonal skills, collaboration, and communication with multiple levels of the organization
- Active listener
- Consensus builder
- Impact and influence

**Additional information**:
Travel: up to 15 %

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