Sr. Engineering Project Manager

Henkel group; Leawood (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance on day 1

Work-Life Balance benefits

401k matching and performance bonus

Parental leave and family support

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Henkel in the Adhesive Technologies unit seeks an experienced lead for major capital projects across North America. You will own full project lifecycles from concept to startup, directing cross-functional teams and ensuring safety, quality, and budget adherence.

The role requires a chemical/engineering background, 10+ years of project leadership, and strong knowledge of PSM and risk assessment methods. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline; Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading capital projects within chemical, consumer products, process manufacturing, or related industrial environments.
• Proven track record delivering complex engineering and manufacturing projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and risk assessment methodologies including HAZOP, MOC, PSSR, LOPA, SIS.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery of major capital projects across manufacturing operations throughout North America.
• Provide full project lifecycle ownership from concept development to startup.
• Direct cross-functional project teams across Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, EHS, Procurement, Finance, and external contractors.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects while ensuring adherence to scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
• Drive project governance by identifying and resolving risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and critical path activities, with updates to senior leadership.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors to develop technical solutions and implement best practices.

Skills

Capital project leadership

Cross-functional leadership

PSM knowledge

Risk assessment

Contractor management

Analytical & financial skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel

What you´ll do

• Lead the planning, execution, and successful deliveryof major capital projects across manufacturing operations throughout NorthAmerica.
• Provide full project lifecycle ownership from conceptdevelopment, feasibility assessments, scope definition, engineeringdesign, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
• Direct cross-functional project teams includingEngineering, Operations, Maintenance, EHS, Procurement, Finance, andexternal contractors to achieve project objectives.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and prioritieswhile ensuring adherence to scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safetyrequirements.
• Drive project governance by identifying and resolvingrisks, dependencies, resource constraints, and critical path activitieswhile providing regular updates to senior leadership.
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendorsto develop technical solutions, select equipment and service providers,and implement best practices that improve capital project execution.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, or a related Engineering discipline; Chemical Engineeringpreferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading capitalprojects within chemical, consumer products, process manufacturing, orrelated industrial environments.
• Proven track record delivering complex engineering andmanufacturing projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance withsafety and regulatory requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) andrisk assessment methodologies, including HAZOP, MOC, PSSR, LOPA, andSafety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholdermanagement, and contractor management skills with the ability to influenceacross all organizational levels.
• Strong analytical,financial, and technical problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to tomanage multiple complex projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: affordableplans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time offincluding sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybridwork policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching,employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares,annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week genderneutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertilitysupport, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderlycare, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse nationaland international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skillsdevelopment courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $120,000.00 - $155,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualifiedapplicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.