Process Safety Advisor

About the role

The Process Safety Advisor will provide technical leadership and assurance for the Integrated Risk System (IRS) across Chevron's Petropiar South Zone production facilities in El Tigre, Venezuela. The role embeds a strong Process Safety culture into daily operations and ensures that critical safeguards are effective and visible.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure critical safeguards are in place, visible, and functioning as intended; manage safeguard bypasses and drive timely elimination.
• Support and sustain implementation of key Process Safety elements (MOC, PSSR, Operational Procedures, Mechanical Integrity) across South Zone facilities.
• Drive execution of the annual Process Safety plan, ensuring alignment and compliance for existing and modified assets.
• Provide technical guidance to field operations to identify, assess, and mitigate process risks.
• Perform targeted assurance activities, including verification of safeguards, PSV status, MOC quality, and field performance of protection systems.
• Act as a trusted Process Safety advisor, promoting consistent application of standards and continuous improvement across disciplines.

Required profile

• Technical leadership experience in Process Safety within oil and gas production environments.
• Ability to embed and sustain a strong Process Safety culture across daily operations.
• Experience guiding field operations on risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.

Required skills

• Knowledge of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) – architecture, application programs, operation, and maintenance.
• Experience defining and assigning Safety Integrity Levels (SIL) for Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF).
• Advanced understanding of process control, instrumentation, and automation as enablers of Process Safety.
• Experience in well performance optimization and control in extra‑heavy oil (EHCO) systems, including artificial lift and surface integration.
• Knowledge of production control strategies, pressure management, flow assurance, and optimization from wells to facilities.
• Familiarity with integrated production systems, real‑time monitoring, control, and optimization platforms.