Engineering Project Manager

Position Description

Position Description

Provides project engineering support to operations and maintenance personnel and manages a broad range of capital and major maintenance projects at Splitter facility. Projects include, but are not limited to, piping modifications, equipment and facility upgrades.

Essential duties and responsibilities included but not limited to:

• Define and prepare job scopes and cost estimates
• Manage project scope, schedule, and resources to ensure successful completion
• Create and manage change via MOC’s for all new projects.
• Provide leadership and direction to project team that may be comprised of internal and external service providers including but not limited to Product Movement, project engineers, planning engineers, operations, environmental services, field personnel, procurement, design engineering, engineering contractors, survey contractors, construction contractors, ROW, permitting, EH&S, Control Center
• Review project drawings and related documentation, identifying potential issues, and requesting clarification from relevant teams.
• Perform quality control checks on project progress, submittals, and verifying regulatory/corporate compliance
• Prepare and deliver presentations that communicate project proposals, descriptions and status to upper management.
• Communicate the status of developmental activities to business sponsors using written and verbal communications
• Manage projects in a manner that assures safety, reliability, environmental and human impacts are mitigated while meeting the project goals (including but not limited to Schedule, Budget, Safety and overall Quality)
• Manage project finances and prepare accurate monthly project cash flow forecast
• Act as a central point of communication between different project stakeholders and ensuring everyone is aligned
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
• Develop solutions to technical challenges and make decisions to keep the project on track.
• Communicate with Management on goals and objectives
• Conduct field tests, inspect work, and ensure that plans are constructible and executed correctly on-site.
• Maintain a regular, dependable attendance and high level of performance
• Maintain a high regard for personal safety, for the safety of company assets and employees, and the general public.

Position Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Chemical with work experience equivalent to ME, or Chemical engineering degree.

Other Experience and Skills:

• Undergraduate (Bachelor level) degree from an accredited institution in Engineering is required. Equivalent industry work experience may be considered.
• Course of study in the discipline of Mechanical, or Chemical Engineering is preferred.

Job Requirements (specific experience, skills, knowledge, certifications, licenses, working conditions):

• Minimum of 7 years of direct work experience in project engineering preferred
• Diligent in reviewing documents and identifying discrepancies to prevent errors
• Must be able to understand the needs of the business unit(s) for which development work is being performed
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency level in Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other Office Suite general products
• Proficiency in Maximo is preferred
• Strong analytical skills and logical thought processes
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including but not limited to the ability to present ideas, proposals and results to business segment leaders and to internal and external customers
• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work, including tracking and managing large projects, and see projects to completion while maintaining strict confidentiality (as necessary)
• Must be able to successfully and simultaneously manage multiple tasks, and work with minimal direct supervision
• Must possess general understanding of how corporate policies, procedures, practices and processes relate to the business segment, associated business units, and internal and external customers
• Experience in developing, implementing and successfully managing operating budgets preferred
• Ability to work with a team, take directions from supervisor(s), high degree of attention to details, follow work rules, prioritize work schedule and adhere to established work schedules
• Ability to identify and establish expectations in an employee/employer relationship (subordinate/manager)
• Solid communication, motivation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage projects(s) that will include working with individuals with varying disciplines, backgrounds and experience levels
• Requirement to carry a company-provided cell phone/pager and be available to respond during working and non-working hours.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record satisfactory to company and its insurer.
• Effectively prioritize workload between several projects including the ability to take on new projects and shift priorities on short notice.
• Understanding of basic economic analysis as it pertains to project justification.

Certifications, licenses, registrations:

• Possess and maintain valid driver's license and be insurable by company's insurance carrier

Physical demands:

• Ability to climb ladders and stairs

Working conditions:

• Essentially indoors, but must be able to work outdoors in project & maintenance activities
• Frequent contact after normal working hours is expected from contractors and inspectors especially during maintenance outages
• Availability to work extended hours and travel with short notice in emergency situations.
• Travel approximately 30% with overnight stays.

*Position may be filled at various levels depending on experience and job skills of successful candidate.

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