To implement, maintain, and continuously improve the Process Safety Management (PSM) system across all sites, ensuring protected, reliable, and compliant operations. The role focuses on preventing process-related incidents, supporting risk assessments, and fostering a strong process safety culture.

Principal Accountabilities

1.Implement and sustain the Process Safety Management (PSM) system

- To ensure compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

2.Lead and support risk assessment activities (HAZOP, LOPA, MOC, PSSR)

- To identify and mitigate process safety risks.

3.Drive process safety culture across departments

- To promote awareness, ownership, and proactive safety behavior.

4.Coordinate incident investigations and root cause analysis (RCA)

to ensure corrective actions are implemented and tracked.

5.Support compliance with national and international safety regulations

to maintain legal and corporate standards.

6.Facilitate training and awareness programs on process safety

to build competency across cross-functional teams.

7.Collaborate with operations and engineering teams

to integrate safety into plant design, modifications, and daily operations.

8.Maintain documentation and data analysis for PSM metrics

to support audits, reviews, and continuous improvement.

9.Engage with external consultants and auditors for PSM evaluations

to benchmark and enhance safety systems.

10.Identify and recommend improvements in safety systems and technologies

to strengthen process safety performance and reliability.

Major Challenges

- Driving cultural transformation in process safety
- Managing compliance across complex chemical operations
- Coordinating cross-functional teams for risk mitigation

Decisions

Independent Decisions

- Planning and execution of PSM activities
- Risk assessment facilitation and documentation
- Training content and scheduling





Decisions requiring approval

- Planning and execution of PSM activities
- Risk assessment facilitation and documentation
- Training content and scheduling

Interactions

Internal Clients

Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day to day work

- Senior Leadership Team
- Operations, Maintenance, Engineering
- EHS
- HR, Admin
- Quality Assurance
- All other departments

External Clients

Roles you need to interact with outside the organization to enable success in your day to day work

- Regulatory authorities
- Safety consultants
- Certification bodies
- Industry peers

Behavioural / Leadership Competencies
- Leadership Influence
- Communication Facilitation
- Analytical Thinking

Dimension Skills

Financial Dimensions

- PSM-related budget and training costs

Other Dimensions

(Indication of some of the significant volumes associated with the job like number in team/ staff handled etc).

- Total Team Size: NA
- Number of Outsourced Employees: NA
- Safety Training Coverage: All employees and contract staff

Knowledge

Qualifications

- Minimum Qualification: B.E. / B.Tech. in Chemical / Process Engineering (Mandatory)
- Preferred:oPSM Implementation / CCPS TrainingoFunctional Safety / LOPA / HAZOP Leader Certification
- NEBOSH / IOSH or equivalent safety qualification

Work Experience

- 8 to 10 years in chemical/petrochemical/specialty chemical plants
- Minimum 3 years in PSM or process safety-related roles

Functional Competencies

Process Safety Principles and Risk Analysis

- Regulatory Compliance and Legal Frameworks
- HAZOP, LOPA, MOC, PSSR
- Incident Investigation and RCA
- Safety Audits and Documentation
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Safety Training and Awareness Programs

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