Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer

Commissioning & Startup Electrical Engineer

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a Fortune 500 manufacturer of industrial gases, has an immediate opening for a Commissioning and Startup Electrical Engineer.

This position reports to the Manager of Electrical Commissioning and this role is for a subject matter expert experienced in leading, developing, managing, and implementing electrical construction and commissioning personnel, tools, work processes, and strategies to deliver safety and quality installation, commissioning and initial start-up of low, medium, and high voltage electrical systems for industrial capital projects. The candidate will work closely with commissioning, GEMTE electrical engineering, Operations electrical engineering, and construction teams for successful execution of project ranges up through TIC (>$1B).

This position will provide leadership, experience, and guidance to identify and implement work processes, industry standards, training, and overall competency development of our electrical commissioning team within the GEMTE Americas Commissioning & Startup group.

The ideal candidate will have extensive industrial electrical engineering experience as well as construction and commissioning experience in oil, gas, power, chemical, or similar process industries along with a consistent track record of implementing industry safe practices.

What's In It for You:

At Air Products we foster a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard, and everyone feels they belong and matter. Additionally, we offer competitive pay and great benefits for our employees. Check out some of our benefits below!

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 4 weeks for both parents)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

The position requires at a minimum:

• Minimum of 15 years of electrical field, design, and engineering experience.
• A bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or construction degree is required.
• Shown experience with electrical construction management, electrical acceptance testing, electrical commissioning & functional testing, and equipment energization.
• Consistent record of success in safety, environmental, quality and employee involvement.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to employee involvement, leadership, team building and diversity.
• Approx. 25-40% travel to active sites, projects, and equipment inspections/FATs.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Leadership, passion, and mindset for driving safety, health, and well-being culture, value of risk identification and avoidance, continuous improvement, value of tools and work processes, industry standards, and vision of construction strategies that deliver overall project execution and safety performance.
• Collaborate closely with electrical engineering, operations teams, and 3rd party customers on integrated and advanced electrical commissioning engineering, design and planning.
• Provide direct electrical engineering support for projects actively in electrical commissioning and startup, assisting field Q-EC electrical technicians with relay setpoints, motor starting, electrical equipment issues, evaluation of electrical test results, interpretation of installation drawings, standards & codes, electrical safety standards & codes, and acceptance testing standards & codes.
• Ability to implement electrical construction and commissioning best work processes and work with 3rd party vendors to support resource demands.
• Develop electrical construction packages and E&I contracting strategies.
• Assist with the managing, training, and mentoring of the Air Products’ qualified electrical commissioning (Q-EC) competency program.
• Coordinate pre-commissioning, acceptance testing, commissioning, energization, and functional testing procedures with vendors of new electrical equipment (i.e. LCI drives, high-voltage VFDs, H2 electrolyzers, partial discharge equipment, etc.).
• Experience with high-voltage energy isolations (HVEIC) as author, reviewer, person driving the isolation & performing switching, as well as removal of isolations.

Join Air Products, where we proudly value the skills, dedication, and leadership that veterans offer. As a veteran-friendly organization, we actively encourage and welcome veterans to apply for various roles within our company. We recognize the unique strengths and experiences that veterans bring, and we foster a workplace that honors your service while providing a platform for professional growth.

We are an equal opportunity employer (USA). We consider applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, age, citizenship, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.