Senior Project Engineer

About the role

Air Products seeks a Project Engineer at our Pasadena, TX location to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations across our industrial facilities. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering professional who takes ownership of day-to-day operational needs, partners closely with operations and maintenance teams, and helps execute projects that improve plant performance, reliability, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects from concept through completion, including scoping, estimating, funding, design coordination, equipment and material procurement, contractor selection, field execution, operations handover, and project closeout.
• Serve as the project owner for non-turnaround and turnaround capital work across regional HyCO and Air Separation facilities.
• Champion Air Products' safety culture and demonstrate a visible commitment to achieving zero injuries, incidents, and environmental harm.
• Develop project estimates, funding requests, schedules, forecasts, and execution plans that support safe, on-time, and cost-effective delivery.
• Manage project budgets, schedules, risks, resources, contractors, and stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provide field supervision and on-site construction management support during project execution.
• Ensure projects meet operability, quality, reliability, and customer requirements in partnership with operations, maintenance, engineering, and site leadership.
• Coordinate process hazard reviews, operational readiness reviews, handover inspections, startup action items, and project closeout activities.
• Support regional turnarounds, typically one to two per year, by leading assigned capital project execution activities.
• Conduct project safety kickoff meetings with contractors and operations teams before field execution begins.
• Clearly communicate project safety expectations, including zero recordables and zero first aids.
• Lead daily toolbox and safety meetings with craft teams during field execution.
• Verify contractor understanding of Air Products safety standards and site requirements.
• Complete daily safety observations, job safety analysis reviews, and field audits during execution.
• Participate in the safe work permit process with operations and support continuous improvement through monthly team safety meetings.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, make sound decisions, and drive results in a fast-paced industrial plant environment.
• Strong communication, organization, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with operations, maintenance, engineering, management, support teams, and contractors.
• Professional, calm, and constructive approach to problem solving, conflict resolution, and changing project demands.
• Ability to work professionally and harmoniously with co-workers, supervisors, management, support personnel, business partners, and contractors.
• Positive and constructive attitude toward resolving problems and conflicts.
• Ability to accept direction, feedback, and supervision professionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering degree preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in an industrial plant environment, such as process engineering, maintenance, operations, project engineering, or related technical functions.
• Minimum of 2 years of industrial project management experience.
• Ability to obtain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC).
• Availability to travel approximately 15–20% within the West Gulf Coast region based on project workload and turnaround assignments.
• Availability to work extended hours and weekends as needed, particularly during turnarounds and select non-turnaround projects.

Skills

• Project management skills.
• Technical expertise in process engineering, maintenance, or related fields.
• Strong safety awareness and commitment to zero injuries, incidents, and environmental harm.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in project budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Experience with project execution and field supervision.

Benefits

At Air Products, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees, including:

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance available day one of employment.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with 100% vested company core and match.
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Life Insurance (AD&D), Supplemental AD&D.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.) and committed to working with and providing a reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail us at talent@airproducts.com.