Project Engineer

Syensqo; Niagara Falls; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Syensqo is seeking an experienced Project Engineer / Project Manager to oversee capital projects at their Niagara Falls facility. The successful candidate will lead initiatives focused on process improvements, project execution, and compliance with safety standards. With a commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment, Syensqo offers an exciting opportunity to drive impactful projects in the chemical manufacturing sector.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

16+ weeks of maternity/paternity leave

Training platform for all employees

Free well-being sessions

Opportunities for growth and learning

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in the chemical process industry.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered or eligible for registration with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• Proven ability to manage projects within deadlines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital project installations, focusing on process and capacity improvements.
• Manage projects ensuring compliance with codes and standards.
• Coordinate change management and employee engagement activities.

Skills

Project Management

Chemical Process Knowledge

Collaboration

Safety Awareness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Syensqo is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.
We are looking for:
An experienced Project Engineer / Project Manager to support the Chemical Manufacturing facility at the Cytec Niagara Falls, Canada site. Primary responsibilities will be to lead capital project installations at this site. Typical Project budgets will be around $3,000,000 CAD per annum for multiple projects in total and focus on process and capacity improvements, new product introduction in existing assets and maintenance activities. Compliance with all codes, standards, safe work requirements and project management best practices is a core expectation for this position.
This role reports to our Site Projects Group Manager and interacts with other Project Engineers/Project Managers, Area Process/Operations Engineers and the Site Maintenance, Operations and HSE Teams.
We can count on you to:

• Demonstrated ability to directly complete all phases of project planning and
  
  

execution including:

• Participate in all phases of a project, including scope definition, cost/benefit analysis, design, testing, implementation, and support.
• Complete investigations into alternative solutions to identified problems and prepare associated assessment grade cost estimates on proposed solutions.
• Complete or oversee necessary detailed process and other engineering design elements.
• Prepare necessary project planning packages to support final project funding requests including definition phase cost estimate, resource loaded project schedule, project execution plan, project risk register; ensure completion of appropriate Safety (Hazards) reviews.
• Manage projects within prescribed deadlines and budgets, supporting the execution of project plan activities in partnership with key stakeholders.
• Ensure workstream and function understanding of Business Readiness stage gate deliverables.
• Provide and coordinate change management and employee engagement activities to ensure systems are implemented positively, with corresponding business process redesign and training.
• Keep company management informed of project status through ongoing contact, communication, and presentations.
• Act as an internal project resource on other company or corporate projects or initiatives, providing business process knowledge, facilitation, leadership skills, and system development experience.
• Advocates the project through the funding approval stage and able to manage project procurement and contracting phase.
• Lead project execution phase including field supervision of construction activities; ensure safe work practices by contractors and field personnel.
• Proper turnover of completed projects to the operating unit and proper completion of final project documentation.
• Overall ownership of assigned projects to deliver the agreed scope of each one on time, on budget and with no safety or environmental incidents.
• As part of the annual Capital Budgeting process, makes proposals for areas of upgrade or operational improvement to the manufacturing process or utility systems.
  
  

You can count on us for:

• We offer the opportunity to join an exciting growth company
• A full range of benefits as expected of a successful company
• Opportunities for growth and learning
• Encouraging a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that values and respects individual differences and backgrounds
• Long-lasting excellent customer relations, self-dependent working, and a variety of tasks in one of the world’s leading chemical companies.
  
  

You will bring:

• Bachelor’s Level Degree or Equivalent; Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is acceptable, if direct experience in executing projects on Chemical Processes Unit is preferred
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) – those without registration as a P.Eng. with PEO should be eligible to receive a P.Eng. designation with PEO within a year.
• 6+ years of chemical process industry work experience
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience must be in a facility operated to world-class standards in the areas of Safety, Health & Environment as they pertain to process safety, maintenance work and the use of contractors.
• Experience in Process Design and/or supervision as well as implementing Process Safety Management requirements or recommendations coming from Process Hazards Analyses
• Completed projects in manufacturing units that handle hazardous materials including corrosives, flammables and pyrophorics.
• Familiarity with Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Experience in both batch and continuous chemical process environments.
• Experience in implementing projects where the manufacturing systems interface with a Distributed Control System (DCS)
• Experience in start-up and commissioning new systems or units after project completion.
• Directly supervised contractor personnel in all disciplines in the execution of
  
  

project work in an operating chemical manufacturing facility.
You will get:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 16, or more, weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations
• Training platform for all employees
• Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)
  
  

About Us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live, work, travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911, we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers, with a diverse, global team of more than 13,000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer, cleaner, and more sustainable products found in homes, food and consumer goods, planes, cars, batteries, smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo, we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.
  
  

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