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The Workplace Health and Safety Technical Solutions Team seeks an accomplished Senior Process Safety Engineer to lead global initiatives in Process Safety Management (PSM) and Process Safety Engineering. In this high-impact role, you will ensure compliance with international, regional, and local regulations for highly hazardous chemical (HHC) processes across Amazon’s facilities worldwide. You will play a key role in designing, constructing, and operating projects involving alternative energy sources and HHC, strictly adhering to Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP).

This position demands deep expertise in Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Risk-Based Process Safety (RBPS) principles, coupled with comprehensive knowledge of regulatory compliance standards, including OSHA PSM and EPA RMP (North America), the Seveso Directive (Europe), and emerging regulations in the Asia-Pacific region. As a strategic partner to technical, operational, and leadership teams, you will drive improvements in global process safety performance while fostering a robust safety culture throughout the organization.

This role also involves shaping the engineering vision and strategy to ensure consistency in managing process safety risks across Worldwide (WW) Operations, focusing strongly on hydrogen fuel usage, emerging green alternative energy sources and its associated safety considerations. You will collaborate with diverse teams to implement a systematic, scalable approach to risk identification, mitigation, and management.

Key job responsibilities

• Risk Management and Hazard Analysis: Lead or facilitate comprehensive PHAs such as HAZOP, LOPA, and FMEA across global operations. Oversee the development of risk mitigation strategies and ensure the timely execution of corrective measures.
• Risk Evaluation and Collaboration: Evaluate process safety risks, recommend effective controls, and coordinate the development of comprehensive process safety information.
• Regulatory Compliance and RAGAGEP Integration: Ensure compliance with global safety regulations, including OSHA PSM, EPA RMP, Seveso Directive, and equivalent standards, while applying Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEP) across HHC sites globally.
• Governance and Framework Development: Develop and maintain a robust RBPS governance framework, including tools and processes that foster standardization and continuous improvement.
• Alternative Energy Process Safety: Serve as a subject matter expert in alternative energy technologies, including hydrogen, biofuels, carbon capture, and thermal systems. Drive the safe design, commissioning, and operation of these systems in collaboration with external partners and internal teams.
• Global Process Safety Management (PSM) Oversight: Spearhead the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of global PSM systems, ensuring consistency with CCPS RBPS pillars, local regulations, corporate standards, and industry best practices.
• Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Define, track, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned with CCPS guidance and corporate objectives. Deliver regular updates to senior leadership, highlighting progress, risks, and strategic recommendations.
• Tool Development for Compliance: Create and implement tools to ensure compliance with OSHA PSM requirements, including conducting PHAs for hazard identification, analysis, and prioritization.
• Training and Mentorship: Develop and deliver training programs on process safety topics, fostering a culture of continuous learning. Establish and report process safety metrics and share best practices across the organization.
• Leadership and Organizational Development: Provide technical mentorship to regional and site teams to build process safety expertise throughout the organization. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement) to embed safety in every phase of the asset lifecycle.
• Incident Investigation and Audit Leadership: Lead or actively participate in incident investigations, risk assessments, and EHS self-assessments or audits to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Support: Support WHS programs and systems across the organization, including readiness to respond to emergencies when required.

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment.

The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you!

At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team
Our Mission: The Global PSE team’s mission is to ensure the safe design and reliable operation of facilities that contain or use Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHCs) by adopting prevention through design methodology. Our mission is to provide the necessary support so Amazon can achieve the 2040 Climate Pledge responsibly and in a manner that safeguards the safety of our associates and the community at large.

Program Strategy: The team’s focus is on building a safety program that reduces the HHC risks at Amazon to as low as reasonably possible. To do so, we are working to establish process safety frameworks for our HHC processes: (1)Technology – Process Safety Information, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Safe work practices (2) Facilities – Mechanical Integrity, Pre-Start-up Safety Reviews, Management of Change (MOC) (3) Personnel – Process Safety Training, Process Safety Incident Investigations (4) Audit and Assurance – Monitor program performance and maturation