Job Title: Sr. Project Manager

Job Description

The senior project engineer will manage projects through all phases, from inception through commissioning and start up. Focus will be on developing project scopes and execution for various types of capital projects in conjunction with operations leadership and stakeholders to support the Waterford Plant Site needs. The candidate will be accountable for front-end project scope development, alternative options generation, preparation of cost estimates and development of project execution plans. The candidate will interface, team, and collaborate with the various plant functional departments including EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety), production/operations, chemical process and mechanical reliability engineering, quality control, maintenance organization and outside contractors. The project engineer will report to the Capital Investment Manager.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Apply sound and best practice industry engineering principles to the design and maintenance of specialty chemical plants.

• Work with internal engineering and operations teams, as well as other outside engineering firms, to develop project scopes.

• Day to day project execution through advance planning and scheduling, prioritizing, complying with safety requirements, such as permitting process and the person checks and supervision ensuring quality construction and installation plant standards are followed.

• Routine reviews to track project progress and to share the status with Site Leadership.

• Ensures good communication between the cross-functional team members; fosters teamwork, motivates team, and drives towards continual improvement.

• Development and maintaining of project budgets and tracking and reporting on project spending and forecasting.

• Coordinate and manage contractors, reinforces safe working practices, procedures and required documentation in the field.

• Audits field work execution and authorizes changes to scope to support the project installation/construction.

• Maintains a safe work environment.

• Performs above mentioned responsibilities safely, ethically and in compliance with all federal and state regulations.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the Capital Investment Manager.

Hard Skills

• At least 6 years of technical/engineering professional experience
• Experience in execution of projects from inception, design and engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning in an operating plant
• Strong performance to work in ways that overcomes obstacles and adapts approach to achieve outstanding results
• Ability to work with contractors and union represented personnel in identifying hazards and risks, ensuring safe systems of work, and monitoring EHS performance
• Makes sound decisions with imperfect data and is comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity

Soft Skills

• Self-starter who sets clear direction and aligns team
• Detailed oriented
• Team player
• Safety first mindset
• Motivates and energizes the project team
• Good contractor management skills
• Inspires continuous improvement
• Conceptual thinker
• Exhibits strong personal EHS behaviors and leadership