Process Safety Engineer

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For this role, we require successful applicants to be based from one of our Scottish locations and you'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in the office – Perth, Aberdeen, Inverness

Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

We seek a Process Safety Engineer for our Asset Condition and Engineering Team to provide process safety support for asset decisions across transmission assets. This role works with engineering, integrity, monitoring, planning, and operations teams to apply process safety principles in design and investment, aligning with corporate standards from the central SHW function.

• Embed process safety and major accident hazard (MAH) considerations into asset lifecycle activities, providing input to asset design, modification, operation, decommissioning and Asset Lifecycle Plans.
• Support the development and review of process safety bowties and risk assessments, helping identify credible hazards, prevention and mitigation controls, and demonstrate risks are managed ALARP.
• Contribute to the identification and management of safety‑critical assets, tasks and barriers, working with Operations, Asset Engineering and Condition Monitoring teams to support appropriate monitoring and early indicators of barrier degradation.
• Provide process safety input to engineering and operational decisions, including asset condition assessments, investment options and risk assessments for defective or degraded plant.
• Support learning from process safety incidents, near misses and precursor events, translating insights into practical improvements to engineering practices, asset strategies and monitoring approaches.

This role does not own corporate policy, audit or regulatory reporting, but plays an important part in ensuring process safety is effectively applied at asset and engineering level.

• A degree in Engineering, or equivalent technical experience, with ongoing progress towards Chartered Engineer status or professional accreditation.
• Sound understanding of process safety principles, major accident hazard risk, and the ability to apply risk‑based thinking to engineering and asset decisions.
• Practical experience contributing to risk assessments, including Bowtie, HAZID, or HAZOP methodologies.
• Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders across teams.
• Ideally, experience in electricity transmission, utilities, or regulated infrastructure sectors, with exposure to safety‑critical asset management, barrier management, or condition monitoring.

SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plans see us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

SSEN Transmission own and operate the electricity transmission network across the north of Scotland. We transport energy from where it is generated to where it is needed, ensuring a safe and reliable electricity supply for the communities we serve. But that's not all – we're upgrading the grid to deliver cleaner, homegrown energy for the future and building a network for net zero to create secure power for generations to come.

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. please contact Andy on  /  to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.

Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.