Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Projects -CapEx

Celanese; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Celanese seeks a Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Projects – CapEx for the Pensacola Specialty Elastomers Plant. You will manage capital and expense projects from scoping through handover, coordinating with internal teams and outside resources to ensure on-budget, on-time delivery.

The role requires 7+ years in industrial project engineering/management, strong communication, and solid procurement knowledge, with familiarity in SAP and engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor of Science in an engineering field and 7+ years in project engineering/management within industrial settings.
• Excellent verbal and written communication for all organizational levels and vendor relations.
• Strong procurement knowledge and ability to justify project economics and scope.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly project cost forecasting and annual capital plan development.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams to update capital plans.
• Manage execution of the annual capital plan per cost and schedule expectations.
• Lead development of project scope, cost estimate, and economic justification for appropriation requests.
• Oversee design, procurement, contracting, execution, commissioning, and turnover of projects.
• Engage outside resources as needed and ensure compliance with management of change guidelines.

Skills

Project management

Capital expenditure

Engineering design

Vendor management

Procurement processes

SAP ERP

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

The Senior Engineer, Manufacturing Projects – CapEx is responsible for managing capital and expense improvement projects, within cost and schedule expectations, from initial scoping through design, installation, and handover to the owner of the new or modified facilities at the Pensacola Specialty Elastomers Plant. Leveraging both internal and external resources as needed to define required scope, develop project cost and justification, and obtain funding appropriation for the project. The Senior Engineer also manages the design phase, equipment procurement activities, contractor bidding and selection process, and ultimately the successful execution and handover of the defined scope.

Responsibilities

Primary Functions

• Support monthly project cost forecasting and annual capital plan development
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams to update capital plans as needed
• Manage execution of the annual capital plan per cost and schedule expectations
• Lead development of project scope, cost estimate, and economic justification to support appropriation requests for assigned projects.
• Manage design, procurement, contracting, execution, commissioning, and turnover activities to ensure successful implementation of assigned projects.
• Apply proven technology and best practices in project design and implementation to improve the safety, quality, process and cost of manufacturing premium polymer products
• Identify the need for outside resources (subject matter experts) as required and effectively engage those resources to support assigned project implementation
• Effectively coordinate and communicate with internal and external resources during the design and execution of assigned projects
• Ensure all project activities are carried out in accordance with approved project management procedures and appropriate engineering standards, and that projects meet all statutory requirements
• Interact effectively at all levels of the organization and maintain proactive working relationships with other departments including: Procurement, Operations, and Maintenance to ensure business and project goals are achieved
• Responsible for the safety performance of all personnel, regardless of employer, involved in the execution of assigned projects
• Provide leadership in ensuring compliance with management of change guidelines

Required

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related engineering field (Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical preferred)
• Minimum 7 years project engineering/management experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively to all levels of an organization and maintain productive vendor relationships
• Excellent time management skills, with evidence of prioritizing to deliver the right outcomes; highly collaborative in approach; effective in building strong working relationships
• Good working knowledge of procurement processes

Preferred Knowledge / Skills / Experience

• Knowledge of basic economics and justification calculations
• Strong technical writing skills
• Knowledge in management of change work processes
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations (chemical, refining, etc.) and associated safe work practices
• Familiarity with equipment common to the manufacturing industry (pumps, exchangers, valves, piping, etc.)
• Experience with SAP or other enterprise resource planning (ERP) system