Process Safety Engineer

Job Description

Job Overview

Air Products (Middle East) FZE is seeking an experienced Process Safety Engineer to provide site leadership for process safety engineering during the commissioning, start-up, transition, and early operational phases of the NEOM Green Hydrogen Project in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. This role acts as a vital bridge between engineering design, field modifications, commissioning, operations, and safety management systems, embedding process safety requirements and ensuring operational readiness across all project systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site implementation and continuous development of the project’s Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, including support for OSHA PSM (29 CFR 1910.119), training, eMOC administration, and hazardous chemical inventory controls.
• Support operational readiness inspections, review field change notes, and coordinate Emergency Management Plan activities.
• Coordinate Process Safety Information (PSI), operating readiness, and management-system requirements for hazardous materials.
• Facilitate training and competency development programs for engineering, commissioning, and operations personnel.
• Coordinate design near-miss initiatives and ensure timely follow-up and documented action closure.
• Ensure High Commission for Industrial Security (HCIS) safety and fire protection compliance across all project sites.
• Review engineering field modifications to evaluate potential process safety consequences prior to execution.
• Ensure all approved field changes are accurately updated in hazard assessments and Process Safety Information.

Job Requirements and Qualifications

• Strong professional background in process safety engineering within major chemical, hydrogen, ammonia, energy, oil and gas, or petrochemical facilities.
• Demonstrated experience participating in major-project commissioning, start-up, or active plant operations.
• Practical expertise in conducting Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and process safety risk assessments.
• Hands-on experience facilitating HAZOP and LOPA workshops.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Process Safety Management frameworks, Management of Change (MOC), and field-change risk evaluations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams, including engineering, construction, commissioning, operations, and safety departments.
• Experience with hydrogen, ammonia, or other highly hazardous chemical systems is highly advantageous.
• Previous major project or site experience within Saudi Arabia or the Middle East is preferred.
• Proven ability to track process safety recommendations from identification through field execution and verified closure.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of industrial experience (10 to 16 years preferred).

Job Details

• Company: Air Products (Middle East) FZE
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Experience: 10 – 16 Years
• Education: Bachelor of Technology/Engineering (Chemical)
• Functional Area: Engineering
• Location: Tabuk, Saudi Arabia