Senior Process Engineer

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The Role

The Asset Delivery function within Gas Networks Ireland is responsible for the end to end planning, designing and delivery of GNI's portfolio of asset development programmes. The Asset Delivery function brings together all the technical and project support resources needed to take high-level projects and programmes from the Portfolio Office and translate these through from detailed design and project planning, to construction delivery and handover to Asset Operations.

Reporting to a Design Delivery Lead, the Senior Process Engineer will have responsibility for coordinating process and functional safety across the gas transmission and distribution network.

The Senior Process Engineer will coordinate across the design department supporting QRA, HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, etc. to ensure a high-quality and compliant design service is delivered in line with the requirements of IEC 61511. The successful candidate working with external service providers will be able to identify potentially dangerous elements of project designs; evaluate the severity and likelihood of related dangerous occurrences; supporting the design of Safety Instrumented System to deliver the required protection, including any maintenance recommendations for the operational teams Operations teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external design teams to deliver the design of GNI projects in line with IEC 61511 & IEC 61508.
• Coordinate with cross functional design teams supporting QRA, HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA etc. directing and guiding to meet project and programme timelines.
• Manage, develop and maintain the Safety Lifecycle from design to hand over at construction.
• Manage, develop and implement the Safety Requirement Specification ensuring industry best practices are achieved.
• Manage the functional design demonstrating commitment to process safety and the robust management of hazards associated with projects with contracting partners.
• Ensure contracting partners adhere conformance with their management systems, relevant specifications and procedures, validate through planned audit schedules and raise and close corrective actions as required through continuous engagement.
• Manage and develop a consistent approach to functional design across the design. department including documentation and interaction with Regulatory and Safety Authorities.
• Challenge project teams (internal and external): assessing identified hazards; questioning their proposed Safety Instrumented Function (SIF) solution as needed to mitigate identified hazards.
• Assist teams in identifying functional risk items.
• Validate work by Engineering Service Providers.
• Validate work by internal design teams.
• Act as a Subject Technical Expert covering IEC 61511, IEC 61508, HAZOP, HAZID, HAZCON and LOPA studies.
• Point of contact for internal and external Functional Safety Audits for FSA1,2,3 & 4.
• Review and update Functional Safety Management System.
• Audit Functional Safety within GNI.
• Manage and issue recommendations to GNI Operations teams, oversee lessons learned and application of continuous improvements for functional designs.

• Performing other duties as assigned from time to time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Degree in Engineering (Process, Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical), Level 8, with a minimum of seven years engineering experience, preferably in the natural gas industry.
• High degree of knowledge and familiarity in the application of IEC 61511 within process industries or utilities.
• Preferably will have a level of certification to TUV Rheinland in Functional Safety or commitment to achieve certification.
• Familiarity with implementation of all aspects of Safety Instrumented Systems.
• Technical proficiency in Functional process design and pressure equipment specification.
• Excellent interpersonal and strong leadership skills and the ability to influence, advocate and persuade.
• Have a strong knowledge of QRA process and risk management systems e.g. Design Risk Assessment, HAZOP, Functional Safety, Safety Case etc.
• Have a working knowledge of relevant Gas Standards, Codes of Practice and Statutory Requirements.
• Facilitate the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace.
• Provide co