Lead Project Manager - Project Execution

Messer Americas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 118,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Short-term disability and life insurance

Paid time off

401(k) Plan

Bonus program

Job summary

Messer Americas is seeking a Lead Project Manager based in Houston, Texas. In this supervisory role, you will mentor other project managers and oversee complex projects while ensuring accurate capital estimates during the feasibility phase.

The successful candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in mechanical or chemical engineering and have a minimum of ten years’ experience in project management, particularly in the industrial gases sector. Additional benefits include medical coverage, 401(k), and a bonus program.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years' experience in project management, preferably in industrial gases.
• Ability to develop complex technical scope, schedule, and budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily activities of project managers.
• Interface with stakeholders to determine project scope.
• Develop Project Definition & Execution Strategy.
• Deliver project documentation upon conclusion.
• Serve as a technical resource to plants.

Skills

Knowledge of engineering rules-of-thumb

Knowledge of 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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