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Chief Process Safety Engineer - Houston, TX

Sempra Services Corporation
United States, Texas, Houston
Jun 03, 2026
Primary Purpose Ability to work with a diverse group of technical individuals whose skills cover the range required to engineer, operate, and maintain the company's LNG export liquefaction facilities and receiving terminals (all disciplines including process, instrumentation, and controls, mechanical, electrical, and civil). Manages the team overseeing contractor and supplier Process Safety engineering work starting in the early project development phases through the project Execute phase. Coordinates the execution of engineering scopes with the functional E&C Engineering team. Ensures compliance with project specifications, SI guidelines and philosophies, and maintains the technical integrity of the Process Safety engineering throughout the project lifecycle. Duties and Responsibilities * Implements engineering solutions that enhance safety and reduce operational risks. * Establishes methodologies to enhance system reliability across operations. * Leads long-term planning and execution of engineering initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and infrastructure resilience. * Performs other duties as assigned. Supplemental Responsibilities * Lead risk assessments, hazard identification/evaluation studies, hazard operability studies, consequences analysis, layers of protection analysis and department reviews. * Interpret and apply appropriate Codes of Federal Regulation and Standards including but not limited to: o 29 CFR Part 1910.119, Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. o 49 CFR Part 193, Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards. o The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA): NFPA 59A, Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). * Review and comment on technical engineering analyses, design bases and philosophies, diagrams, drawings, reports, scopes of work, terms of reference, and white papers, while guiding project teams to identify and integrate safetyindesign improvements and ensure alignment with regulations, standards, and industry best practices. * Review and provide comments on Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Management of Change (MOC) submissions and related Process Safety Management (PSM) policies and standards.