Project Execution & Tank Lead

Monroe Energy; Trainer (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Monroe Energy is seeking a Project Execution & Tank Lead to oversee refinery tank program activities and field execution. You will drive safety, reliability, and cost-effective capital and expense projects while coordinating with Operations, Maintenance, Turnaround, and other teams.

The role requires 10–15 years of supervisory experience in a high-risk industrial setting, with a focus on regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of supervisory experience in construction, maintenance, projects and repairing complex industrial equipment in a high-risk industry such as refining, petrochemical, or chemical processing.
• High School Diploma or equivalent; BS Degree in Engineering preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel as well as CMMS software.

Responsibilities

• All refinery and MIPC Tank Program activities.
• Lead project and program field execution to achieve company goals.
• Ensure work complies with safety, engineering, safe work practices, laws, and regulations.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase effectiveness, efficiency, and minimize risk.
• Coordinate and maintain the tank turnaround schedule (10 Year Look-Ahead).
• Collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Turnaround, Optimization, and project teams to optimize reliability and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Develop integrated execution plans that minimize conflict and maximize efficiency.
• Review manpower head counts and minimize on-site contractor numbers to meet targets.

Skills

Leadership

Project execution

Safety compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Problem solving

Training & mentoring

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

BS Degree in Engineering (preferred)

Tools

CMMS software

MS Word

Outlook

Excel

Job description

The Project Execution & Tank Lead is responsible for:

• All refinery and MIPC Tank Program activities.
• Leading project and program field execution activities to effectively achieve company goals.
• Ensuring work complies with all applicable safety, engineering, safe work practice standards, laws, and regulations.
• Driving continuous improvement to increase effectiveness, improve efficiency, and minimize risk.

At Monroe, we have identified eleven specific competencies we expect all leaders of our organization to possess. These competencies are incorporated as a part of our Selection, Performance Management/Review and Developmental processes. The competencies and activities for this role are detailed below:

Technical Knowledge – demonstrates the specific skills necessary for the assignments, understands the background and points of leverage to be effective in the role.

• Overall responsibilities include safe, efficient, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective execution of capital and expense project activities with budget accountability.
• Supports project planning in scope and budget development.
• Ensures compliance with all tank regulatory internal & external inspections.
• Coordinates and maintains the overall tank turnaround schedule (10 Year Look-Ahead).
• Works with Operations and Optimization group on tank outage schedules.
• Handles appropriate program work such as inspection support, asbestos abatement, etc.
• Ensures that estimated work scope fits within budgets with appropriate cost and schedule contingency.
• Key contributor to annual capital and expense budget development.
• Ensures regulatory compliance with local, State and Federal jurisdictions including OSHA, PADEP, and DOT.
• Achieves high levels of productivity through improved performance; problem solving, training, and effective oversight.
• Performs investigations and issues reports on near misses, incidents or injuries that occur within the refinery as to their root cause, and how to prevent recurrence.
• Screens, mentors, and develops new Tank & Project Execution contractors.
• Ensures appropriate change order process is utilized to account for scope growth and project changes.
• Works with Maintenance/Reliability/Turnaround/Optimization/Process/Technical/MIPC project teams to optimize reliability and ensure compliance on projects.
• Integrates necessary capital work into turnaround plans. Develops integrated execution plans that minimize conflict and maximize efficiency. Helps develops cost, equipment, manpower, and logistic sharing plans.
• Reviews all manpower head counts. Minimizes the number of on-site contractors needed to meet refinery targets.

Knowledge of Work Areas and Responsibilities – demonstrates a clear understanding of role and responsibilities within specific area, flexible and agile in adapting to changes or exploring opportunities and challenges.

• Develops, modifies and approves maintenance or safety procedures and training materials individually or as part of a team for use by Operations, Maintenance Mechanics, and Supervisors.
• Practical field work experience.
• Reviews and approves contractor’s time through the Track software.
• Prepares and submits Tank & Project AFE’s.
• Knows and consistently applies company policies, procedures and the collective bargaining agreement where required.

Communications – Verbal and Written – includes written and verbal communications, delivers presentations and has good listening skills.

Problem Solving and Conflict Leadership – strives to understand contributing factors, works to resolve complex situations, and helps individuals to resolve conflicts.

Delivering Results – Sense of Urgency – defines appropriate goals, works toward achieving goals, articulates vision and steps for achievement, meets deadlines and provides timely status updates and follow-through.

Teamwork/Cooperation – accountable to team, works to meet established deliverables, appreciates view of team members and is respectful of others.

Initiative – takes action, seeks new opportunities, and strives to see projects to completion.

Work Reliability/Quality – strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, and seeks opportunities to improve product/services.

Integrity and Trust – honest, accountable, upholds ethics standards and maintains confidentiality.

Leadership Capability – provides strong leadership, sets a good example, skilled decision maker, motivator and encourager.

People Development/Coaching – offers feedback, coaches employees appropriately, rewards employees wisely, takes mentoring role, challenges and develops employees and offers opportunity.

Interacts with direct reports on a daily basis to ensure clear and open communications; alignment with goals and objectives; and to proactively address progress, concerns and questions

Experience and Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• 10-15 years of supervisory experience in construction, maintenance, projects and repairing complex industrial equipment in a high-risk industry such as refining, petrochemical, or chemical processing.
• High School Diploma or equivalent experience required; BS Degree in Engineering preferred.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel as well as CMMS software.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in all of Role Specific Competencies.

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