Senior Start-up Advisor (F/M)

TN France; Rueil-Malmaison; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Start-up Advisor to join their dynamic team. This role involves supporting clients during the commissioning and start-up phases of new or revamped units in the Oil & Gas sector. With a commitment to innovation and sustainability, the company provides advanced technologies and services globally. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in start-up and commissioning, coupled with a degree in Chemical Engineering. Join a collaborative environment where your expertise can make a significant impact on cleaner fuel technologies and carbon capture initiatives.

Prestations

Attractive allowances for travel

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• At least seven years of professional experience in start-up/commissioning.
• Experience in Oil & Gas sector is highly valued.

Responsabilités

• Verify construction compliance and inspect equipment.
• Provide technical support for smooth and safe start-up.
• Monitor performance tests of the units.

Connaissances

Start-up/Commissioning Experience

Gas Treatments

Hydrogenation

Process Design

Fluent English

Formation

Degree in Chemical Engineering

MSc or Equivalent

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06.05.2025

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Job Description:

The Project Operation Business Division is looking for a

Senior Start-up Advisor (F/M)

Axens group provides a comprehensive range of solutions for converting oil and biomass into cleaner fuels, producing and purifying major petrochemical intermediates, recycling plastics, and offering natural gas treatment, water treatment, and carbon capture technologies. The company supplies technologies, equipment, furnaces, modular units, catalysts, adsorbents, and related services. Axens specializes in Carbon Capture and is positioned to cover the entire value chain, from feasibility studies to unit start-up and lifecycle support, ensuring high performance with a reduced environmental footprint. Axens’s global presence is supported by modern facilities, a highly trained workforce, and an extensive support network.

Axens combines a human-scale friendly environment with the influence of a multinational corporation, serving customers in over 85 countries.

Axens is part of the IFP Group.

Context:

The Axens Project Operations (POP) Business Division provides advanced technologies, engineering design, modular units, and technical services to clients. The Start-up department advises and supports clients during commissioning and start-up phases of new or revamped units. We are seeking a Senior Start-up Advisor to assist in the start-up of units licensed by Axens for refining and petrochemical customers, as well as new technologies.

Responsibilities:

As a Senior Start-up Advisor, you will work under the guidance of a Chief Start-up Advisor and be responsible for:

• Verifying construction compliance with Axens specifications, inspecting equipment and P&ID, supervising catalyst loading;
• Providing technical support for a smooth and safe start-up;
• Offering recommendations to optimize and tune unit operations;
• Monitoring performance tests of the units;
• Sharing site feedback with the start-up and management teams;
• Contributing to the development of standard documents for the Start-up department.

Depending on experience, rapid promotion to Chief Start-up Advisor may be possible.

Qualifications and Experience:

• A degree in Chemical Engineering, MSc, or equivalent, with at least seven years of professional experience in start-up/commissioning within the Oil & Gas sector;
• Experience in gas treatments, Hydrogenation, Light Ends, Middle Distillates, FCC, Hydroprocessing, Conversion, Reforming, or Isomerization, or Naphtha/Aromatic complexes is highly valued;
• On-site experience is highly appreciated;
• Process design experience is a plus;
• Fluent English is mandatory; additional languages are a plus.

Skills and Attributes:

• Curious, open-minded, and motivated to work in an international environment;
• Adaptable to collaborative and multicultural settings;
• Autonomous, pragmatic, flexible;
• Deeply concerned with HSE and security matters;

Travel is required globally (approx. 150 days/year), with attractive allowances. The position is based in France or on a local contract depending on the subsidiary location.

At Axens, we challenge stereotypes and clichés. Our commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is based solely on talent and personality!