Senior Project Engineer

Ashland; Calvert City (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashland is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for the Calvert City, KY location within the Ashland Specialty Ingredients business. This high-visibility role reports to the Engineering Manager and leads capital projects from concept through startup.

Responsibilities include managing 7+ concurrent projects valued up to $1MM, planning, cost estimation, vendor oversight, and ensuring compliance with standards. Requires 10+ years in project engineering or construction and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.
• 10+ years in project engineering or project construction in an industrial setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior.
• Ability to drive value by understanding the business and making sound decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage 7+ concurrent capital projects from concept to startup.
• Analyze issues, define scopes, estimate costs, and evaluate feasibility.
• Prepare Authority for Expenditures and bid packages.
• Oversee outside engineering services and construction activities.
• Monitor costs and schedules to meet targets.
• Support startup handoffs to operations.
• Apply engineering standards and codes to equipment and systems design.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Ethical behavior

Business value understanding

Decision making

Project leadership

Education

BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

CAD software

CMMS

ASME/API/PSM

Job description

ISP Chemicals LLC

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Engineer to join our Ashland Specialty Ingredients business at our Calvert City, KY location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Manufacturing function. This position will report to the Engineering Manager.

the responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Project Management: Manage 7+ concurrent capital projects valued up to $1MM, overseeing scope, budget, schedule, and execution from concept through startup.
• Planning and Feasibility: Analyze operational issues, develop project scopes, estimate costs, and evaluate feasibility to support sound investment decisions.
• Capital Authorization and Procurement: Prepare Authority for Expenditures, write contractor bid packages, and issue material requisitions.
• Vendor and Contractor Oversight: Manage outside engineering services and supervise construction activities to ensure work is completed safely, efficiently, and to specification.
• Budget and Schedule Control: Monitor project costs and timelines to achieve budget targets and meet project milestones.
• Operations and Startup Support: Lead projects across processing operations and plant infrastructure, assisting with startups and handoffs to operations teams.
• Standards and Code Compliance: Apply corporate and plant standards, along with applicable engineering codes, to the design of equipment and systems.

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• BS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
• 10+ years in Project Engineering or Project Construction in an industrial environment.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times.
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions, and creating the new and different

The following skill sets are preferred by the business unit:

• CAD software
• Familiarity with ASME, API, PSM, CMMS systems, and cGMP
• Project Management certifications

In more than 100 countries, the people of Ashland LLC. (NYSE: ASH) provide the specialty chemicals, technologies and insights to help customers create new and improved products for today and sustainable solutions for tomorrow. Our chemistry is at work every day in a wide variety of markets and applications, including architectural coatings, automotive, construction, energy, personal care and pharmaceutical. Visit www.ashland.com to see the innovations we offer.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.