Process Safety HOD

A. Discipline Leadership & Governance

● Lead and manage the Process Safety Engineering Department, ensuring competency development, workload distribution, and delivery excellence 

across all projects. 

● Act as the Technical Authority (TA) for process safety, providing direction, 

solutions, and final technical validation. 

● Establish, maintain, and enforce discipline work processes, engineering 

standards, execution guidelines, and quality frameworks. 

B. Technical Oversight & Assurance 

● Oversee and approve all critical process safety studies and deliverables, 

including: 

○ HAZID 

○ HAZOP 

○ SIL / LOPA 

○ Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) 

○ Fire & Explosion Modelling 

○ Escape, Evacuation & Rescue Analysis (EERA) 

○ Hazardous Area Classification (HAC) 

○ Safety Case and Safety Integrity documentation 

● Ensure all work complies with relevant international codes and standards 

such as API, NFPA, ISO, IEC 61511, CCPS guidelines, and client-specific 

requirements (e.g., ADNOC, ENI, PETRONAS standards). 

C. Project Delivery & Execution Management 

● Lead process safety engineering support across FEED, Detailed 

Engineering, Brownfield Rejuvenation, and PMC scopes. 

● Plan deliverable schedules, forecast manpower, manage inter-discipline 

interfaces, and ensure alignment with project milestones. 

● Monitor technical risks, change requests, and deviations, providing 

mitigation strategies and impact assessments. 

D. Client & Stakeholder Interface 

● Serve as the primary process safety focal point for Engineering Manager, project managers, and client representatives. 

● Lead technical meetings, workshops, HAZOP sessions, and reviews with 

operators, regulators, and certification bodies.

● Provide clear and concise technical justification for decisions, design 

choices, and risk evaluations. 

E. Coaching, Mentorship & Team Development 

● Develop and mentor engineers across all levels (Graduate → Senior → 

Lead), ensuring capability growth and succession planning within the 

department. 

● Conduct performance reviews, provide technical coaching, and support 

professional development (e.g., IChemE chartership, functional training). 

● Create a high-performance, collaborative engineering culture aligned with 

MMC’s standards. 

F. Proposal & Commercial Support 

● Support business development by preparing: 

○ Man-hour estimates 

○ Discipline narratives and execution strategies 

○ CV selection and discipline capability write-ups 

● Engage in tender clarifications and provide expert input for new project 

pursuits. 

● Identify opportunities to enhance safety outcomes, engineering consistency, 

and productivity through improved processes and tools.