Area Project Engineer II

United States Careers; Vancouver, Houston (WA, TX); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) Plan

Bonus program

Job summary

United States Careers is seeking a Project Manager in Vancouver, WA. The candidate must have a Bachelor's in Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, with at least 10 years in manufacturing and 7 years in project management. Responsibilities include managing project portfolios, executing projects, and providing engineering support to manufacturing plants. Benefits include a salary range of $102,000 - $136,000, medical, dental, and a 401(k) plan among other benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in manufacturing.
• Minimum 7 years experience in project management.
• Experience in supply chain and/or industrial gas.

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of projects in the assigned area.
• Execute small-medium projects.
• Develop project phases and execute to fulfill project scope.

Skills

Process equipment engineering

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

MS Office

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage portfolio of projects in the assigned area.
• Execute small-medium projects.
• Develop project phases and execute to fulfill project scope while ensuring that industry standards, guidelines, and regulations are met, and that corporate and department standards, procedures, and policies are followed.
• Provide engineering and project management support to Messer manufacturing plants for new capital projects, expansions, and equipment modifications.
• Support corporate and division goals for GAP/HPO and productivity gains.
• Deliver successful cost saving, revenue, and cash generating projects in Supply using the Six Sigma methodology.
• Develop medium and long term productivity pipeline aligned with Region Americas supply strategy, ensuring adequate resources (people and CAPEX) are available.
• Work with leadership team to identify and prioritize projects across the region.
• Ensure alignment of Green Belt and Black Belt projects with RAS Supply priorities and critical projects.
• Project design and execution of new systems, upgrades, efficiency improvements, & service of existing customer installations.
• Develop project internal orders in accordance with company accounting procedures.
• Track project budget throughout the project and close in accordance with company accounting procedures.
• Lead development of customer-specific documentation: installation drawings, risk assessment/HAZOPs, PSSR, commissioning procedures, customer presentations/progress reports, customer turnover manuals, lessons learned/close-out reports, etc.
• Manage outsourced engineering and design functions, including interface and project management of consultants, A&E firms, and EPC contractors.
• Perform and/or support design of gas handling systems, including development of Process Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, BOMs, and gas panel drawings.
• Support Sales team at customer meetings as technical representative.
• Work with local Sales personnel to lead implementation of solutions to satisfy customer needs.
• Maintain corrective actions and maintain EMOC records for assigned projects.
• Identify potential GAP/HPO projects at assigned plants that can create cost savings and/or increased productivity.
• Work with stakeholders to develop GAP/HPO project proposals for submittal to division management.
• Determine parameters and metrics to measure GAP/HPO savings, and apply information collection techniques to gather supporting data.
• Support the business to improve existing processes and to create new ones to become more effective and efficient.
• Ensure sharing of best practices & lessons learned.
• Drive the organization to use common tools and methods to arrive at quicker, more transparent, data-based business decisions.
• Provide engineering and project management support to Messer manufacturing plants for new capital projects, expansions, and equipment modifications.
• Deliver successful productivity projects for RAS across the Supply functions of BSCM, CSCM, and Tonnage operations.
• Ensure timely execution of project implementation and pragmatic, sustainable, and accepted solutions; support identification and chartering of new projects.
• Timely communicate and report project progress, results, deviations from the plan, and associated risks to all relevant people within the area of responsibility; recognize and reward successes and celebrate accomplishments.
• Identify, translate, and promote best practices within the region, geographically and functionally; research and promote opportunities to replicate best practice from Six Sigma projects implemented in other Messer organizations and by benchmarking leading organizations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Required Skills:
  • Experience with process equipment engineering; P&IDs, process piping, pressure vessels, instrumentation/controls, process safety reviews (HAZOP) and LOPA.
  • Computer literate including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AutoCAD.
  • Highly motivated and able to self-direct.
  • Leadership, communication, facilitation, influencing, interpersonal, project management & planning, analytical, MS-Office (especially Excel), fluent in English; knowledge of operations bulk and tonnage organization and business processes.
  • Travel, as required by the role (25-40%), includes travel internationally to Canada.
  • Basic qualifications: Bachelor Degree in Chemical, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
  • Minimum 10 years experience in manufacturing.
  • Minimum 7 years experience in project management and experience in supply chain and/or industrial gas.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or PE strongly preferred.
  • Experience in industrial processes management.
  • Transactional process improvement experience.
  • Green Belt (GB) or Black Belt (BB) certification.
  • MBA.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $102,000 - $136,000. Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, life insurance, and paid time off as well as other voluntary benefits, such as long-term disability, in accordance with the terms and conditions of these plans. Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer’s 401(k) Plan and may participate in the company’s bonus program.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.