Process Safety Lead

Location
Cork
Workplace
On-site

About this role

This is a position for a process safety professional who operates at engineering depth — someone who understands that safety is an outcome of good design, not a layer applied after the fact.

Working across capital projects and live operations on behalf of a complex, high-hazard site in Cork, you will serve as the primary process safety authority — shaping how risk is identified, assessed, and designed out from the earliest stages of project development through to operational delivery.

The Role
  • Act as the process safety subject matter expert across capital projects and live site operations
  • Lead and facilitate HAZOPs, Process Hazard Analysis and structured risk assessments
  • Support Management of Change processes and safe design principles at project level
  • Provide technical guidance on ATEX classification, hazardous area design and machinery safety
  • Support equipment safety, CE marking and compliance with applicable EN and corporate standards
  • Work directly with engineering, project and operational teams to embed process safety standards throughout delivery
  • Contribute to the development of internal process safety tools, standards and capability
What You Bring
  • A strong foundation in process safety within pharma, chemical or high-hazard manufacturing
  • Proven experience supporting capital projects and working alongside engineering teams
  • Demonstrated capability in HAZOP, PHA, ATEX and machinery safety
  • Working knowledge of Irish and EU regulatory frameworks and relevant technical standards
  • The ability to influence across project, site and functional boundaries without positional authority
  • A practical orientation — you translate standards into real-world application, not the other way around


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