Principal Engineer, Turnaround Strategy

We are seeking a results-driven Turnaround Principal Engineer to develop, standardize, and drive best-in-class turnaround (TA) practices across our network of manufacturing facilities. This strategic role is responsible for owning the long-term TA roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives, establishing governance standards, and developing and monitoring performance metrics (KPIs) to optimize cost, safety, schedule adherence, and operational readiness. This position does not execute individual turnarounds but instead owns the strategic oversight and governance that ensures consistent, high-performance results enterprise-wide.

Responsibilities

• Own the Turnaround Strategy :

Develop and continuously evolve the multi-year TA strategy aligned with corporate operational and financial goals.

Ensure consistent planning, execution, and post-TA reviews across all sites.

Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across all turnarounds (e.g., cost, schedule adherence, safety, scope changes).

Help prioritize resources and investments, identify potential overlaps, and optimize timelines.

Embed continuous improvement into the TA lifecycle. Leverage data and stakeholder feedback to evolve strategies.

Ensure alignment and shared accountability for TA success.

Build and maintain a central repository of TA tools, templates, and benchmarks.

Demonstrated ability to create and implement strategic frameworks across complex organizations.

Minimum Qualifications

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We support sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

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