Senior / Principal Process Safety Engineer

Location: Edinburgh, (Hybrid working)

Role Overview

A leading engineering consultant operating across global markets is seeking a highly experienced Senior / Principal Process Safety Engineer to join their UK team. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering safe, compliant design and engineering solutions for a range of projects in high‑hazard industries such as pharmaceuticals and food and other mission‑critical sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert process safety support across a variety of projects featuring diverse hazard types.
• Contribute within multi‑discipline engineering teams and also support standalone process‑safety consulting services.
• Perform and lead hazard and risk assessments, reviews and safety analyses (e.g. relevant hazard studies, risk assessments, compliance reviews).
• Develop, review and maintain process safety deliverables including process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment sizing, process calculations and other design documentation.
• Apply comprehensive knowledge of process safety legislation, codes of practice and standards relevant to UK and EU (and where needed, international) framework.
• Provide technical guidance, mentoring and coaching particularly for candidates who have strong fundamentals but may have gaps in some areas.
• Support multiple projects simultaneously with effective prioritisation, while maintaining a professional, organised approach.
• Foster a safety‑centred, teamwork‑focused attitude; contribute to a culture of safety excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Process / Chemical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Chartered Engineer status (or working towards chartered status) is highly desirable.
• Solid understanding of both process design and process safety engineering.
• Demonstrable knowledge across a range of process safety topics (e.g. hazardous‑area classification, ATEX/DSEAR, risk assessments, COMAH/major hazard regulations, hazard studies, etc.).
• Strong process design background including experience producing and working with PFDs, P&IDs, process calculations, equipment sizing and process safety deliverables.

On Offer

• £70,000 - £90,000 depending on senior / principle level
• 25 x Day Holiday Entitlement
• up to 9% Pension Contribution
• Employee Share Option Scheme
• Bonus Plan (discretionary)
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• Professional Subscription
• Cycle to Work
• Business mileage

If you believe you have the relevant expertise and drive, we'd love to hear from you. Please send your CV to Iain Shanley