Process Safety Engineer

Ecolab

Process Safety Engineer providing technical services and guidance at Ecolab. Supporting Process Safety improvement activities within USA and Canada with PHA studies and compliance audits.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeIllinois, Louisiana, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $107,600 - $161,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Primary responsibility will be to provide Process Hazard Analysis studies support which includes: Prepare, facilitate, and scribe PHA studies through a variety of methodologies (What-If, Checklist, HAZOP, HAZID, etc.) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and including facility siting, human factors.
Understand and comply with internal policies, standards and recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices relating to PHAs.
Ensure PHA scenarios, consequences, safeguards, and recommendations are complete and correctly identified and captured in the PHA software (PHAPro).
Write and review technical reports.
Read and interpret process documentation, piping and instrumentation drawings (P&ID), mechanical drawings, process flow diagrams, block flow diagrams, electrical line diagram, hazardous area classification drawings.
Ability to conduct PHAs and/or training in person as well as virtual.
Provide training to meet the needs of personal at sites to participate and execute PHAs.
Mentor associates at manufacturing sites to coach and develop PHA skills across the region.
Build and maintain oversight of regional PHA calendar / status of PHAs and KPIs for the region.
Provide quality assurance of recommendation close out.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in an engineering field (chemical, electrical, mechanical, safety) or related
5 years’ experience in a chemical manufacturing environment
3 years’ experience in PHA facilitation in batch chemical industry in process safety, production, engineering or notified body
Excellent English verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, facilitation skills, and client service

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
accident insurance
critical illness insurance
hospital indemnity insurance
auto insurance
home insurance
pet insurance
identity theft protection
short-term and long-term disability
401k
pension plans
retirement health care benefits
short-term incentives
vacation (12 days)
holidays
parental leave
employee stock purchase plans (Full-Time Associates)
discount on day care services and caregiver services
adoption assistance
group legal services
employee assistance program
employee discount program
education assistance program
on-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations

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Hard Skills & Tools

Process Hazard AnalysisPHA facilitationLayer of Protection AnalysisWhat-If methodologyChecklist methodologyHAZOPHAZIDPHAProtechnical report writingprocess documentation interpretation

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsfacilitation skillsclient servicementoringtrainingcoachingorganizational skillsquality assuranceteam collaboration

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering