Project Principal Manager, Fabrication

Messer Group; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Messer is seeking a Project Manager to oversee multiple Food Application Equipment Fabrication projects, coordinating with Sales, Application Sales Engineering and customers to establish objectives, scope and timelines. The role ensures compliance with Messer and industry codes, budgets, procurement, startup, training and reporting, while driving project profitability.

Travel 25-30% is required, and collaboration with internal resources and external partners is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience managing industrial/process equipment projects.
• Experience communicating with technical and business teams.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee multiple Food Application Equipment Fabrication project activities
• Coordinate with Sales, Application Sales Engineering and the Customer to establish project objectives, scope and timelines
• Ensure project compliance with all required Messer and Industry codes, standards, drawings and practices
• Coordinate with technical support resources and procurement to obtain required costs and delivery times
• Assist Sales in proposal preparation to ensure total project scope inclusions
• Establish and execute project plans including schedules, budgets, drawings, procurement, startup, training, and reporting
• Prepare project budgets, IO requests, contractor bids with supporting documentation
• Execute projects with customers, contractors, vendors and internal resources
• Maintain project profitability and schedule
• Identify out-of-scope items and document changes for resolution
• Conduct frequent project reviews with stakeholders and management
• Assist in project commissioning and start-up
• Provide customer safety training and Responsible Care documentation
• Participate in HAZOPs and Process Safety Reviews
• Initiate and document EMOC

Skills

Project Management

Project controls

Effective communication

Reading P&IDs

Travel 25-30%

Education

Bachelor Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Civil Engineering

Job description

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.

• Manage and oversee multiple Food Application Equipment Fabrication project activities
• Coordinate with Sales, Application Sales Engineering and the Customer to establish project objectives, scope and timelines
• Ensure project compliance with all required Messer and Industry codes, standards, drawings and practices
• Coordinate with technical support resources (internal or external) and procurement to obtain required project material and equipment costs, labour and delivery times for use in proposed customer solution
• Assist Sales and Application Sales Engineering in proposal preparation to ensure total project scope inclusions and any one-off designs
• Establish and execute project plans to include: schedules, budgets, all required drawings/schematics, procurement of equipment and components, startup/commissioning, customer training, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reporting and other required project administrative tasks
• Prepare project budgets, IO requests, contractor bids with all required supporting documentation Execute projects with Messer customers, contractors, vendors and internal resources for the successful execution of the project
• Maintain expected project profitability and schedule.
• Identify and regulate all out-of-scope or change order items and documents as such for mutual resolution
• Conduct frequent project reviews with stakeholders and management
• Assist in project commissioning and start-up
• Provide customer safety training, O&M manuals transmittal, Responsible Care documented sign-off
• Participate in project HAZOPs and Process Safety Reviews.
• Initiate and document all required process or Engineering Management of Change (EMOC)

Required Skills:

• Project Management
• Extensive project controls experience with equipment fabrication projects
• Communicates effectively with technology, business personnel and customers (oral and written)
• Reading P&IDs, electrical schematics, layout drawings, etc.
• Travel 25 - 30%

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Civil Engineering required
• 10 years of demonstrated experience in industrial/process equipment project management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Industrial Gases or petrochemical projects is a plus
• Project Management Certification (PMI or equivalent) preferred

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $146,000. 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, more productive and 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, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

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