Venor is proud to partner with A-Gas in the search for a Process Engineer to join their team in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
A-Gas is a global leader in the recovery, reclamation, and lifecycle management of refrigerants and specialty gases. Through innovative processing and emissions-reduction technologies, A-Gas supports a circular economy by recovering valuable materials and returning them to productive use.
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.
Working closely with plant operations and A-Gas' North American engineering team, you'll have the autonomy to identify opportunities and lead projects from concept and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead capital and process improvement projects from concept through commissioning and startup.
- Evaluate existing processes and equipment to improve capacity, reliability, safety, and performance.
- Develop process designs, equipment specifications, cost estimates, and capital requests.
- Support the optimization and modernization of refrigerant recovery, reclamation, and separation systems.
- Coordinate equipment procurement, contractors, construction, and commissioning activities.
- Lead or support process safety activities, including HAZOP, risk assessments, and Management of Change.
- Troubleshoot process, equipment, instrumentation, and control system issues alongside plant teams.
- Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance.
- Support future capital planning and engineering priorities across Canadian operations.
- Travel periodically to A-Gas facilities in Ontario and the United States.
What We're Looking For
You're an experienced process engineer who will be the go-to technical resource on site — not one of many engineers on a large team. You're comfortable owning that responsibility, from early-stage evaluation through startup, and you're energized by close, hands-on involvement with the equipment and processes you're improving.
Your background is in gas processing, refrigeration/HVAC systems, petrochemical separations, or a similarly technical industrial environment — somewhere you've worked directly with pressurized systems, phase change, and process safety. You're open to periodic travel to A-Gas' other North American sites, and you're excited by the idea of building out engineering practices in a growing operation rather than stepping into an already-established one.
Qualifications
- Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Nova Scotia, or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers Nova Scotia. Engineer-in-Training candidates with strong relevant experience may also be considered.
- Experience with pressurized liquefied gas systems, or specification of high-pressure gas systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
- 5+ years of relevant engineering experience in gas processing, refrigeration, petrochemical, or a related industrial processing environment.
- Proven track record leading engineering projects end-to-end — from concept development and business case preparation through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
- Experience facilitating or contributing to HAZID, HAZOP, LOPA, risk assessments, Management of Change, and other process safety activities.
- Strong grasp of chemical processing unit operations, particularly fractional distillation, separation processes, heat transfer, and fluid flow.
- Applied knowledge of thermodynamics, including vapor-liquid equilibrium and phase behavior.
- Working knowledge of process control systems, instrumentation, control strategies, and operational troubleshooting.
- Working knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and regulatory requirements, including ASME BPVC Section VIII, ASME B31.3, CSA standards, pressure equipment requirements, applicable provincial regulations in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and other relevant industry standards.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with process simulation software such as Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, ChemCAD, or equivalent tools.
- Familiarity with AutoCAD, Bluebeam, plant design software, P&ID development, or similar engineering documentation tools.
- Experience applying Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, root-cause analysis, or other structured continuous improvement methodologies.
- Experience with CMMS, data analysis, or dashboard tools.
Why A-Gas?
This is a chance to build something rather than inherit it. As the sole engineering resource in Dartmouth, your decisions will shape how the facility runs, and your projects will visibly move the business forward. You'll also plug into A-Gas' broader North American engineering team — gaining exposure to multiple sites and real room to grow as the Canadian operation scales.
To learn more about this opportunity, contact Erika Hildebrand at [email protected] or Ereka Turner at [email protected].
Work Location: In person
