At Air Products, our purpose is to bring people together to reimagine what’s possible, collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Grow with us as we embark on building tomorrow together by being the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
Reimagine What’s Possible
Introduction to the CDP Program
- At Air Products, we invest early in people with the potential to grow, contribute, and shape the future of our business.
- The Career Development Program (CDP) is our flagship 3‑year rotational development program designed for high‑potential graduates at the start of their careers.
- As a CDP participant, you will complete three 12‑month assignments, gaining hands‑on experience across different roles, teams, and business areas aligned to your chosen track (Engineering, Commercial, Operations, or Functional). Each assignment is designed to build both technical depth and business understanding, while exposing you to how Air Products operates at scale.
- From day one, you will be trusted with real responsibilities, supported by structured development, and encouraged to actively shape your career path.
Program highlights
- Three structured 12‑month assignments over 3 years
- Clear development objectives and performance reviews
- On‑the‑job learning supported by formal training and mentoring
- Exposure to senior leaders and cross‑functional teams
- Start date: October 2026 (FY27 intake)
Your First Assignment
Your first assignment is designed to help you build great foundations, understand our business, and start delivering impact quickly.
- Location: Cornellá (Spain) or Chertsey (UK)
What you will do as an H2 Compliance and Supply Chain Analyst:
- Take ownership of defined projects or operational responsibilities within your host team.
- Apply your academic knowledge to real‑world industrial and business challenges.
- Collaborate with experienced professionals across functions and locations.
- Build a solid understanding of Air Products’ processes, standards, and culture.
- Build repeatable, audit‑ready calculation workflows for carbon intensity (CI) and mass balance calculations across production and supply chain steps (energy inputs, feedstocks, water, logistics, storage, offtake).
- Build and standardize data models & templates to ingest, cleanse, validate, and version operational data; implement checks for units, limits, emission metrics, and data completeness.
- Draft SOPs and process maps covering data collection, QA/QC, approvals, and document retention to satisfy certification and audit requirements.
- Prototype dashboards and outputs (e.g. Qliksense) to visualize critical metrics and generate certification‑ready report packs (e.g., CI summaries, mass balance reconciliations, PoS support materials).
- Run test cases and gap analyses against selected certification scheme requirements; propose mitigations and implement improvements guided by mentorship.
- Engage collaborators by scheduling and leading brief working sessions to collect inputs, clarify assumptions, and secure sign‑offs.
You will be supported by an Assignment Manager, a Program Sponsor, and the wider CDP network.
What’s Next: Second & Third Assignments
In your second and third years, you will rotate into new assignments that:
- Broaden your experience across functions, businesses, or environments
- Increase your level of responsibility and autonomy
- Build on your strengths while developing new skills
Assignments Are Planned Based On
- Business needs
- Your performance and development progress
- Your interests and career aspirations
By the end of the program, you will be well‑positioned to transition into a permanent role within Air Products.
Why You’ll Love the CDP
- Actively shape your career path rather than follow a fixed track
- Gain broad, hands‑on experience through multiple assignments
- Develop technical, interpersonal, and leadership skills through targeted learning
- Work on relevant, high‑impact projects from early in your career
- Build a strong professional network across regions, functions, and leadership levels
- Be supported by mentors, sponsors, and a close‑knit CDP community
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for motivated graduates who are curious, adaptable, and ready to take ownership.
Essential Requirements
- BSc/MSc in Industrial, Chemical, or Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent experience in a closely related field.
- Graduation between Summer 2025 and August 2026
- Strong academic performance (e.g. 2:1 or local equivalent)
- Strong data analytics capability with sophisticated Excel (Power Query/Power Pivot or equivalent); ability to build clear, traceable, and version‑controlled calculation files.
- Self‑starter with excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable engaging multiple collaborators in a multidisciplinary environment.
- Confirmed quantitative problem‑solving with attention to detail, units, and assumptions management.
- English language proficiency. Any other language will be a plus.
Desirable
- Internship, co‑op, or industrial placement experience
- Evidence of leadership, collaboration, or campus involvement
- Experience with Python (pandas) and/or SQL; Power BI/Tableau dashboards.
- Familiarity with LCA/CI concepts (system boundaries, emission factors, allocation, chain of custody/mass balance) and awareness of ISCC/CertifHy/RED‑based frameworks.
- Exposure to hydrogen production/supply chain fundamentals (electrolysis/ATR/SMR, utilities, logistics).
The Recruitment Process
Our selection process is standardized across Europe to ensure fairness and consistency.
Steps
- Application review by the Talent Acquisition team
- Screening call with a Talent Acquisition Specialist
- Recorded video interview (Cammio) with predefined questions
- In‑person or online Assessment Centre
- Final interview with the Program Sponsor and HR Business Partner
Timeline
Recruitment runs from now through Summer 2026, with a program start date of 1 October 2026.
We are the world’s largest hydrogen producer with over 80 years of industrial gas experience. We are hydrogen and industrial gas experts delivering safe, end‑to‑end solutions, investing in real, clean energy projects at scale, and driving the industry forward to generate a cleaner future. At Air Products, we work in an environment where we put safety first, diversity is essential, inclusion is our culture, and each person knows they belong and matter.
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