# Process Safety Manager

> BW Energy · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · — · Posted 2026-10-08

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

Key tasks and responsibilities 

-   Manage and guide the process safety process on the assets under the scope assigned. 

-   Manage and optimize risk evaluation, risk assessment, and technical studies to support proper risk management on BWE assets. 

-   Clearly define the process safety programs and plans, assigning roles and responsibilities to ensure proper risk management.    

-   Ensure that process safety processes, procedures, and information are clear, available, and communicated to the stakeholders, ensuring proper risk-based decision-making, safety culture, and an open and safe work environment. 

-   Define and follow up KPIs to sustain process safety control and continuous improvement. 

-   Define and deliver proper training on Process Safety and Risk management 

-   Be responsible for identifying and sustaining proper register, documentation and procedures regarding Safety and Environment Critical Elements (SECEs), Performance Standards, Assurance Tasks, and SECEs’ Degradation 

-   Establish and monitor SECEs status and act diligently to sustain real risk management in place. 

-   Provide leadership in Process Safety policy, legislative developments and emerging best practice, ensuring update of BWE related processes.  

-   Deliver process safety governance and assurance systems and processes 

-   Develop effective standards and procedures in Process Safety and oversee their implementation to assure that Personal and Environmental safety risks are mitigated to a level that is As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP), are in compliance with all statutory and corporate requirements and aligned with the industry best practices. 

-   Manage process safety guidance on all phases of the project life cycle.   

-   Guide process safety-related documentation to fulfill Brazilian regulatory requirements for operating assets, as well as platforms and assets/projects in project, construction or commissioning phases 

-   Drive workforce process safety communications, including incident trends, investigation findings, process safety bulletins, lessons learned, etc.  

-   Represent BWE at relevant industry forums and networking activities and disseminate learnings to workforce.  

-   Participate in incident investigations when required.  

-   Be a lider on Process Safety and not only a consultant.  Proper understand of Process Safety is a must, as deliver the implementation of operational effective risk controls.

## Requirements

Experience  

-   **Solid experience** with **Process Safety Management** within **Oil & Gas or Petrochemical related industries** with extensive experience in operation, maintenance and inspection of Upstream or Downstream oil and gas processing facilities. 

-   High-level technical knowledge in all aspects of Process Safety  

-   Expert knowledge of Hazard and Risk Analysis (e.g. HAZOP, HAZID, QRA, SIL assessments, LOPA, area classification, dispersion analyses etc). 

-   Expert knowledge of CCPS/IOSH Process Safety standards, applicable industry codes, regulations and best practices is required. 

-   Excellent analytical skills and ability to recognize trends, assess risks and identify root causes. 

-   Ability to apply sound judgment in problem solving, evaluating courses of action, and making decisions on complex health and safety matters. 

Interpersonal Skills 

-   Demonstrated ability to leverage technical knowledge and interpersonal skills to influence outcomes across a wide range of stakeholder groups, while considering challenges to the business. 

-   Ability to work in a multidisciplinary / multinational environment 

-   Proven influencing and leadership skills.  

-   Ability to communicate effectively to organisation levels both up and down. 

-   Deliverables focus  

-   Ability to think strategically 

-   Assertive and confident 

-   Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 

-   Meticulously follows rules and procedures 

-   Proactive and able to work independently, applying a structured and systematic approach 

Knowledge 

-   Fluency in English and Portuguese 

-   Excellent report writing skills.

## Apply

[Apply at BW Energy](https://apply.workable.com/bw-energy/j/208CF61ABC/apply)

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