Manager - Industrial Gas South Projects

Air Products; Gonzales (LA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

401k

Parental leave

Vehicle allowance

Job summary

Air Products is seeking a Regional Project Lead for the IG South PROS team, based in Pasadena, TX or Gonzales, LA. You will lead a capital projects group across 150+ plants in the US Southeast and travel up to 20% to sites and outages, ensuring safe, on-time project delivery.

The role requires a strong engineering background, 10+ years in related operations or projects, and SAP Project System proficiency. PMP preferred; BS in engineering preferred.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in manufacturing plant ops or capital projects.
• Strong project development, planning, estimating, forecasting, execution.
• Proven leadership, communication and planning skills.
• SAP Project System experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a capital projects team covering 150+ plants in the Southeast US.
• Oversee project development, budgeting, scheduling and turnover.
• Coordinate with operations, engineering, and contractors.
• Travel up to 20% for site actions and outages.
• Enforce APCI safety standards and policies.

Skills

Manufacturing plant operations

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Self-motivated

Ethical standards

Flexible hours

Plant outage experience

SAP (Project System)

Education

BS in Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineering

PMP (preferred)

Tools

SAP

Job description

• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time

At Air Products, we reimagine what’s possible. By tapping into the motivation of our people and our collective experience, we create the ideas and innovations that drive us forward. When we come together – where every voice is heard and everyone knows they belong and matter – we create solutions that launch people into space, support lifesaving care in hospitals, and enable the construction of groundbreaking, world scale production facilities.

Reimagine What’s Possible

We are seeking a Regional Project Lead for our IG South PROS (Project Resources and Outage Support) team located in Pasadena, TX or Gonzales, LA. This position requires up to 20% domestic travel. This position leads a capital projects team that covers 150+ plants in the United States Southeast region.

What's In It For You

• Affordable Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (day 1 of employment)
• Competitive base salary plus commissions
• Monthly Vehicle Allowance Program
• 401k with 100% vested company core and match
• Paid Vacation, holidays + sick time
• Paid Parental leave (Up to 4 weeks for both parents)
• Backup Child and Adult Care benefit
• Adoption assistance
• Flexible spending accounts (medical, dependent daycare)
• Life Insurance (AD&D- Paid for by Air Products), Supplemental AD&D
• Legal Plan & Identity theft coverage
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Many more supplemental benefits available

Required Skills / Abilities

• Manufacturing plant operations, maintenance, or capital projects experience (10 years minimum).
• Strong project management experience in project development and planning, estimating and forecasting, and execution and turnover.
• Strong leadership abilities.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and planning skills.
• Self-motivated and willingness to learn and improve.
• High ethical standards.
• Willing to work a wide variety of scheduled days and hours.
• Plant outage experience.
• Works authoritatively and collaboratively with employees, peers, management, support personnel, program participants and business area personnel.
• Applies positive and constructive demeanor toward resolution of problems and conflicts.
• Accepts direction, constructive feedback, and supervision.
• Understands that project safety and execution shall follow APCI standards and policies.
• Keep software tools and databases, used to own the project sub-region, current.
• Has excellent SAP skills within the Project System roles.

Education And Licensing Requirements

• BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred

Work Hours & Benefits

Typical work week is 40 hours. Longer hours may be required during project or outage execution which may also require working some weekends. Travel may be required to different regions in the Southeast United States. The work environment is diverse from an office setting to onsite at Air Products operating facilities to visiting contractor shops. The ability to walk around a plant, supervise contractors, climb stairs and ladders is required.

Founded in 1940, Air Products is a world-leading industrial gases company and has a proud history of innovation, operational excellence, with an unwavering commitment to safety and environmental stewardship. Working together, we are taking our passion and diverse backgrounds forward to reimagine what’s possible and generate a cleaner future for our customers, our communities, and the world.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (U.S.). You will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, citizenship, gender, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or veteran status.

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