Energy Transmission & Distribution
CSU Engineer ASU M/F
Fixed-term-contract
Full time
12 Months with possible extension
A CSU (Commissioning, Startup, and) Engineer for an Air Separation Unit (ASU) is a specialized process engineer. They are responsible for transitioning a newly constructed cryogenic plant from its mechanical completion into full, reliable, and safe commercial operations.
Key ResponsibilitiesPre-Commissioning & Commissioning: Inspect and test plant equipment (compressors, expanders, cold boxes, molecular sieves, and distillation columns) to ensure they meet engineering designs and safety standards.
Plant Startup: Execute plant purges, pre-cooling, liquefaction, and cryogenic distillation to reach specified product purities (e.g., 99.5% oxygen, nitrogen, and argon).Performance Testing: Conduct operational and turndown tests to ensure the unit achieves designed output, efficiency, and energy consumption guarantees.
Troubleshooting: Resolve process bottlenecks, pressure drop issues, temperature anomalies, and equipment vibrations during early operations.Safety & HAZOP Compliance: Enforce strict industrial safety protocols (especially critical for high-pressure pure oxygen systems) and participate in hazard and operability studies.
Documentation & Handoff: Write detailed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), alarm response plans, and train the permanent operations team.Typical
Requirements
Education: Degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or process-related discipline.
Experience: 15+ years of hands-on operator or engineering experience with industrial gas facilities, specifically focusing on cryogenic ASUs and molecular sieve technologies (TSA).
Core Competencies: Deep understanding of thermodynamics, gas compression, cryogenic distillation, and process control systems (DCS/SCADA).
Safety Certifications: Relevant local safety credentials (often including Confined Space Entry, Fall Protection, WHMIS/OSHA equivalents)
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10 years or more
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English (D-Full professional proficiency)
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As the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, SPIE supports its customers design, build, operate and maintain energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly facilities.
With 47,200 employees and a strong local presence, SPIE achieved in 2019 consolidated revenues of €6.9 billion and consolidated EBITA of €416 million.
The Group focuses its development on four activities : (1) Mechanical and Electrical Services (37% of consolidated production for the financial year ended December 31, 2019), which encompass electrical, mechanical and HVAC engineering services; (2) Information & Communications Technology Services (22% of consolidated production for the financial year ended December 31, 2019), which covers the installation, upgrade and management of voice, data and image communications systems; (3) Technical Facility Management (26% of consolidated production for the financial year ended December 31, 2019), which covers the technical management of facilities and related services; (4) Transmission & Distribution (15% of consolidated production for the financial year ended December 31, 2019).
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