Process Safety Engineer

Location:Rotterdam, ZH, NL

Country/Region: NL

Job Area: Production

Business Unit: Renewables Production

Are you a creator of change?

Everything we do at Neste serves one purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children. Over the past ten years, Neste’s transformation journey has taken the company from a local oil refining company to becoming a global leader in renewable and circular solutions.

Our purpose pushes us forward to search for new ways to reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere, and to innovate circular solutions to reuse carbon again and again. Are you going to help us combat climate change?

Neste Netherlands is part of the Finnish parent company Neste. The plant in Rotterdam produces renewable fuels. Together with 200 colleagues we are working everyday to operate, maintain, and improve the plant in an efficient and safe manner.

We are looking for a Process Safety Engineer to join our Technical Department.

As Process Safety Engineer you’re responsible to lead, drive, develop, implement and execute refinery wide. The Process Safety Engineer processes under direct custody of the Technical department. In this role the specific focus areas as part of the Process Safety Management are;

• Understanding the risks (i.e. Ha Zop, LOPA, RA, ERM etc.)
• Managing the risks (i.e. Mo C, Override, safe design etc.)
• Learn from Experience and Improvement (i.e. Incident Investigations, KPI monitoring etc.)

In your role, you will be responsible for;

• Neste Rotterdam custodian of OEMS (Operations Excellence Management System) principle Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Control. Related work.processes are:

• Process Hazard Analyses (Ha Zop, SIL, LOPA, RA)
• Process Risk Classification
• Process Safety Information

• Neste Rotterdam custodian of OEMS principle Management of Change. Ensure OEMS requirements are embedded in the Neste Netherlands work-processes:

• Management of Change in Technology and Infrastructure
• Temporary and Emergency Mo C
• Interlock or Safety equipment override

• Neste Rotterdam custodian of OEMS principle Safety Leadership. Ensure OEMS requirements are embedded in the Neste Netherlands work-processes:

• HSE Design Guidelines
• Management of Technical Specification

• Act as Subject Matter Expert related to Process Safety as part of MOC’s, Risk Assessments, Incident Investigations,abnormal operations and in Capex projects development stage.
• Neste Rotterdam custodian for Enterprise Risk Management. Ensure the ERM register for Rotterdam is up to date, collaborate with action owners to ensure progress is made to mitigate ERM registered risks and participate as Rotterdam representative in quarterly ERM meetings.

Our work combines accountability, cooperation, and the desire to develop and renew. Working safely at all times is essential to all of us.

The best combination of experiences, skills and background is;

• Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent qualification;
• Minimum 10 years experience within Process Safety of Process Engineering;;
• Hands-on experience in the Chemical or Oil and Gas industry;
• Excellent communication skills and able to collaborate;
Strong work ethic with a positive attitude and ability to make timely decisions through good analytical process & problem solving.

Please submit your application before the 10th of November.


If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with our Talent Acquisition Partner Guidor ‘t Lam via Guidor.tlam@partners.neste.com. The recruitment process will include interviews and possible aptitude assessment.

Join us in creating a healthier planet for our children.
Our success is based on our people who are the driving force behind Neste’s transformation to become a global leader in renewable and circular solutions. We are also committed to carbon neutral production by 2035. The passion that we have for creating a healthier planet for our children is what makes us unique.
We have set high standards for biodiversity, human rights and supply chain. We have consistently been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices and the Global 100 list of the world’s most sustainable companies.
To carry out our strategy and business growth, our values guide our work. We support, develop and take care of the wellbeing of our people to enable them to grow, innovate and build our future.

We care. We have courage. We cooperate.

At Neste we want our people to feel good and do good. We provide clear and transparent targets, development opportunities, empowering leadership as well as rewards based on role and responsibilities.
The world is going through changes. At Neste our strategy reflects the understanding and mindset that we can be in charge of these changes to serve our purpose: to create a healthier planet for our children.
In the end, it is the people who make the company. We are Neste.
For more information, please visit neste.com.