Field Instrument & Controls Engineer Locations: Barcelona, Spain
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: 9 days ago
Job Requisition ID: JR-2024-08422
At Air Products, our goal is to bring people together to rethink what's possible, collaborate, and innovate solutions to the world's most pressing energy and sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we build tomorrow together by becoming the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Consider what's possible 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 multidisciplinary 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 projects, particularly field installations. 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 field instrument installations. Work 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 aspects 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). We are the largest hydrogen producer in the world with over 80 years of experience in industrial gases. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end-to-end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the sector to generate a cleaner future.
At Air Products, we work in an environment where safety is paramount, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and everyone knows they belong and matter. For more information, visit About Air Products.
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