Explosion Safety Engineer (Ex/ATEX)

Prohead Engineering delivers excellent multidisciplinary engineering services for a high-performance and safe industry.

At Prohead Engineering, we specialise in:

• Chemical process technology and process safety;
• Electromechanical production lines and automation;
• Utilities and energy markets;

Prohead Engineering is a growing company where your development is central. We work on our projects together, because their innovative and complex nature requires depth. As a result, everyone works on several (5-7) projects at the same time, together with (more) experienced colleagues, draughtsmen and top experts. We do all this from our beautiful offices (and inner garden) in Meerbeke (no outsourcing).

Moreover, our clients are diverse: (petro)chemicals, Seveso companies, food, pharma, metallurgy, … mostly large players with high-risk processes where top-level engineering is a requirement.

This makes our job important, varied, challenging and instructive. As a result, you get more development opportunities, and we are proud of that.

• Analysing, assessing and implementing explosion safety (including ATEX) in various industrial sectors, including petrochemicals, manufacturing and the food industry.
• Supporting clients in the design of high-risk processes without adding unnecessary complexity
• Supporting industrial clients with explosion safety issues and incidents, in cooperation with both the SEVESO inspectorate and inspection bodies.
• Mapping and minimising hazardous areas by means of fluid modelling and technical optimisations.
• Drawing up Explosion Protection Documents (EPD) and zoning files and guiding clients in implementing ATEX measures.
  Working with ATEX 153 (installation directive) and ATEX 114 (product directive) and understanding when and how they apply.
• Applying or getting to know standards such as the EN 60079 series, IEC-TS 60079-46, EN 1127-1 and other relevant ATEX directives.
  Engineering hazardous installations to be inherently safe, such as installations for chemical production, energy storage, gas processing and other industrial processes.
• Carrying out risk analyses and translating them into practical solutions that are both legally compliant and workable for the client.
• Working with experts and always being able to rely on colleagues with in-depth knowledge of explosion safety and functional safety.
• If you have sufficient experience, passing on your knowledge to younger colleagues and guiding them in explosion safety engineering.

• Master's degree (Ing./ir.) in Process Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Eager to learn, analytical and accurate – you get to the bottom of complex installations and look for structured solutions.
• Familiar with explosion safety and/or willing to specialise in it.
• Interested in explosion safety, the related standards and their practical application.
• Junior or senior – we have challenging projects tailored to your experience.
• You speak Dutch (level B2 or higher)

• Depth & variety – Explosion safety plays a role in all industrial sectors, so you build broad expertise and keep facing new challenges.
• Teamwork & knowledge sharing – You learn from experienced experts and work together on complex explosion safety projects.
• Structured engineering approach – We work methodically and efficiently on safe solutions for hazardous installations.
• Personal development – You get the opportunity to specialise in explosion safety and process safety.
• International opportunities – From time to time you will work on site visits, audits and inspections, with optional travel abroad.
• Certification & compliance – You help clients achieve conformity with ATEX 153 and related legislation.

Are you someone who likes to dig deep into the subject matter, carry out analyses and develop complex processes to be explosion-safe? Then we would love to welcome you to our team!