Senior Engineer – Risk and Safety

Introduction

Gexcon US is currently seeking a senior-level Engineer to join our Houston, TX office. As part of our team, you will contribute to projects that help clients manage the risks of fires, explosions, and toxic releases. Our Houston office plays a central role in delivering risk and safety studies, accident investigations, and advanced consequence modelling using the industry-leading CFD software FLACS.

Beyond consultancy, our team also supports failure analysis and prevention, research and experimental testing, and software development and support. This role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact projects across multiple industries, applying technical expertise to improve safety and resilience in complex facilities.

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Essential Required Skills

To be successful in this role, you must have the following attributes:

• Degree (MS preferred) in Mechanical (or Chemical) Engineering 
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and computer skills 
• Initiative – The ability to manage and control own workload 
• Must be detail orientated, highly organised and a self starter 
• Must be able to work under critical time deadlines and to re-evaluate priorities while exercising discretion, diplomacy and good judgement 
• Ability to take ownership of projects and multi-task
• Flexible to carry out assignments anywhere in the US or abroad 
• Knowledge of the process safety and oil & gas industries is a key advantage  

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What the Role Involves

Key responsibilities are:

• Leading / Facilitating Process Hazard Analysis and Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
• Interpretation of results and generation of reports 
• Project based engineering support to existing clients in the offshore, petrochemical processing and civil contingency sectors
• Will be expected to gain familiarity with dispersion and fire/explosion modelling using the FLACS CFD Software 
• Assist with varied work including Quantitative Risk Assessments
• Perform state of the art analysis 
• Write technical reports 
• Travel to customer meetings both within the US and internationally
• Verbally interact and present to clients 
• Support Gexcon US Marketing and Business Development efforts

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What You Will Get

• To work as part of a growing international team, aligned with Gexcon’s core values of trustworthiness, sharing and agility
• Competitive salary and compensation package
• Health/Dental Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Sick Leave
• 401k Savings
• Disability Insurances

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Send us your CV by email to David.ellis@gexcon.com or click the button below.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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