Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Department: Engineering

Who We Are

A-Gas is the global leader in the supply and lifecycle management of specialty chemicals and gases, including refrigerants, blowing agents, fire protection agents, and carbon credit solutions. Through industry-leading recovery, reclamation, and gas processing technologies, we help customers reduce emissions and support a more sustainable future.

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The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, Americas, the Process Engineer will be the primary engineering resource supporting A-Gas' Dartmouth facility, with additional support to its Stoney Creek, Ontario operation. This newly created role will focus on optimizing existing processes, improving capacity and reliability, and delivering capital projects as A-Gas continues to grow its Canadian operations

Key Responsibilities

• Major Capital Project Development and Implementation:
• Lead capital and operational engineering projects from scoping through commissioning, delivering agreed outcomes for safety, quality, schedule, cost and functionality.
• Lead or support process hazard analyses, including HAZID, HAZOP and LOPA studies, and coordinate approved actions through closure.
• Manage construction execution plans, contractor coordination, field support, commissioning readiness and handover documentation for assigned projects.
• Prepare technical evaluations, specifications and recommendations for capital equipment such as distillation columns, pressure vessels, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, piping, valves and instrumentation.
• Apply sustainable design, mechanical integrity and reliability principles, including complete equipment data, critical spares and preventive maintenance requirements within the CMMS.
• Process Improvement:
• Assess current-state processes and implement improvements that increase capacity, uptime, product quality, process safety and emissions performance.
• Support continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives, including Kaizen events, root-cause analysis, standard work and performance tracking.
• Identify and deliver projects that reduce emissions, improve resource efficiency and support environmental compliance objectives.
• Other Plant Related Activities:
• Develop future capital project plans aligned with business strategy, operational needs and regional priorities in collaboration with commercial, operations, maintenance and leadership stakeholders.
• Administer and support Management of Change requirements for equipment, process, instrumentation, controls and operational changes.
• Provide technical coaching, training and knowledge transfer to site personnel to support safe, consistent and current operating practices.
• Ensure appropriate risk assessments, hazard identification and control measures are completed for work performed by employees, contractors and subcontractors.
• Promote compliance with company policies, applicable Canadian occupational health and safety requirements, environmental requirements and site procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Five or more years of relevant engineering experience in an industrial, chemical processing, manufacturing, energy, utilities or related environment.
• Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario or Nova Scotia, or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario and/or Engineers Nova Scotia. Engineer-in-Training candidates with strong relevant experience may also be considered where appropriate.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering projects from concept development and business case preparation through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout.
• Experience facilitating or contributing to HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, risk assessment, Management of Change and process safety activities.
• Working knowledge of process control systems, instrumentation, control strategies and operational troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of chemical processing unit operations, particularly fractional distillation, separation processes, heat transfer and fluid flow.
• Applied knowledge of thermodynamics, including vapour-liquid equilibrium and phase behaviour.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel and Project.
• Knowledge of Canadian industrial safety expectations, including working at heights, confined space, lockout/tagout, contractor safety and permit-to-work practices.
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