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Process Safety Engineer jobs are open across oil and gas, petrochemical, and specialty chemical manufacturing, covering specializations in process hazard analysis, risk management, and safety systems, from entry-level to senior and principal roles. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry – and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you’ll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow.
The Process Safety Manager provides site leadership and technical direction for process safety management, risk reduction, and regulatory compliance. The role owns the site PSM management system, drives consistent execution of the OSHA Process Safety Management standard and applicable EPA Risk Management Program requirements, and partners with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Environmental, and site leadership to prevent process safety events and strengthen operating discipline.
Essential Functions
- Own, maintain, and continuously improve the site Process Safety Management program, including governance, standards, procedures, metrics, and assurance activities.
- Lead and coordinate effective implementation of all 14 elements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 and applicable EPA Risk Management Program requirements under 40 CFR Part 68.
- Lead process hazard analyses and risk assessments, including HAZOP, What-If, Checklist, and LOPA studies; ensure recommendations are risk-ranked, assigned, tracked, and closed with appropriate documentation.
- Provide process safety review and technical approval for Management of Change activities, including changes to chemicals, technology, equipment, procedures, facilities, and organizational responsibilities.
- Ensure Pre-Startup Safety Reviews are completed before introducing highly hazardous chemicals or placing covered process changes into service.
- Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to maintain an effective Mechanical Integrity program for pressure vessels, tanks, piping, relief systems, emergency shutdown systems, instrumentation, and other process safety critical equipment.
- Oversee process safety information accuracy and availability, including chemical hazards, process technology, safe operating limits, design basis, relief-system documentation, and equipment information.
- Lead or support investigations of process safety incidents and near misses using structured root-cause methods; verify corrective actions address systemic causes and are completed on time.
- Maintain the site process safety action-item system and provide routine visibility of overdue and high-risk actions to the Site Leader and leadership team.
- Develop and monitor leading and lagging process safety indicators, including loss of primary containment events, overdue PHA/MOC/PSSR actions, critical equipment inspection status, and audit findings.
- Plan and coordinate PSM compliance audits, regulatory inspections, and internal assessments; develop sustainable corrective-action plans and verify effectiveness.
- Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to employees and contractors on process safety requirements, hazard recognition, and operating discipline.
- Support capital projects, new products, tolling opportunities, and process changes by embedding inherently safer design and risk-reduction principles from concept through startup.
- Participate in emergency planning and response activities and support evaluation of credible process scenarios and safeguards.
- Promote a culture in which employees are expected and empowered to stop work, raise concerns, challenge assumptions, and escalate unresolved process safety risk.
- Act as the site subject-matter leader for process safety and provide clear, practical recommendations to site leadership.
- Independently escalate imminent or significant process safety risks and recommend operating restrictions or shutdown when safeguards are inadequate.
- Influence across functions without relying solely on formal authority and maintain trust while constructively challenging the organization.
- Balance regulatory compliance, technical risk, operational reliability, and business priorities without compromising safe operating boundaries.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.
Education Qualifications
- Required Bachelor's Degree Chemical or Safety Engineering or related field
Experience Qualifications
- Required 5+ years chemical manufacturing, refining, or other highly hazardous process-industry experience, including at least 3 years of direct PSM program, process safety engineering, or comparable leadership responsibility.
- Required Demonstrated experience leading PHAs and LOPAs, reviewing MOCs and PSSRs, supporting Mechanical Integrity systems, and investigating process safety incidents.
- Preferred Experience working in a union manufacturing environment and with operations, maintenance, engineering, EHS, and contractor organizations preferred.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, and relevant state and federal regulatory requirements.
- Proficiency in HAZOP, What-If, Checklist, LOPA, safeguards evaluation, and risk-ranking methods.
- Working knowledge of chemical process equipment, process controls, relief systems, instrumentation, piping, inspection practices, and operating procedures.
- Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into practical site expectations and concise leadership communications.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, project-management, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain high-quality records, and drive corrective actions to sustainable closure.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and applicable PSM/action-tracking systems.
Licenses and Certifications
- Degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Certified Safety Professional, or recognized process safety credential.
- Facilitator training for PHA/HAZOP/LOPA and formal root-cause investigation training.
- Experience with OSHA and PSM audits
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
- Ability to work in office and operating-plant environments and perform field observations in process areas.
- Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs and fixed ladders, and wear required personal protective equipment as permitted by site medical and respiratory-protection requirements.
- Ability to respond outside normal working hours when significant process safety issues, incidents, or startup activities require support.
- Specific requirements are governed by the current administrative physical-requirements document and applicable site procedures.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
#MonumentChemical
Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monument Chemical serves the specialty chemicals industry – and produces a variety of solvents, intermediates, specialty fuels, and other specialty products, as well as offers industry-leading Custom Manufacturing services. At Monument, you’ll find careers in several engineering and skilled trades roles and disciplines. Working together like a family, our teams drive continual improvement in quality, cost, lead time, flexibility, and customer service. Whether you are a recent graduate or a seasoned professional, we offer a diverse range of opportunities where you will be challenged and encouraged to grow.
The Process Safety Manager provides site leadership and technical direction for process safety management, risk reduction, and regulatory compliance. The role owns the site PSM management system, drives consistent execution of the OSHA Process Safety Management standard and applicable EPA Risk Management Program requirements, and partners with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Environmental, and site leadership to prevent process safety events and strengthen operating discipline.
Essential Functions
- Own, maintain, and continuously improve the site Process Safety Management program, including governance, standards, procedures, metrics, and assurance activities.
- Lead and coordinate effective implementation of all 14 elements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119 and applicable EPA Risk Management Program requirements under 40 CFR Part 68.
- Lead process hazard analyses and risk assessments, including HAZOP, What-If, Checklist, and LOPA studies; ensure recommendations are risk-ranked, assigned, tracked, and closed with appropriate documentation.
- Provide process safety review and technical approval for Management of Change activities, including changes to chemicals, technology, equipment, procedures, facilities, and organizational responsibilities.
- Ensure Pre-Startup Safety Reviews are completed before introducing highly hazardous chemicals or placing covered process changes into service.
- Partner with Maintenance and Engineering to maintain an effective Mechanical Integrity program for pressure vessels, tanks, piping, relief systems, emergency shutdown systems, instrumentation, and other process safety critical equipment.
- Oversee process safety information accuracy and availability, including chemical hazards, process technology, safe operating limits, design basis, relief-system documentation, and equipment information.
- Lead or support investigations of process safety incidents and near misses using structured root-cause methods; verify corrective actions address systemic causes and are completed on time.
- Maintain the site process safety action-item system and provide routine visibility of overdue and high-risk actions to the Site Leader and leadership team.
- Develop and monitor leading and lagging process safety indicators, including loss of primary containment events, overdue PHA/MOC/PSSR actions, critical equipment inspection status, and audit findings.
- Plan and coordinate PSM compliance audits, regulatory inspections, and internal assessments; develop sustainable corrective-action plans and verify effectiveness.
- Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to employees and contractors on process safety requirements, hazard recognition, and operating discipline.
- Support capital projects, new products, tolling opportunities, and process changes by embedding inherently safer design and risk-reduction principles from concept through startup.
- Participate in emergency planning and response activities and support evaluation of credible process scenarios and safeguards.
- Promote a culture in which employees are expected and empowered to stop work, raise concerns, challenge assumptions, and escalate unresolved process safety risk.
- Act as the site subject-matter leader for process safety and provide clear, practical recommendations to site leadership.
- Independently escalate imminent or significant process safety risks and recommend operating restrictions or shutdown when safeguards are inadequate.
- Influence across functions without relying solely on formal authority and maintain trust while constructively challenging the organization.
- Balance regulatory compliance, technical risk, operational reliability, and business priorities without compromising safe operating boundaries.
- Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company’s core values, competencies, and skills.
Education Qualifications
- Required Bachelor's Degree Chemical or Safety Engineering or related field
Experience Qualifications
- Required 5+ years chemical manufacturing, refining, or other highly hazardous process-industry experience, including at least 3 years of direct PSM program, process safety engineering, or comparable leadership responsibility.
- Required Demonstrated experience leading PHAs and LOPAs, reviewing MOCs and PSSRs, supporting Mechanical Integrity systems, and investigating process safety incidents.
- Preferred Experience working in a union manufacturing environment and with operations, maintenance, engineering, EHS, and contractor organizations preferred.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong knowledge of OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices, and relevant state and federal regulatory requirements.
- Proficiency in HAZOP, What-If, Checklist, LOPA, safeguards evaluation, and risk-ranking methods.
- Working knowledge of chemical process equipment, process controls, relief systems, instrumentation, piping, inspection practices, and operating procedures.
- Ability to translate complex technical and regulatory requirements into practical site expectations and concise leadership communications.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, project-management, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain high-quality records, and drive corrective actions to sustainable closure.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and applicable PSM/action-tracking systems.
Licenses and Certifications
- Degree in engineering or a related technical field.
- Certified Safety Professional, or recognized process safety credential.
- Facilitator training for PHA/HAZOP/LOPA and formal root-cause investigation training.
- Experience with OSHA and PSM audits
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
- Ability to work in office and operating-plant environments and perform field observations in process areas.
- Ability to walk, stand, climb stairs and fixed ladders, and wear required personal protective equipment as permitted by site medical and respiratory-protection requirements.
- Ability to respond outside normal working hours when significant process safety issues, incidents, or startup activities require support.
- Specific requirements are governed by the current administrative physical-requirements document and applicable site procedures.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in process safety engineer jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Experience facilitating process hazard analyses such as HAZOP or What-If studies
- Working knowledge of OSHA PSM standard 29 CFR 1910.119 and EPA RMP requirements
- Proficiency with consequence modeling software such as PHAST, SAFETI, or similar tools
- Certified Process Safety Professional (CCPSC) credential or active pursuit
- Experience developing or auditing process safety management programs at industrial facilities
Tips for Your Process Safety Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to PHA methodology
Hiring managers scan for specific hazard analysis methods you have led, not just participated in. Name the PHA techniques you have facilitated, the facilities where you applied them, and the scale of the operations involved.
List every relevant certification clearly
Process safety roles often filter on credentials before a human reads your resume. Put your Certified Process Safety Professional, PSM compliance experience, or any OSHA 1910.119 audit history in a dedicated certifications section near the top.
Target openings by operating environment
Refinery, offshore, and batch-chemical roles each have distinct regulatory contexts. Search for openings that match the facility type where you have direct experience, since employers rarely want to train a hire on a fundamentally different operating environment.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists process safety engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare incident investigation case studies
Interviewers for process safety roles frequently ask you to walk through a real incident you investigated. Prepare two or three concise examples that show your root-cause methodology, the corrective actions you recommended, and what changed as a result.
Negotiate relocation terms before accepting
Many process safety roles are tied to specific plant locations that require relocation. Confirm whether the offer includes a relocation package, a temporary housing allowance, and a reasonable start-date window before you sign.
Process Safety Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most process safety engineers?
Tesla, Perdue, and SpaceX are hiring the most process safety engineers right now, with openings concentrated in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Activity tends to be highest at large refining, petrochemical, and specialty chemical companies operating regulated facilities.
How many process safety engineer jobs are remote?
About 50% of process safety engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the hands-on, facility-based nature of most roles. The sub-areas most compatible with remote work are corporate safety program development, compliance documentation, and enterprise-level PSM auditing that does not require on-site presence.
How do you become a process safety engineer?
Start with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or a closely related discipline, since most employers treat it as a baseline requirement. Build foundational experience in plant operations or process engineering before transitioning into a dedicated safety role. Gain hands-on exposure to HAZOP facilitation and PSM audits, then pursue the Certified Process Safety Professional credential to formalize your expertise.
How do you get hired as a process safety engineer with little experience?
Entry points typically come through process engineering, operations, or EHS roles at facilities subject to OSHA PSM requirements, where you can observe and eventually co-facilitate hazard reviews. Volunteering to support incident investigations and joining your site's PHA team builds a credible safety portfolio. Employers hiring junior candidates prioritize chemical engineering fundamentals and direct plant exposure over formal safety titles.
What does the process safety engineer interview process look like?
Most processes begin with a phone screen focused on your regulatory background and facility experience, followed by a technical interview where you walk through a hazard analysis you facilitated or an incident you investigated. A panel interview with operations, environmental, and engineering stakeholders is common at larger companies. Some employers close with a scenario exercise asking you to identify hazards in a simplified process flow diagram.
Where can I find and apply to process safety engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to process safety engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your facility experience, seniority level, and preferred location, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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