Field Instrument & Controls Engineer

06-Feb-2024

Field Instrument & Controls Engineer

EU-CZ-Prague, EU-ES-Cornella (Barcelona), EU-NL-Rotterdam Botlek, EU-PL-Kedzierzyn-Kozle, EU-UK-Hersham

Job Description and Qualifications

Air Products is a world leading industrial gas company providing all sort of gases used in daily life. The Energy transition and Sustainability are key elements of our strategy.

We manage projects in carbon capture and operate the world’s largest gasification projects. We invest in the production and distribution of green- and blue hydrogen and are developing a Hydrogen for mobility infrastructure by building and operating Hydrogen fuel stations.

Air Products What We Do

With our 23,000 employees globally, we reimagine what’s possible. Our higher purpose is to bring people together to collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental challenges.

We do this by putting safety first, making sure we all belong and matter having a diverse and inclusive environment and building tomorrow.

In the Air Products world, our Industrial Gases Supply Chain team provides 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.

There is a great career for you in this team! Join Air Products!

Reimagine what’s possible at Air Products.

As our Industrial Gases Supply Chain team continues to grow, we would like to welcome a F ield Instrument & Controls Engineer based at our head office in Hersham (UK) or one of our major operating facilities in the EMEA region, to join our Central operating engineering team.

The Field Instrument & Controls Engineers will have responsibility for all aspects of Control and Instrument engineering on our Air Products operating facilities.

These responsibilities include execution of large and plant improvement projects as well as plant troubleshooting. This often involves working as part of multidiscipline engineering teams and together in close cooperation with plant operations and maintenance teams.

Project teams can range in dimension from local, through to European and occasionally global scale.

Specifically, the successful candidate will be expected to :

• Prepare and lead project, particularly field installation.
• Liaise with other engineering disciplines, vendors, and peers as necessary to develop and execute projects.
• Develop and be responsible for a project schedule and budget, adhering to all applicable safety, engineering, and management of change standards.
• Support and / or supervise and managing Field Instrument installations.
• Working closely with field Instrument contractors.
• Specify plant instrumentation utilizing smart plant instrumentation or equivalent systems for sizing different types of Control valves, transmitters, analyzers, sampling systems, flow instrumentation, custody metering and pneumatic systems.
• Focus predominantly on instrument design, field installation and commissioning activities.
• Have an appreciation of DCS architecture and plant control networks.
• Participate in P&ID, HAZOP reviews.
• Relevant ATEX / SIS experience.
• Design hardwired Shutdown systems.
• Assist in factory and site acceptance tests.
• Be responsible for, and actively involved in pre and post commissioning either on projects that you have been working on or assisting colleagues.
• Work with the various operating teams and engineering disciplines to help troubleshoot and resolve critical plant instrumentation issues in the EMEA region.
• Change or organize the change out of defective plant instrumentation per Air Products standards or complying with current local standards.
• A high standard of engineering practice, technical governance and operational discipline must be upheld throughout all these activities.

What we’ll be looking for :

• A high level of English. Any other language is a plus.
• A high level of technical expertise ideally suited to someone with an Engineering Degree (Chemical, Mechanical or Control & Instrumentation Engineering) with 10+ years relevant experience.
• Strong design skills.
• A proven track record in the specification, execution, and implementation of Instrumented systems.
• Proven practical, onsite plant experience with a hands-on’ approach, including experience in contractor supervision.
• Experience in the installation, and commissioning of all aspect of Field Instrumentation.
• Discipline to work to a schedule and manage competing priorities.
• Self-motivation with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage and progress multiple projects at the same time.
• Flexibility to travel anywhere within the EMEA region to support projects for short durations, and to occasionally respond to plant problems outside working hours, with a willingness to travel at short notice (up to 70% of the time).

What we offer and what you get in return :

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 package 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.

Come and grow with us! To get back to you on your application in a compliant and fast and productive way we look forward to receiving your details via the APPLY option on our website or the job board this role is posted on.

Req No.

49331BR

Employment Status

Full Time

Organization

Global Industrial Gases

Business Sector / Division

Industrial Gases EMEA

Region

Europe

Country

Czech Republic, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom

Field Instrument & Controls Engineer Air Products