Lead Project Manager - Project Execution

Messer Americas; Bridgewater Township (NJ); On-site; USD 118,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) Plan

Bonus program

Job summary

Messer Americas is seeking a Lead Project Manager in Bridgewater Township, NJ. This role involves supervising project managers and managing complex projects to ensure they meet their scope, schedule, and budget. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering and at least 10 years of relevant experience.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $118,000 to $157,000 along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years' experience in project management in the industrial gases industry.
• Proven ability to develop technical scope, schedule and budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities of project managers.
• Interface with stakeholders to determine project scope.
• Develop effective Project Definition & Execution Strategy.
• Deliver comprehensive project documentation.
• Serve as a technical resource and develop solutions.

Skills

Knowledge of engineering rules-of-thumb

Knowledge of industrial gas codes and regulations

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

Job description

Job Summary

Lead Project Managers work in a supervisor position with day-to-day responsibility for mentoring/coaching/monitoring other project managers regarding all project activities throughout the project cycle. Lead project Managers are typically responsible for managing more complex projects and providing the business with capital estimates with the appropriate level of accuracy for proposed projects in the upfront stages where GOM order estimates are required in the project feasibility phase.

Principal Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day activities of full-time project managers and contract project managers.
• Interface with stakeholders to determine the project scope.
• Develop an effective Project Definition & Execution Strategy that instills a high degree of confidence in the project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Deliver comprehensive project documentation upon project conclusion.
• Serve as a technical resource to plants, aiding in the development of problem solutions or necessary improvements.
• Complete both paper and electronic documentation.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• Knowledge of engineering rules-of-thumb, scaling factors, and equipment lead times.
• Knowledge of codes and regulations as they pertain to industrial gas projects, i.e. ASME particularly B31.1, NEC, building codes, permitting experience.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• Minimum of ten (10) years' experience in project management, preferably in the industrial gases industry with demonstrated ability to develop a complicated technical scope, schedule and budget and consistently deliver to it.

The salary range for this position is $118,000-$157,000. 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. Employees may be eligible to participate in the company's bonus program.

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