Principal Project Manager - 3 openings

United States Careers; Bridgewater, Houston (MA, TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Messer Americas in Massachusetts is seeking a Project Manager to lead major capital projects safely, on schedule, and within budget. You will guide multi-discipline teams, oversee engineering coordination, and manage vendor relationships to ensure project success from definition through commissioning.

The role requires strong background in chemical/industrial processes, extensive experience with capital projects, and proven ability to deliver complex scopes on time while maintaining safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, or other relevant discipline.
• 15 years’ experience in the implementation of capital projects, ideally in the Industrial Gas or Chemical Process industries, with demonstrated ability to develop a complicated technical scope, schedule and budget and consistently deliver to it.

Responsibilities

• Oversee proposal development and project execution of major capital projects for Messer LLC.
• Manage all project activities throughout project cycle; responsible for managing larger and more complex projects and up to 2 full-time project engineers plus 2-3 contract project managers.
• Interface with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with environmental, life safety and technical code references; organize safety reviews and punch lists.
• Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion and ensure safe, on-time, on-budget delivery.

Skills

Code knowledge

ASME B31.1

NEC

Permitting

Field construction

Negotiation

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, or relevant discipline

Job description

Job Summary:

Messer Americas runs a strong project management system for implementation of our capital projects. The Project Manager is accountable for executing the assigned projects, safely, tospecification, on time and on budget. Our Project Managers lead multi-disciplineand multi-functional teams to deliver these projects for Messer. The Principal Projectmanageris Messer’s most senior project management position, implementing our largest, most complex, and most critical projects.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

• Oversee proposal development and project execution of major capital projects for Messer LLC.
• Manage all project activities throughoutprojectcycle; responsible for managing larger and more complex projects. -In addition, responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of up to 2full timeproject engineers, plus 2 to 3 contract project managers.
• Manage project activities,including:coordination of basic and detailed engineering and design, development and maintenance of project schedules and budgets, prepare monthly status reports, provide oversight of construction and commissioning activities, coordinate Operator training and ensure technical and administrative closeout of all project issues.
• Manage the outsource of discipline engineering.
• At the direction of the Department Head develop standards and procedures to increase department productivity
• Provide business with capital estimates with theappropriate levelof accuracy for proposedprojectsespecially in the upfront stages where GOM order estimates arerequiredtodeterminego/no go decisions in the project feasibility phase.
• Interface with Business Development, Product Management, Production, Reliability,Distributionand all other Messer functions to develop and implement capital projects.
• Develop an effective Project Definition & Execution Strategy (PDES) that enables a high degree of confidence in theprojectscope, schedule, and budget.
• Qualify vendors, negotiate vendorpricingand bidding in conjunction with Procurement.
• Execute the project safely,to specification, on time and on budget, tracking costs to providetimelyupdates on spendrelativeto budget, managing vendors and contractors and trackingscheduleto complete on time.
• Provide a quality project while minimizing unbudgeted change orders.
• Manageinterfacewith regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with adopted environmental, life safety and technical code references.
• Organize required internal activities such as safety reviews,Hazops,MOCsand punch lists.
• Ensure that all internal standards and procedures are followed as well as relevant codes and applicable regulations.
• Maintain effective communication of progress and issues with formal monthly reports on material variances to scope, schedule or budget or substantial usage ofcontingencyespecially prior to the construction phase.
• Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion.
• Act astechnicalresource to plants to develop problem solutions or needed improvements.
• Delivery of a safe quality project on schedule and within budget
• Effective communication with all Messer affected departments.
• Agreement by plant management thatobjectivesare met, all documentation delivered, and all punch list items resolved/agreed.
• Accountable for constructionsiteand the management of theappropriate siteresources (safety, construction, commissioning, production, reliability,etc)

Required Skills:

Functional Skills:

• Knowledge of codes and regulations as they pertain to industrial gas projects,i.e.ASME particularly B31.1, NEC, building codes,permittingexperience.
• 2Expertat field phases – managing field construction, check out, commissioning and performance testing and punch list closure.
• Negotiation
• Planning

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or other relevant discipline.
• 15 years’ experience in the implementation of capitalproject, ideally in the Industrial Gas or Chemical Process industries, withdemonstratedability to develop a complicated technical scope, schedule and budget and consistently deliver to it.

The salary range for this position is $135,000 - $180,000. 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.

About Messer:

Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, moreproductiveand more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customerfocusand entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is whatmakeMesser refreshingly different.

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