Bradken is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of innovative wear products and services for the resources sector. With a 3000-strong workforce and manufacturing operations across multiple regions, we support customers operating in some of the world's most demanding industrial environments.
We are seeking a Principal Process Safety Engineer to act as Bradken's enterprise technical authority for process safety across our global manufacturing operations.
This role requires a strong mechanical engineering background and direct experience within foundry, metallurgical or heavy manufacturing environments. It is focused on the control of major mechanical, thermal and operational hazards across complex manufacturing sites, rather than chemical process safety alone.
This newly created role owns the framework that helps identify, assess and control catastrophic hazards across our sites. You will lead the governance of process hazard reviews, Maximum Credible Event scenarios, major hazard controls, Management of Change processes and assurance activity across regions.
Reporting to the Global Head of Product & Manufacturing Excellence, you will work closely with manufacturing leaders, site teams, safety specialists, engineers and senior executives. Your work will influence risk reduction priorities, major hazard controls, capital decisions and Bradken's ongoing licence to operate.
In this role, you will:
- Lead and continuously improve Bradken's global Process Hazard Review framework, including standards, methodologies and assurance processes.
- Define and maintain Maximum Credible Event frameworks and site-specific high-consequence scenario libraries.
- Conduct or assure consequence modelling across risks such as thermal radiation, overpressure, blast, toxic dispersion, projectile or fragment hazards.
- Act as technical authority for high-risk process hazard studies, safeguard strategies, critical controls and significant process or design changes.
- Govern high-hazard Management of Change activity, ensuring changes are technically justified, risk-assessed and aligned with process safety standards.
- Build process safety capability across regions through coaching, competency frameworks and a network of trained facilitators and practitioners.
- Lead process safety assurance, including audits, field verification, critical control effectiveness and closure of systemic improvement actions.
- Support emergency planning, incident investigations, regulatory interactions, inspections and major hazard compliance activity.
You will bring:
- Extensive process safety experience in high-hazard industrial environments.
- Strong capability in process hazard analysis methods such as HAZOP, What-If and FMEA, with LOPA and Bowtie experience highly regarded.
- Experience with consequence modelling, risk quantification and major hazard regulatory environments.
- The ability to interpret PFDs, P&IDs and process or utility systems, then translate technical information into credible hazard scenarios and controls.
- Experience acting as a technical authority in high-risk decision-making environments.
- Strong stakeholder influence, with the ability to guide site leaders, technical teams and senior executives through complex risk-based decisions.
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline.
- Chartered or registered engineer status would be highly regarded.
- Experience with Safety Case, MHF or equivalent major hazard documentation would be highly desirable.
- Foundry, metallurgical process or molten metal hazard experience would be strongly valued.
If you are ready to take ownership of process safety in a global manufacturing environment, we would like to hear from you. Apply now!
Why join Bradken?
This is a rare opportunity to shape process safety at enterprise level across a global manufacturing business.
You will be instrumental to build standards, influence senior decisions and strengthen practical process safety capability across complex operations. Your work will help protect people, communities and critical assets while supporting Bradken's long-term operational resilience.
At Bradken, safety is central to how we work. We value people who take on challenges, listen deeply, work across boundaries and bring sound judgement to decisions that matter.
We offer:
- Safety first environment and mindset
- Competitive Total Reward Packages
- Global and local recognition programs
- Learning and Development focus
- EAP for you and your family
- Community Involvement Program
Everyone has a story...be part of ours!
How we hire:
Only applicants who currently hold full, unrestricted Australian working rights and are based in Australia will be considered.
About Our Screening Process
As we work with teams around the world, time‑zone differences can make live screening challenging. To support a fair, consistent, and inclusive evaluation, we may invite candidates to complete a one‑way video screening at a time that suits them.If you require adjustments or an alternative format, we're happy to discuss this.
Before commencing employment, you will be required to complete a psychometric assessment and a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing.
We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches.
Bradken is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing a diverse, inclusive, engaging and flexible environment for our people. All employment decisions are based on merit, competence, performance and business needs.
