Principal Consultant & Digital HAZOP Facilitator

Join Vysus Group – A Leader in Engineering & Risk Management Consulting

Vysus Group is a world-class engineering and technical consultancy, providing specialised expertise in asset performance, risk management, and project execution across complex industrial and energy assets. We support industries including oil & gas, nuclear, renewables, and the broader energy transition, helping clients navigate challenges and optimise operations.

Exciting Opportunity: Principal Consultant & HAZOP Facilitator – Barcelona

We are seeking a Principal Consultant & Digital HAZOP Facilitator to join our Risk Management Consulting team in Barcelona. Our team partners with clients to identify, manage, and mitigate risks across high-risk, capital-intensive industries, ensuring operational safety, regulatory compliance, and resilience in an evolving energy landscape.

What You’ll Do

In this role, you will:

1. Lead and innovate: Contribute to the development of our Digital HAZOP Software (HAZOP Assistant) and deliver cutting-edge digital HAZOPs for both new and existing operations.
2. Facilitate key safety reviews: Lead process safety and operability workshops, including HAZID, HAZOP, SIL, BowTie, FMEA, alarm management, and SIMOPS for major industrial projects.
3. Identify and manage major hazards: Assess Major Accident Hazards (MAH), Major Accident Events (MAEs), and Safety & Environmental Critical Elements (SECEs) to develop robust performance standards.
4. Lead risk and safety assessments: Oversee Quantitative Risk Assessments (QRA), fire and explosion safety studies, structural integrity analyses, ESSA & EERA assessments, and more.
5. Apply advanced risk modelling: Manage consequence modelling (2D / 3D), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and RAM studies to enhance safety and reliability.
6. Provide strategic consultancy: Guide clients on Process Safety Management (PSM), HSE systems, emergency preparedness, and emergency response planning.
7. Ensure compliance & best practices: Conduct third-party verifications and audits to uphold industry regulations and safety standards.

What We’re Looking For

To thrive in this role, you should have:

1. A master’s degree in engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
2. 10+ years of experience in oil & gas, petrochemicals, or the energy sector, ideally in process engineering, risk management, or safety consultancy.
3. Expertise in process safety and risk management across greenfield and brownfield projects.
4. Proven experience in functional safety, including HAZOP, SIL, FMEA, BowTie, and alarm management facilitation.
5. Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., Seveso / COMAH, Offshore Safety) and industry standards.
6. Experience in developing and implementing Safety Management Systems & Emergency Response Plans (preferred).
7. Knowledge of green hydrogen, ammonia facilities, and offshore oil & gas (a plus).
8. Fluency in Spanish and English (a third language is a bonus).
9. Willingness to travel for project delivery as needed.
10. A collaborative mindset, with the ability to mentor and develop junior consultants.
11. Familiarity with process simulation and digital twin technologies (advantageous).

Why Join Us?

Competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Flexible working arrangements for a better work-life balance.

The opportunity to be part of a global, multidisciplinary team.

The chance to drive innovation in emerging areas like digital HAZOPs and renewables.

Our core values

Our core values are the fabric of our organisation, at the heart of everything we do, supporting our growth aspirations – and we are looking for people who share them. Our values are:

1. Trust: We are trusted advisors. Independence and integrity are core to our approach to deliver innovative advice and proven solutions, in full consideration of all stakeholders, safety and the environment.
2. Partnership: We build strong relationships with our clients, partners, and key stakeholders, working collaboratively and aligning our objectives to maximise performance and outcomes.
3. Passion: We are passionate in our commitment to delivering excellence with everything we do, driven to go above and beyond, seeking new knowledge, and challenging the status quo. We fully recognise the power of diversity, in all its forms, to benefit our business, clients and our talented employees.

Vysus Group reserves the right to request a background check on prioritised candidates as part of our recruitment process.

Join Vysus Group and make a meaningful impact in risk management, safety, and digital transformation within the energy and industrial sectors!