Commissioning Engineer

Air Products; Chertsey; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Products in the UK invites an ambitious Commissioning Engineer based in our European Head Office in Chertsey, Surrey, with occasional mobilisations to project sites across Europe and Africa. You will lead site commissioning for ASUs and industrial gas facilities, develop schedules in MS Project, and coordinate teams and vendors to drive safe, timely start-ups while adhering to HSE.

This role offers a clear development path toward Commissioning Manager or Project Manager responsibilities and

Responsibilities

• Lead site commissioning, system handover, start-up and performance-support activities for ASUs and industrial gas facilities.
• Develop and maintain integrated commissioning and start-up schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Prepare commissioning strategies, execution plans, system priorities, resource requirements and progress updates.
• Coordinate technical workflows across construction, operations, engineering teams, vendors and project management.
• Identify and resolve commissioning risks, constraints, defects and interface issues through disciplined follow-up.
• Verify readiness for energisation, introduction of process fluids and start-up in accordance with approved procedures.
• Monitor schedule performance and communicate status, critical-path impacts and recovery actions to the Project Manager.
• Support project engineering work and broader project delivery goals outside active commissioning phases.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to improved commissioning methods, planning and knowledge transfer.
• The role supports the Project Manager as a Project Engineer outside active commissioning periods.
• This role provides a development pathway toward future Commissioning Manager or Project Manager responsibilities.

Job description

At Air Products, we reimagine what's possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together - where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter - we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What's Possible

At Air Products, we have been helping our customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable for more than 85 years. With approximately 20,000 employees and operations in over 50 countries, we serve customers across a wide range of industries from food and beverage to medical, energy and transportation. We supply a unique portfolio of atmospheric and process gases, equipment, and services.

An opportunity exists within our Commissioning Team for an ambitious Commissioning Engineer to be based in our European Head Office in Chertsey, Surrey and mobilise to project sites as required.

The Commissioning Engineer will

• Lead and implement safe, compliant commissioning and start-up activities for Air Separation Units (ASUs) and other industrial gas plants across Europe and Africa.
• Own commissioning and start-up planning for complex, multi-discipline plant systems and interfaces.
• Coordinate site teams, engineering teams, vendors and project management to resolve technical and delivery issues.
• Apply sound engineering judgement to process systems, plant operations and high-risk start-up activities.
• Support broader project engineering and delivery priorities (including construction) between active commissioning assignments.
• Work autonomously within approved project controls, HSE requirements and regulatory obligations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead site commissioning, system handover, start-up and performance-support activities for ASUs and industrial gas facilities.
• Develop and maintain integrated commissioning and start-up schedules using Microsoft Project.
• Prepare commissioning strategies, execution plans, system priorities, resource requirements and progress updates.
• Coordinate technical workflows across construction, operations, engineering teams, vendors and project management.
• Identify and resolve commissioning risks, constraints, defects and interface issues through disciplined follow-up.
• Verify readiness for energisation, introduction of process fluids and start-up in accordance with approved procedures.
• Monitor schedule performance and communicate status, critical-path impacts and recovery actions to the Project Manager.
• Support project engineering work and broader project delivery goals outside active commissioning phases.
• Capture lessons learned and contribute to improved commissioning methods, planning and knowledge transfer.

The role also supports the Project Manager as a Project Engineer outside active commissioning periods, connecting construction, engineering teams and project delivery.

This role provides a development pathway toward future Commissioning Manager or Project Manager responsibilities.

At Air Products, we work in an environment where diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter. We invite you to bring your diverse self and creativity to a company reimagining what's possible. Be part of our growth story and make a difference.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, a culture of respect, challenge and innovation - with excellent opportunities for growth and development.

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what's possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.