Lead Process Engineer
EU-NL-Rotterdam
Job Description and Qualifications
At Air Products, we've been helping our customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable for more than 80 years. With approximately 23,000 employees and operations in 50 countries, we serve customers across a wide range of industries from food and beverage to medical, energy and transportation. We supply a unique portfolio of atmospheric and process gases, equipment and services.
We design, construct, and manage large scale industrial gas plants for a wide range of technologies, including air separation, hydrogen generation, CO2, and liquid hydrogen. We also provide a comprehensive range of engineering services and solutions to support more than 150 Air Products assets across Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. This includes Air Products owned plants and those designed and constructed for our customers.
To grow and sustain our operations business, we are seeking an experienced Lead Plant Process Engineer with a focus on the production and distribution of Hydrogen to expand the process engineering expertise within our European engineering team. Based at our Rotterdam office, this opportunity will suit a talented achiever looking to showcase their skills within a high performing team.
What you’ll be doing
Provide Technical Process leadership to a range of operating plants across the EMEA region with a focus on H2 production and distribution.
Give senior technical support to process engineers and plant operating teams to troubleshoot and resolve plant issues associated with safety, production and efficiency.
Support the planning and execution of major plant outages including scope development, approval of isolations, development of maintenance procedures and the onsite leadership of specialist activities such as catalyst loading to ensure turn arounds are completed safely.
Drive the resolution of plant process safety and retrofit actions within required timeframes
Uphold and champion a high standard of engineering practice and technical governance including the check and approval of process engineering deliverables and plant management of change.
Work with commercial teams, providing technical input for opportunities to support business growth and extend the operating life of existing assets.
Lead productivity initiatives and idea generation for H2 facilities including cost benefit analysis.
Work closely with the project organization to determine process deliverables including the associated hours estimates and schedules for process engineering.
Provide lead process support for executing process deliverables including PID change-notes, equipment specifications, control philosophies, shutdown cause and effects, Hazard Studies, plot layouts, piping reviews, commissioning documentation and operating procedures.
As a lead engineer work closely with and engage the various technical disciplines: Controls, electrical, machinery, piping, process safety to ensure accurate transfer of information between disciplines during scope definition, engineering design, commissioning and startup phases.
Provide onsite senior technical support for Operational Readiness Inspections (ORI), commissioning, startup and performance testing.
Provide technical supervision and coaching to junior process engineers to support their development and growth.
Act as a subject matter expert for H2 facilities, providing technical training to engineers and operating teams.
Optimise and develop work processes to ensure effective process support to plants and projects.
What we’re looking for
A high level of technical expertise ideally suited to someone with a chemical engineering or related degree with several years relevant technical experience.
Experience working in an operations environment with extensive onsite plant experience and a practical ‘hands-on’ approach.
Operating and engineering design experience in steam methane reforming.
Discipline to work to a schedule and communication to liaise effectively with other technical disciplines and operations personnel.
Capability to manage competing priorities with the ability to adapt.
Self-motivated with the drive to lead others.
The ability to work both unsupervised and as part of a technical team.
Availability to travel throughout the European region to support site/project activities.
What we offer you
As a strong global business, Air Products affords employees the opportunity and freedom to move between roles, countries, and specialisms to find the right career path for them.
Flexibility - we understand everyone has commitments outside of work and offer flexible work arrangements to help you manage all those commitments. Depending on your job or location, several options are available.
Learning and development opportunities – providing resources and tools to help you realize your full potential.
A competitive salary – that recognizes the experience, skills, and abilities you bring to the company.
A committed approach to sustainability – giving you peace of mind that you are working for a business that cares deeply about the environment and has set related performance goals.
A positive experience – from recruitment to onboarding, development, and retirement. You will know you belong and matter at every stage.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter.
If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, we’d like to hear from you. Hit the ‘APPLY’ button and let’s start a conversation.
Req No.
49481BR
Employment Status
Full Time
Organization
Global Industrial Gases
Business Sector / Division
Industrial Gases EMEA
Region
Europe
Country
Netherlands
Lead Process Engineer | Air Products
