Senior Safety Engineer (Chemical Manufacturing)

Location: Onsite in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Company

hirify.global is an industry-leading, people-oriented chemical manufacturing company with a diverse and multicultural workforce.

What you will do

• Lead EHS planning and execution support for turnarounds, shutdowns, projects, major maintenance, and high-risk work.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Projects, Turnaround teams, and contractors to identify risks and establish practical controls.
• Facilitate and challenge risk assessments for non-routine work, simultaneous operations, permit-to-work interfaces, and contractor activities.
• Provide visible field coaching and escalate unclear, impractical, or ineffective controls.
• Support investigations, audits, walkdowns, and corrective-action follow-up.
• Coordinate specialist support for fire risk, PPE, respiratory protection, asbestos, and gas measurement while translating Seveso and site requirements into procedures.

Requirements

• Significant EHS, safety engineering, or operational risk management experience in a high-hazard industrial environment.
• Engineering degree or relevant technical background, with flexibility to support turnaround execution outside normal hours.
• Hands-on experience with 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.
• Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refinery, or Seveso/COMAH environments, plus relevant safety or technical qualifications.
• MVK, HVK, or equivalent safety qualification; HVK is preferred. Fire risk management or fire risk assessor experience is also required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of a local EHS team in a high-hazard industrial environment.
• Join an innovative, collaborative, and multicultural organization.
• Contribute to a people-oriented workplace where safety and ethics come first.
• Receive support and communication throughout the recruitment process.

Hiring process

• Applications are reviewed by a Talent Acquisition Partner.
• The recruitment team will provide updates throughout the process.