Senior Utilities & Environmental Project Manager

Bayer AG; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 176,000 - 264,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer AG in Columbus, OH is seeking a Project Manager for Central Utilities Building, Incinerator, and Wastewater Treatment within a greenfield API/manufacturing campus. The role oversees design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, with significant travel and some remote work until onsite offices are ready.

Based in New Albany, OH or relocation to the Eastern/Midwestern US, the position offers hybrid work with relocation supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant engineering or capital‑project experience.
• Demonstrated leadership of major utility, industrial‑treatment, or environmental‑infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of central utility plants, wastewater treatment, incineration, environmental compliance, process safety, and commissioning.
• Proven multidisciplinary leadership, contractor‑management, commercial awareness, and cost and schedule management skills.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery against the approved area budget and schedule, including forecast inputs, progress assessment, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate procurement packages and long‑lead equipment priorities with Project Services.
• Lead technical specifications, technical bid evaluations, vendor reviews, and equipment acceptance activities.
• Assess proposed changes for capital cost, lifecycle implications, schedule, capacity, and operating performance.
• Establish utility‑availability milestones linked to manufacturing construction, commissioning, qualification, and start‑up.
• Coordinate with EHS and permitting specialists to address permit conditions and monitoring obligations.

Skills

Leadership

Contractor management

Commercial awareness

Cost management

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Environmental, Civil Engineering

Job description

Bayer AG in Columbus, OH is seeking a Project Manager for Central Utilities Building, Incinerator, and Wastewater Treatment within a greenfield API/manufacturing campus. The role oversees design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover, with significant travel and some remote work until onsite offices are ready.

Based in New Albany, OH or relocation to the Eastern/Midwestern US, the position offers hybrid work with relocation supported.