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
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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 (
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…