Project Engineer

**The Decarbonization & Consulting department of the New Development & Transformation Business Division is looking for a**

**Project Engineer (M/F)**

Localisation : Rueil-Malmaison

**AXENS PRESENTATION**

Axens group provides a complete range of solutions for the conversion of oil and biomass to cleaner fuels, the production and purification of major petrochemical intermediates, the chemical recycling of plastics, all natural gas treatment and conversion options along with water treatment and carbon capture. The offer includes technologies, equipment, furnaces, modular units, catalysts, adsorbents and related services. Axens is also specialized in Carbon Capture. Axens is ideally positioned to cover the entire value chain, from feasibility study to unit start-up and follow-up throughout the entire unit life cycle. This unique position ensures the highest level of performance with a reduced environmental footprint. Axens global offer is based on highly trained human resources, modern production facilities and an extended global network for industrial, technical supports & commercial services.

Axens combines the friendliness of a company on a human scale and the influence of a multinational environment whose customers are spread over more than 85 countries.

Axens is an IFPEN Group company.

The mission of the New Development & Transformation Business Division is to innovate and develop technologies, products and digital solutions in the new areas in which Axens wishes to grow, in connection with the energy and ecological transition.

Within this Business Division, the Decarbonization & Consulting department's mission is to help clients to develop their projects that to increase their margins and transform towards a low carbon economy.

On that purpose this department
- Facilitates and accelerates the emergence of projects in new areas.
- Supports existing activities when the client requires a holistic approach including the integration of different technologies, or third-party technologies.
- Provides studies and consulting services to operators at site level to help them carry out their projects.

The activity of the department is currently experiencing strong growth. This is why we are looking for a Project Engineer.

**MAIN MISSIONS**

Reporting to the head of the Consulting & Studies group of the Decarbonization & Consulting department, as a Project Engineer your main activities will consist of carrying out studies, coordinating the activities of third parties (internal and external) and drafting project deliverables.

Within the framework of the projects, you will work under the operational responsibility of the project manager. To meet this objective, you will work with the internal resources of Decarbonization & Consulting and with technologists and specialists from different Business Divisions (TTS, NDT, POP).

In this context, your activities will be the following:

- Definition of refining, petrochemical or other process technologies (bio, plastic recycling, e-fuels, hydrogen, etc.) (new site or modernization of an existing site);
- Participation in workshops to propose proper technical solutions (decarbonization, margin increase, adaptation of a site, etc.)
- Realization of utility, emissions and effluents balances
- Definition of offsite requirements, including storage and utility generation systems;
- Development of decarbonization deliverables (CO2 balance, energy balance, decarbonization plan, etc.)
- Optimization of heat exchanger networks using appropriate models (ex. Pinch)
- Participation in field assignments under the supervision of a field leader, mainly in the context of energy efficiency audits;
- Coordination with other Axens departments (technologists, process design, cost estimator, etc.), with specialists from the Decarbonization & Consulting department and with external subcontractors (Engineering Partners);
- Simulation of the financial results of a project using the appropriate tools & models (eg CalDev);
- Writing technical reports and presentations;
- Participation in meetings with the client, presentation of its results;
- Reporting of the deliverables state of progress to the project managers and to the head of the Consulting & Studies group;
- If necessary, contribution to the drafting of technical proposals, as well as to the development of the study offer price sheet;
- Participation in the development of the in-house tools and in the technological watch.

You are based in Rueil-Malmaison, your mission involves short-term trips abroad.

**KNOWLEDGE AND LEVEL REQUIRED**
- With a higher scientific education (Master's degree, engineering), you are a confirmed engineer with at least 3 years of experience in chemical engineering.
- You have a good knowledge of downstream oil & gas, and / or new technologies associated with the energy transition of this sector.
- You have basic or detailed engineering project execution experience.
- You are knowledgeable in process simulati