Head of Process Safety

The Head of Process Safety is responsible for leading the development, implementation and continual improvement of our Process Safety Management System (PSMS). 

The role delivers enhanced process safety tools and methodologies and provides practical deployment support and guidance to our teams, YTL UK service providers and third‑party partners.

What you'll do

The Head of Process Safety plays a pivotal role in embedding PSMS standards, promoting inherently safer design principles and ensuring robust application of process hazard analysis (PHA) and associated risk management. 

You will:

• partner with the Safety Director to establish and maintain a compliant, effective and operational PSMS
• provide expert process safety advice to Divisional Directors across Waste Recycling, Water Production, and Engineering and Asset Management
• support the professional development of Process Safety Engineers
• develop and deliver the annual Process Safety Plan in collaboration with the Safety Director
• chair the monthly Process Safety Steering Committee
• oversee the development and maintenance of the Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Register, consolidating all credible MAH scenarios identified through PHA.

What you'll need

You will:

• have experience in senior process safety management roles
• demonstrate strong process safety expertise, with extensive experience applying engineering and operational systems management within high-hazard, COMAH-regulated industries, such as oil and gas
• possess a thorough understanding of Process Safety management and COMAH regulations, with proven deployment competence in specialist areas such as risk assessment, LOPA, SIL, OBRA, MoC, human factors and emergency preparedness
• have the ability to chair/facilitate PHAs and risk assessments, with solid knowledge of HazID, HazOp, Bow‑Tie analysis and barrier/lines‑of‑defence management
• understand process‑industry operations and business environments sufficiently to advise on effective process safety management deployment strategies
• fully understand the management of change principles and support the effective implementation of our MoC policy and procedures across high-hazard facilities
• be capable of analysing complex problems, interpreting probability and risk and conducting detailed investigations
• exhibit strong communication, interpersonal and people‑development skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders positively
• demonstrate deep professional competence in process safety management systems and their effective deployment
• manage Process Safety teams in upper or lower tier COMAH facilities
• develop and deliver process safety standards, procedures and training programmes
• establish and maintaining process safety performance reporting (PSPIs)
• engage with the COMAH competent authority
• be a degree-qualified professional, ideally in chemical, process engineering or other engineering discipline (chartered status is preferred).

What you'll receive

• A combined pension contribution of up to 20%.
• Career progression and professional development opportunities.
• 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with length of service.
• The opportunity to sell up to five days of holiday every year.
• The opportunity to buy up to ten days of holiday each year (subject to conditions).
• A healthcare package that allows you to claim back healthcare costs.
• Life assurance of up to eight times your salary.
• The opportunity to lease a new electric car through salary sacrifice (subject to conditions).
• Cashback and discounts from more than 3,000 retailers.
• One paid volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced family leave and pay arrangements.
• Access to an interactive health and wellbeing platform.
• Support from trained mental health first aiders.
• A £1,000 referral fee if you recommend someone who is successfully recruited by us. 

Who we are

YTL UK is part of the international YTL Group based in Kuala Lumpur. The UK companies include:

• Wessex Water – one of the top-performing water and sewerage companies in England and Wales, serving 2.9 million people across the South West
• YTL Developments – a major UK developer currently redeveloping a 350-acre former airfield into an award-winning, exciting mix of houses, apartments, schools, commercial space, restaurants and hotels, to make a truly sustainable new community
• YTL Construction UK – a top 20 UK contractor providing fully integrated services to infrastructure, residential, commercial, industry, energy and environmental sectors
• YTL Live – the development and operation of an entertainment complex that includes a 20,000 capacity arena, conferencing and exhibition space
• plus a number of other retail, environmental and specialist businesses.

Our people tell us that YTL UK is a great place to work, which is why so many of them stay with us! You will have a unique opportunity to develop and progress your career within such a diverse group.

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion – with that in mind, all applicants are welcome. We are delighted to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and are a Disability Confident Employer.

If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Recruitment team.