Project Engineer

ICL; Kansas; On-site; USD 81,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Job summary

ICL Specialty Products Inc in Lawrence, KS is seeking a Project Engineer to manage capital and expense projects, driving safe, timely and cost‑effective improvements across plant operations. Responsibilities include coordinating with customers, supervising contractors, and ensuring project budgets and schedules.

The role requires a engineering degree and at least 2 years in chemical project engineering, with a focus on safety, process understanding and effective communication across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of project engineering experience in chemical manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to work independently or in a team/leadership role.
• Strong communication, organization and interpersonal skills.
• Understanding of chemical processes and basic control systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital and expense projects to improve plant operations, safety, quality and reliability.
• Supervise outside contractors and maintenance on assigned projects.
• Ensure projects are on budget, on schedule and meet operability goals.
• Collaborate with project customers to define scope, budget and timing.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Process knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Project Engineer

Date: Aug 2, 2026

Posting End Date:

Location: Lawrence, KS, US, 66044

Company: ICL Specialty Products Inc

The Project Engineer is responsible for enhancing plant operations by managing capital and expense projects in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner. This results in improvements to plant facilities, safety and quality, unit efficiency, and overall operating reliability. Additional plant and process support assigned outside of projects, as needed.

I'm interested! What will I get to do in this position?

Ensure ESH Compliance:

• Promote good safety/housekeeping standards.
• Attend safety meetings.
• Complete all required ES&H training.
• Comply with all ES&H regulatory requirements
• Comply with ISO/cGMP/HACCP/Food Safety requirements.
• Conduct necessary ES&H project safety reviews.
• Utilize JHA/Hazop process to conduct safety reviews.
• Ensure projects comply with all plant and regulatory safety standards.
• Assure contractors utilized are qualified and meet ICL safety programs.
• Support and participate in HOP safety system.
• Issue MOCs to document changes due to project work.

Ensure Project Management:

• Ensure compliance will all relevant project management and engineering standards.
• Orderly and timely execution of projects.
• Effective utilization of capital dollars.
• Projects on budget, schedule and operability per design.
• Ability to handle multiple capital projects.
• Meet estimating cost expectations.
• Projects written and championed through approval process.
• Communicate extensively with project customers to clearly define requirements (scope, budget, timing, expectations, etc.).
• Support improvements in equipment reliability and efficiency.
• Spare parts are identified and approved.

Ensure Cost Management:

• Intimate involvement with local and corporate Procurement throughout all phases of project in order to meet corporate policies and maximize cost competitiveness.
• Intimate involvement with local cost accountant to thoroughly document and track costs.
• Project status and cost reports issued/maintained.
• Provide leadership to plant improvement or expansion projects.
• Provide innovative solutions in projects that display extensive development and analysis of alternatives.
• Working knowledge and management of capital cost accounting system.
• Control and management of projects completed within level of monetary authorization.

Project Development:

• Ability to develop, justify and execute projects from concept through start-up.
• Proven success with technically difficult and challenging projects.
• Maximize utilization of internal resources.
• Use project management best practices.
• Manage new and increasingly challenging projects.

Ensure Project Execution:

• Supervise outside contractors and maintenance forces on assigned projects.
• Support operations/maintenance for equipment/process troubleshooting.
• Be an effective technical, maintenance, and operations resource.
• Supporting the plant in driving improved equipment and process reliability

What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role?

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Electrical) or related field with equivalent job experience.
• A minimum of 2 years project engineering work experience in chemical manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Project management/engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and/or in a team/leader capacity.
• Outstanding communication, organization and interpersonal skills.
• Understand chemical processes.
• Understand basics of control systems.
• Experience in projects utilizing external engineering and construction firms.
• Ability to safely exit out of the plant in the event of an emergency.

At ICL, maintaining a safe and healthy workplace is a top priority. Employees are required to wear appropriate PPE based on the task and environment. This may include safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face masks, and, when necessary. Adherence to PPE protocols ensures the safety and well-being of all team members.

ICL will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

If you are hired at ICL, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience.

Salary Range: $81,000 - $139,000

Annual Bonus Target: 5% - 7%, subject to plan provisions.

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