Project Manager - Chemical Cleaning

USA DeBusk, LLC.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

USA DeBusk, LLC. is seeking a Project Manager to ensure project quality and timeliness, planning, scheduling, and progression tracking. Safety is the top priority, and the PM builds strong customer relationships with new and existing clients.

The role requires leadership across teams, coordination of deadlines, and effective communication with management, vendors, and field personnel, while maintaining scope and budget compliance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of supervisory experience in the Chemical Cleaning Industry.
• Ability to travel frequently and at a moment notice.
• Must have valid Driver's License.
• Professional presentation, confident in ability to promote service lines and manage work.
• Organizational skills-able to prioritize responsibilities.
• Sound decision making, dependable and strong leadership and coaching skills
• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, extended work hours associated with overnight and extended travel
• Employment is contingent upon verification of identity and employment eligibility (Form I-9).
• Technical School or Bachelor's degree.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the planning, coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope.
• Oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project.
• Motivates and builds trust within the team through open and consistent communications, constructive feedback, sound decision making, demonstrating technical aptitude, timely follow-up, and leading by example.
• Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project.
• Demonstrates commitment to safety and health excellence through strong personal engagement. Recognizing and stopping unsafe behavior, recognizing, and eliminating safety hazards, following safe practices and procedures, and striving for continuous improvement of safety and reliability in the refinery.
• Ability to follow and develop detailed job procedures, simplified process diagrams, and mechanical needs documents.
• Adaptability to difficult situations at the spur of the moment.
• Communicates, presents, and interacts effectively with other functional teams, management, corporate network resources, contract and vendor resources, and hourly workforce.
• Ensures daily work schedules are effective, achievable, provide full crew utilization, and are understood by both supervisors and craft workers.
• Directs and sets expectations for supervisors and operators/technicians.
• Promoting open communications throughout the department and with other workgroups.
• Working knowledge of all aspects of field auditing including personnel, equipment, JSA, project service tickets.
• Some mechanical knowledge and troubleshooting skills of commonly used equipment.
• Good understanding of the five process variables and how they apply in chemical cleaning and unit decontamination projects.
• Partner with customers to understand ongoing business needs and objectives.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Travel readiness

Driver's license

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Visio

Education

Technical School or Bachelor's degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Visio

Job description

Company Description

USA DeBusk serves the industrial infrastructure sector with a broad range of traditional and specialty services that support turnarounds, routine maintenance, and emergency response. The company focuses on helping customers maintain equipment assets and optimize processes through innovative technologies and high-value service offerings. USA DeBusk maintains a strong safety culture and emphasizes consistent, reliable field execution. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Deer Park, Texas, and operates 55 offices and service centers across North America, along with multiple customer-site-based locations. Team members join a growing organization with opportunities to work on complex industrial projects across diverse regions and industries.

Summary/Objective:

The Project Manager (PM) is responsible for the overall quality and timeliness of projects. This includes planning, scheduling, executing, and progression tracking. The PM makes sure that safety is the number one priority by ensuring all practices and procedures are done to client and company standard. The Project Manager must develop good working relationships with new and existing customers.

Responsibilities:

May include, but are not limited to, the following

• Responsible for the planning, coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and within scope.


• Oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of project.


• Motivates and builds trust within the team through open and consistent communications, constructive feedback, sound decision making, demonstrating technical aptitude, timely follow-up, and leading by example.


• Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project.


• Demonstrates commitment to safety and health excellence through strong personal engagement. Recognizing and stopping unsafe behavior, recognizing, and eliminating safety hazards, following safe practices and procedures, and striving for continuous improvement of safety and reliability in the refinery.


• Ability to follow and develop detailed job procedures, simplified process diagrams, and mechanical needs documents.


• Adaptability to difficult situations at the spur of the moment.


• Communicates, presents, and interacts effectively with other functional teams, management, corporate network resources, contract and vendor resources, and hourly workforce.


• Ensures daily work schedules are effective, achievable, provide full crew utilization, and are understood by both supervisors and craft workers.


• Directs and sets expectations for supervisors and operators/technicians.


• Promoting open communications throughout the department and with other workgroups.


• Working knowledge of all aspects of field auditing including personnel, equipment, JSA, project service tickets.


• Some mechanical knowledge and troubleshooting skills of commonly used equipment.


• Good understanding of the five process variables and how they apply in chemical cleaning and unit decontamination projects.


• Partner with customers to understand ongoing business needs and objectives.


• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of supervisory experience in the Chemical Cleaning Industry.


• Ability to travel frequently and at a moment notice.


• Must have valid Driver's License.


• Professional presentation, confident in ability to promote service lines and manage work.


• Organizational skills-able to prioritize responsibilities.


• Sound decision making, dependable and strong leadership and coaching skills


• Must be willing to work a flexible schedule, extended work hours associated with overnight and extended travel


• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio


• Employment is contingent upon verification of identity and employment eligibility (Form I-9).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical School or Bachelor's degree.


• Passport.


• TWIC card, Class A CDL.

Physical Requirements

to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations:

• Must be capable of regularly speaking and hearing while utilizing hands to control or manipulate objects.


• Must be capable of seeing close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.


• Must be willing and capable of sitting, standing, walking, stooping, bending, climbing, balancing, kneeling or reaching above the shoulders.


• Must be willing and physically capable of lifting objects weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally.


• Must be willing and capable of standing and/or walking continuously for long period of time.


• Must be able to make general decisions requiring judgement and perform activities requiring sustained concentration.


• Must be able to work extended hours and rotational schedules.


• Work around chemicals, including acids and bases, work around hydrocarbons under high pressure and heat


• Climb ladders and stairs up to 170 feet in height


• Wear fire retardant clothing and personal protective equipment according to company policy (such as steel-toe shoes, ear, and eye protection, hard hat, H2S monitor, respirator/face mask)


• Refinery Operates 24/7/365 Management staff is required to respond to emergencies


• Work extended hours which may include evenings, inclement weather, weekends, and holidays.


• Must be able to work outdoors in varied weather conditions.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

USA DeBusk is an equal opportunity employer, and we thrive on our differences for the benefit of our employees, our customers, and our community. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all decisions related to hiring, training, and promoting regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status or any legally protected characteristic or class.