Owner Project Manager

Air Liquide; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide in India seeks an experienced Owner Project Manager to lead the development and execution of complex chemical industry projects. The role entails overseeing scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and environmental issues while coordinating with clients and internal teams.

The PM will manage multiple projects, ensure timely delivery within budget, and communicate progress to stakeholders at every stage, driving strong leadership and effective collaboration across engineering,

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required with extensive PM/PE experience in chemical industry.
• Minimum 20 years in project management/engineering roles; at least 10 years in ASU projects.

Responsibilities

• Define solution and project strategy; ensure compliance with standards and safety.
• Gathers local inputs for full integration; ensures technical integrity of the proposal.
• Establishes objectives, execution strategy, KPIs, and documentation for projects.
• Coordinate resources and teams; manage external/internal suppliers and changes.
• Handover to Operations with achieving defined objectives and risk mitigation.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Safety compliance

Team leadership

Education

Engineering degree

ASU project experience

Tools

PM tools (MS Project, Primavera)

Job description

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The “Owner Project Manager” is responsible for the overall management of projects during both development and execution phases. During the development phase, the Owner Project Manager will support the Business Developer and the Project Development team to develop and propose a competitive solution and plans an appropriate project strategy in all aspects: risks register, Capex, technical integrity. During the execution phase, the Project Owner Manager ensures the successful investment delivery and achieves all defined project objectives. The Owner Projevct Manager will hand over the installation to the Country’s Operations organisation.

Job Summary:

As the Owner Project Manager, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of the project including scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety and environmental issues. The PM will work closely with clients to understand their needs and expectations and ensure they are met throughout the life cycle of the project. The role involves overseeing multiple projects simultaneously while ensuring timely delivery within budget constraints. This requires strong leadership skills in addition to excellent communication abilities to effectively communicate progress updates to stakeholders at every stage of the process.

Responsibilities:

• Definition of the solution: PM supports the Business Developer and the CIE Development team to develop the most competitive economical & technical solution, in compliance with applicable standards and AL rules, PM ensures that the developed solution addresses all necessary aspects of quality and risks (as defined in applicable standards), also in regards to the execution phase. PM participates in the negotiation and challenges all the stakeholders to ensure the best competitiveness.
• Solution integration: PM gathers and validates all local information and requirements to be considered for the full integration, PM ensures the technical integrity of the proposal and consistency between the commercial offer and the inputs of different stakeholders.
• Handover to execution: PM establishes the project objectives, execution strategy, KPIs and documentation (technical solution, budget, planning, scope ...)
• Resources: PM defines and requests the Accountable Person the necessary resources and skills (typically Project Engineers and Experts) to achieve project objectives.
• Work coordination: PM manages and challenges external/internal suppliers, including E&C, PM coordinates interactions between different stakeholders (Engineering & Constrution team and local partners) PM manages changes and he supports, as the case may be, the commercial team for customer negotiation in relation with such changes PM monitors the risks along the defined mitigation plan
• Handover to Operations: PM ensures the achievement of the defined project objectives: technical performances, budget, schedule, risk mitigation. PM prepares and leads the capitalization review, and communicates its outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Holds an Engineering degree or equivalent, Has a minimum of 20 years operational experience in Project Management / Project Engineering activities for chemical industry and minimum 10 years of experience in ASU projects.
• Knowledgeable on industrial activities, on risks associated with Projects, pertaining to safety and reliability.
• Demonstrates a high level of safety mind-set, pushes the project team to strongly consider all relevant safety rules. Performs safety reviews and initiates immediately appropriated measures when needed.
• Language : English and Hindi.
• Technical expertise : ASU technologies in Gas industry. Knowledge and Knowhow specific to the job Strongly safety and reliability mindset Very good knowledge of project management methodology tools and techniques. Good knowledge of EPC project definition and execution. Good knowledge of procurement and negotiation. Technical knowledge consistent with the project scope. General knowledge of engineering disciplines and operation & maintenance Knowledgeable about Industrial Management System specifications and standards. Results oriented. Influential team leadership skills, good interpersonal and communication skills. Good adaptation skills. International and intercultural mindset. Good Commercially acumen. Autonomous and decision maker. Teamwork and networking.

Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background.

We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

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