Process Safety Expert

PROCESS SAFETY ADVISOR - Senior Role | Integrated Energy Group | UAEA large, integrated energy operator in the UAE is looking for a senior Process Safety specialist to act as principal technical authority across a major-hazard operating asset. This is a confidential search — full details shared with shortlisted candidates.The roleYou'll be the senior Process Safety focal point for a live operating plant — establishing and assuring a risk-based Process Safety Management (PSM) framework across the full asset lifecycle. You'll lead or technically assure HAZOP/HAZID/PHA studies, govern Management of Change (MOC) and Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), and hold authority over Safety Critical Elements and barrier assurance. You'll influence Operations, Engineering, Projects and senior EHS stakeholders on risk acceptance and technical integrity — this is a technical authority role, not a compliance-monitoring one.What we're looking for~20 years in petroleum, oil & gas, refining, gas-processing or petrochemical major-hazard environments, including at least 10 years of substantial Process Safety / risk-management leadershipPersonal ownership or governance of PSM elements — not just participation in HSE studiesStrong HAZOP Team Leader experience, plus SIL/LOPA, QRA, EERA or facility-siting depthDemonstrated SCE/barrier assurance and interface with technical integrityStructured incident investigation experience (TapRooT, Tripod Beta or equivalent)NEBOSH Process Safety, IChemE/CCPS or equivalent credentials a strong plusWhy this roleA genuine technical authority mandate — direct influence over senior engineering and operations leadership, not a support functionTax-free salary, full relocation and family package, and international schooling allowances typical of senior GCC energy rolesMove into one of the most active and fastest-growing energy hubs globally, with a genuinely multinational leadership team