Principal Project Manager - Capital Projects

Messer Americas; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,913 - 192,006; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Short-term disability

401(k) plan

Bonus program

Job summary

Messer Americas is seeking a Senior Project Manager based in Houston, TX. This role is crucial for overseeing major capital projects, requiring a Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering, along with 10+ years in the Industrial Gases industry.

The Senior Project Manager will manage project activities and ensure execution aligns with safety and budget goals, while leading teams to deliver on complex projects. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered, including a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• 10+ years working in the Industrial Gases industry.
• Minimum 15 years in Project Execution.

Responsibilities

• Oversee proposal development and project execution of major capital projects.
• Manage all project activities throughout the project cycle.
• Develop standards and procedures to increase department productivity.
• Provide capital estimates for proposed projects.
• Execute the project safely and on budget.
• Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion.

Skills

Familiarity with design and supply of Ultra High Purity industrial gas systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Position can be based in Houston, TX, Bethlehem, PA, or Bridgewater, NJ

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, to specification, on time and on budget. Our Project Managers lead multi-discipline and multi-functional teams to deliver these projects for Messer. The Principal Project manager is Messer’s most senior project management position, implementing our largest, most complex, and most critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee proposal development and project execution of major capital projects on behalf of Messer Gases (The operations arm of The Messer Group)
• Manage all project activities throughout the project cycle; responsible for managing larger and more complex projects. -In addition, responsible for managing the day‑to‑day activities of 2 to 3 project managers.
• Manage the outsourcing of discipline engineering
• At the direction of the Department Head develop standards and procedures to increase department productivity
• Provide business with capital estimates with the appropriate level of accuracy for proposed projects, especially in the upfront stages where GOM order estimates are required to determine to go/no go decisions in the project feasibility phase
• Interface with BD/GBU/Prod Mgmt/Ops stakeholders to determine project scope
• Develop an effective Project Definition & Execution Strategy (PDES) that enables a high degree of confidence in the project scope schedule and budget
• Qualify vendors, negotiate vendor pricing and bidding in conjunction with Supply Management
• Execute the project safely and on budget, tracking costs to provide timely updates on spending relative to budget, managing vendors and contractors and tracking the schedule to complete on time.
• Provide a quality project while minimizing unbudgeted change orders.
• Interface with local permitting agencies — Organize required internal activities such as safety reviews, Hazops, MOCs and 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 of contingency especially prior to the construction phase.
• Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion
• Act as a technical resource to plants to develop problem solutions or needed improvements
• Delivery of a safe quality project on schedule and within budget
• Agreement by plant management that objectives are met, all documentation delivered, and all punch list items resolved/agreed.
• Complete paper and electronic documentation

Required Skills

• Familiarity with design and supply of Ultra High Purity industrial gas systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ plus years working in the Industrial Gases industry
• Minimum 15 years in Project Execution

Salary and Benefits

The salary range for this position is $130,913-$192,006. 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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