Process Engineer - Refinery

Villeurbanne , France

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reference
Job reference 1268475
location
Location Villeurbanne , France
sector
Sector Energy - Oil & Gas
function
Function Operations & Production
type
Employment type Contract
date
Date published January 22, 2026
  • Location:

    France (Onshore Project) 

  • Start Date:

    ASAP

  • Duration:

    6 months

  • Contract:

    Employed or Ltd

  • Language:

    English (working language)

Keywords

Process Engineering, Refining, P&ID, Process Study, Equipment Specification, Instrumentation, Chemical Engineering, Oil & Gas, Engineering Company, Onshore Projects

About Airswift

Airswift is a global leader in recruitment and workforce solutions for the energy, petrochemical, and infrastructure sectors. Operating in more than 60 countries worldwide, Airswift supports its clients and talents with expertise, agility, and commitment.

We are proud to be a long-term partner of a major Engineering / EPC company, supporting large-scale industrial projects in Oil & Gas and Refining. Airswift manages the full recruitment, onboarding, and employment process for this client.

The Role

Airswift’s Paris office is recruiting Process Engineers – Refining for an Onshore refining project.

You will be involved in process definition studies for refining units, working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams within an EPC environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform

    process definition studies

    for refining units

  • Develop, review and update

    P&IDs

  • Prepare

    process equipment specifications

  • Define and specify

    process instrumentation

  • Interface with other engineering disciplines
  • Participate in internal and client technical reviews
  • Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance of process deliverables
  • Contribute to project technical progress within defined deadlines

Profile

  • Education:

    Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent

  • Experience:

    Minimum

    10 years experience

    in Process Engineering, ideally in

    Refining

  • Background:

    Proven experience within an

    Engineering / EPC company

  • Technical Skills:

    • Strong expertise in refining process studies
    • Solid experience with P&IDs and process specifications
    • Good understanding of equipment and instrumentation interfaces
  • Software:

    MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

  • Languages:

    Fluent English (working language)

  • Soft Skills:

    • Rigorous and reliable
    • Team player
    • Autonomous and well-organized
    • Comfortable working in multidisciplinary project teams

Next Step

Airswift has experienced, multilingual teams in place to support you throughout the recruitment process.

Even if you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to apply if you believe your experience and skills are relevant to this role.

At the first stage, the Airswift team will provide full details about the position, the project, and the client, and will answer all your questions.

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