Start up engineer
- Location
- Nanjing, China
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Posted
About this role
At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities. Reimagine What’s Possible POSITION SUMMARY Purpose: The position is responsible for the safe and efficient commissioning activities for the project to the highest standards expected of APCI. The position shall be responsible for the management and planning of all inspection, testing and commissioning activities, manages the pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup phases of LASU, Mid-Cryo, Standard Product (HPN, VSA, PSA, PHG, H2 PSA…), CDA, Purifier and CQC system Projects in and out of China, with primary accountabilities being safety, cost, schedule, and reliability. Nature and Scope: The position reports to Startup Manager, PDO Asia. This position is responsible for bringing newly constructed plants into commercial production to handover to the operations team in safe and reliable mode, while meeting project schedule and budget commitments. The position plays a critical role in the successful pre-commissioning, commissioning, and startup of large and complex facilities by leading field commissioning team of multiple disciplines in order to meet project success factors. This position must possess a commitment to safety and have excellent health commensurate with frequent international travel, a flexible attitude to travel, sometimes on short notice and be prepared for extended periods away from home. Facilities are predominantly in Asia, but could be worldwide, some in harsh environments. DIMENSIONS The range of the size is from Standard Product facility to Large Air Separation facilities, and H2 facilities with asset value from $2MM up to $300MM . Project specific Commissioning team typically consist of from 5 to 50 members and include: administration support, startup leaders, startup operators, project support, safety work permit issuers, on site safety, process systems, process controls, E&I leader, technicians (electrical, instrument, and mechanical), as well as supporting machinery, mechanical, and electrical engineers and equipment specifiers. The projects are located all over Asia. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES 1. Responsible to EH&S of the commissioning team and all other personnel on the site (construction, contractors, vendors, customers, operations) 2. Developing and aligning Commissioning and startup strategy, including resource alignment, commissioning/ startup technical package preparation, tools preparation and schedule alignment. 3. Leading the team on site to conduct the commissioning and startup tasks as planned with complying company work process and Code requirement as well 4. Maintaining and handing over all commissioning and startup record, report, drawing etc. to Operations or Customer 5. Maintaining the right level of communication with all stakeholders. 6. Supporting Plant performance test 7. Collecting Lesson Learned proactively, closing them and sharing with team as necessary. JOB REQUIREMENTS The Startup Engineer will have a minimum of 6 years’ experience in engineering or operation as well as a minimum of 5 years’ direct experience with commissioning and startup of large process plants. undefined Additional Qualifications: undefined · Chemical engineering or Process control background will be a plus. · Position requires frequent travel and expected full time at facility for the period · Position may require oversea (e.g. Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan) travel to commission the project