Senior Safety Engineer

• Significant EHS, safety engineering or operational risk management experience in a high-hazard industrial environment.
• Engineering degree or relevant technical background; flexibility for turnaround execution coverage outside normal hours.
• Hands-on experience supporting turnarounds, shutdowns, maintenance, project execution or contractor-intensive work.
• Strong knowledge of risk assessment, permit-to-work interfaces, contractor safety, simultaneous operations and non-routine controls.
• Able to influence operations and contractors through technical credibility, collaboration and constructive challenge.
• Relevant technical, engineering or safety-related qualification, or equivalent practical experience, with ability to convert requirements into practical work controls.
• Chemical, petrochemical, refinery or Seveso / COMAH site experience.
• MVK, HVK or equivalent safety qualification; HVK preferred where supported by strong practical experience.
• Fire risk management or fire risk assessor experience.
• Experience with capital projects, maintenance programmes or major turnaround planning and execution.

Senior Safety Engineer

Role Overview:  

We are currently looking for a Senior Safety Engineer to support our manufacturing site within the Polyurethanes division in Rotterdam.

We are looking for a hands-on EHS professional who enjoys being close to the field and can provide practical support to operations, turnarounds, projects and major maintenance activities at the Rotterdam site. The ideal candidate will help teams plan and execute high-risk work safely, bringing strong operational EHS knowledge, pragmatic risk controls and the ability to influence effectively across the organization.

This is an onsite role based in Rotterdam and part of the local EHS team, operating within a high-hazard industrial environment.