Lead Energetics Materials & Explosives Risk Management Engineer

Overview

Senior Engineer in the Risk Management division of Safety Management Services, a Jensen Hughes Company, specializing in energetic materials and explosives, leading high-stakes projects and providing expert guidance on risk mitigation for defense, mining, and industrial clients.

What you'll do

• Lead comprehensive Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) for high-risk operations, prioritizing based on material type and quantity.
• Apply qualitative methodologies (e.g., JSA, HAZOP, FMEA) and quantitative methodologies (e.g., probability risk assessment, event probabilities).
• Integrate consequence analysis for thermal, fragment, and overpressure effects.
• Oversee regulatory compliance audits and programs, ensuring adherence to PSM, ATF, DoD, EPA (RCRA, NESHAP), and other standards, and develop tailored practices for clients.
• Direct D3 operational support, assessing technologies for decontamination, disassembly, and demolition (e.g., remote cutting, thermal treatment, boroscope inspection), and advise on reuse, recycle, or disposal strategies.
• Guide facility siting and design projects, navigating civilian and military regulations and collaborating with agencies to achieve compliance and optimal safety.
• Spearhead incident investigations, leading root cause analysis, event reconstruction, and scenario development to prevent recurrences in explosives industries.
• Establish and refine explosive safety standards across processing, tooling and equipment, facility design, incident investigation, training, and procedures.
• Conduct advanced offsite consequence analysis, performing dispersion calculations and assisting with government agency interactions for regulated chemical facilities.
• Provide expertise in combustible dust mitigation (site surveys, testing, DHA), arc flash analysis (NEC, NFPA 660, IEEE compliance), chemical facility security (drafting SVA/SSP per DHS), risk-based mechanical integrity programs (OSHA-compliant), and ergonomic hazard solutions.
• Mentor mid- and junior-level staff, contribute to business development, and represent SMS in industry forums, emphasizing engineering principles for risk minimization.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Explosives Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in explosives risk management, with proven leadership in PHA teams and regulatory environments.
• Deep expertise in standards (e.g., NFPA 495, NFPA 660) and tools like PHA-Pro or PHA Works.
• Demonstrated success in incident investigation and facility design projects involving energetic materials.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Extensive experience in proprietary or high-security settings.
• Great interpersonal skills.
• Strong technical writing and oral presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for client engagements.

Nice to have

• PhD.

Details

• Location: Remote - United States; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States; West Jordan, Utah, United States.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for client engagements.
• National pay range: $130,000 - $150,000 USD.