Senior Project Engineer

Airgas

Shift: Full time

R10102532 Senior Project Engineer (Open) Location: Radnor, PA (Airgas HO) - Management - AMG-CorpHouston, TX (HO) - Management - AMG-Corp, Independence, OH - Rockside Woods Blvd - Management - AMG-Corp How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? At Airgas, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. Airgas is Hiring for a Senior Project Engineer!

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Project Engineer (Sr. PE) manages the end-to-end technical delivery of small capital investment projects ( $30M USD) within Airgas Merchant Gases (AMG). Serving as the central technical integrator, the Sr. PE leads facility design transition from conceptual FEED through execution and handover, adhering strictly to safety, budget, quality, and schedule standards. Demonstrates innovation in designing, choosing, and applying engineering strategies to resolve complex challenges, proactively identifying potential risks and establishing robust contingency plans. Additionally, the Sr. PE provides independent technical support across the portfolio to ensure operational safety, reliability, and standards compliance. Location : Flexible / Primary Hubs (Radnor, PA | Houston, TX | Independence, OH) Work Arrangement Travel: This position offers location flexibility across the U.S. Proximity to one of the Airgas locations listed above or residence near a major commercial airport is preferred. Requires approximately 30-40% cyclical travel to project and plant sites nationwide. Key responsibilities include: Safety, Quality Assurance, Governance Safety Excellence: Embed safety-by-design concepts across all engineering lifecycle stages and enforce project safety protocols. Governance Standards: Align development and execution workflows with organizational guidelines, baseline technical rules, and regulatory codes. Risk Mitigation: Partner with IRM on Project Risk Identification (PRI); participate in PHA/HAZOP and LOPA reviews, tracking action items and safety safeguards to closure. Quality Continuous Improvement: Maintain quality control over technical documentation and modular equipment; lead engineering capitalization evaluations and capture lessons learned. Project Development Phase Solution Strategy Development: Collaborate with business development and management during early opportunity evaluation to define technical solutions aligned with CAPEX/OPEX targets. Early Foundational Engineering Documents: Lead the creation, formalization, and maintenance of the Project Basis of Design (BoD), Site Data Sheet (SDS) Block Flow Diagram (BFD), ensuring alignment with customer specifications, process requirements, and site atmospheric/environmental conditions. Engineering Scope FEED Packages: Develop detailed Scope of Work (SoW) packages and FEED RFPs for internal resources or third-party engineering contractors. Detailed Design Engineering Management Design Governance: Assign and coordinate Design Authorities (DAs) and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across disciplines (Process, Mechanical, Civil, E I) to validate technical solutions. Technical decision-making: Rigorously evaluates system integration, life-cycle costs, technical feasibility, and plant operational impacts. Formal Design Reviews: Lead mandatory design reviews as required. Contractor Oversight: Act as Owner s Technical Representative for third-party engineering firms; manage RFIs, evaluate request change orders (RCOs), and track deliverables. Design-to-Cost (DTC), Minimum Essential Philosophy (MEP) and Value Engineering (VE): Drive cost transparency, eliminate unnecessary project scope, and optimize capital efficiency without compromising safety or quality. Execution Handover to Operations Procurement Support: Perform technical evaluations for RFQs, qualify supplier Inspection Test Plans (ITP), manage spares, and oversee FAT/SAT testing for major equipment. Field Support Handover: Resolve site RFIs and non-conformances with field teams; support PSSR, punch list resolution, and as-built documentation packages for asset Turnover. Cost, Schedule, Risk Control: Monitor technical deliverable schedules and budgets, manage change control workflows, and mitigate technical risks threatening baselines. Technical Knowledge Expertise Technical Aptitude Multidisciplinary Mastery: Comprehensive understanding of Civil/Structural, Mechanical, Process Piping, Cryogenics, Electrical, Instrumentation, and Process Automation engineering disciplines. Industrial Process Expertise: Deep theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial gas production processes, preferably cryogenic Air Separation Units (ASUs), Carbon Dioxide purification and liquefaction, and non-cryogenic adsorption (VSA/PSA). Rotating Static Equipment Acumen : Demonstrated expertise in sizing, evaluating, and commissioning heavy machinery, including multi-stage centrifugal compressors, integrally geared machines, reciprocat