Process Safety Technical Specialist at Bechtel in Brownsville, TX

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Requisition ID: 300551 Relocation Authorized: National - Family Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project Work Location: Brownsville, TX Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects: Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report . Project Overview: Bechtel is partnering with NextDecade to support their vision to provide the world access to lower carbon intensive energy with their Rio Grande LNG (RGLNG) project in Brownsville, Texas. RGLNG is a natural gas liquefaction and export terminal situated on a 984-acre site on the banks of the Brownsville ship channel. The first phase of the RGLNG project consists of three liquefaction trains, two storage tanks and one marine berth. At full capacity, the five-train facility will have a production capacity of 27 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). Brownsville, Texas is a city known for its diverse history, tradition, and rich culture. Located in the southernmost region in the beautiful state of Texas, lays Brownsville a rich, tropical oasis bordering the Rio Grande River and near the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Brownsville embraces innovation, looks forward to the future and beyond! Job Summary: The Process Safety Technical Specialist ensures the Project meets all relevant federal, state, and local health, safety, and environmental regulations during the Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-Up (PCSU) and Initial Operations Phase. This is achieved by implementing and assuring HSE and process safety requirements across PCSU work fronts, facilitating hazard identification and risk assessment activities, conducting targeted compliance audits and field verifications, and managing corrective actions to strengthen safety and regulatory performance throughout the CSU phase. Major Responsibilities: Coordinate with the CSU and Operations team to identify activities that have a health, safety, or environmental compliance component, or the potential for a major accident hazard or externally reportable release. Lead implementation and assurance of project HSE and process safety requirements across the PCSU program, ensuring alignment with Bechtel core processes, client specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements. Provide specialist process safety support across PCSU activities, applying process engineering principles, process safety methodologies, and operational risk management practices. Provide technical input to PCSU safety studies, including HAZOP, HAZID, health risk assessments, and project risk assessments, to identify major hazards and confirm control adequacy prior to energisation and start-up.Facilitate risk assessments and hazard identification activities specific to commissioning and start-up phases, including testing, purging, leak testing, system energisation, and other high-risk PCSU activities. Facilitate the Project's Contractor Risk Assessment Workshops (CRAW) and ensure hazards and controls are effectively communicated to work crews prior to execution. Verify effective implementation of Permit-to-Work, energy isolation, and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) systems for PCSU scopes t