Projects & Service: Industrial Project Manager

Chemelex; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemelex, a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, is seeking an Industrial Project Manager in Houston, TX. You will guide design engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of EHT projects, while managing revenue, costs and margins to protect profitability.

The role requires 5+ years in engineering or construction, a technical degree, and travel ~25% of the year. Strong communication and project controls experience are essential for success at Chemelex.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering.
• Travel to customer sites ~25% per year.
• 5+ years of engineering or construction experience.
• Exposure to Heat Tracing technology is an asset.
• Strong written and verbal communication with ability to influence.

Responsibilities

• Manage profitability of industrial EHT projects with cost and schedule controls.
• Plan, organize and direct all design engineering, procurement, system installation, and commissioning activities.
• Manage revenue, costs and gross margin against cost estimate.
• Monitor project financial status and control costs to maintain profit margins.
• Ensure schedules are maintained and projects meet contract and customer expectations.
• Promote a safety first culture.
• Establish customer relationships and communicate scope, price and schedule changes.
• Oversee invoicing and collections for assigned projects.
• Verify scope of work matches commercial quotation.
• Perform technical design review/analysis as needed.
• Support design reviews and ensure engineering complies with specs and codes.
• Participate in field walks, constructability reviews, and installation verification.

Skills

Strong communication

Project management

Scheduling software

Stakeholder influence

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

P6

Microsoft Project

Access

Job description

Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world's critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments - from industrial plants and data centers to people's homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax.

Industrial Project Manager

What YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

• Manage profitability of industrial and commercial EHT (Electric Heat Trace) projects, by ensuring that appropriate cost and schedule controls are utilized.
• Plans, organizes and directs all design engineering, procurement, system installation, and commissioning activities for projects.
• Manage revenue, costs and gross margin against cost estimate for industrial and commercial projects.
• Monitors project financial status and controls costs during execution to maintain profit margins.
• Ensures that schedules are maintained and the projects proceed in accordance with the contract documents and customer expectations.
• Promote a safety first culture.
• Establishes customer relationship at appropriate level and manages expectations relative to scope, price and schedule. Captures scope change and effectively communicates this to the customer.
• Oversees the timely invoicing for an assigned project and ensures all monies are collected in an acceptable time frame.
• Verifies scope of work definition for assigned projects and ensures that the executed contract documents accurately reflect that which was portrayed in the commercial quotation.
• Technical design review/analysis as needed.
• Support design reviews and verify that engineering work complies with customer specifications, company standards, applicable codes, and industry regulations.
• Participate in field walks, constructability reviews, and installation verification activities.

You have:

• Construction Management or Engineering Bachelor's Degree required, technical degree (engineering) preferred.
• Position will require travel to customer sites ~ 25 % of the year.
• Previous experience in or with:
  • 5+ years of Engineering or Construction experience
  • Exposure to Heat Tracing technology is an asset.
• Skills:
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to present and influence views in a clear and compelling manner
  • Knowledge of the engineering, maintenance and/or operations experience at a petrochemical facility or industrial site.
  • Microsoft Office and reporting/scheduling software (P6, Microsoft Project, Access, etc.)

At Chemelex:

We protect places of progress through electric excellence.

Pioneering plants, sprawling data centers, busy transport hubs, and your own home. These are the places that bring progress to the world, and the places that we protect with time-tested technologies, advanced engineering, and a suite of services. Because here, excellence is everything.

Our Dimensions of Excellence reflect the core values of Chemelex. Together, they inspire our decisions and guide our actions - defining excellence in our work for colleagues, customers and communities.

• Experts with empathy
• Explorer mindset
• Example for others
• Exceptional impact

We are committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by national, federal, state or local law.