Turnaround Supervisor, Project Engineering

CF Industries Inc; Donaldsonville (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CF Industries is seeking a Turnaround Supervisor, Project Engineering, to lead a team of project engineers and contract staff in planning and executing capital projects for plant turnarounds. You will partner with operations, EHSS, and procurement to ensure safety, schedule, and budget adherence across complex refinery-like facilities.

The role requires extensive engineering and project management experience, strong leadership, and the ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders, including

Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• 7+ years of engineering-related experience in oil, gas, or chemical manufacturing preferred.
• 5+ years of project engineering experience in a refinery or chemical facility preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on, in-plant experience preferred.
• PMP training/certification preferred.
• Experience with nitrogen fertilizer processes preferred.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required.
• Louisiana Professional Engineer Registration preferred.
• Strong management and leadership skills required.
• Keen sense of organization and prioritization in a dynamic environment.
• Must climb stairs/ladders, work at heights, and enter confined spaces.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
• Must possess and maintain TWIC credentials.
• Ability to prove drug and alcohol free at random or for cause.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Project Engineers and contract support staff for turnarounds and capital projects.
• Assist in developing annual capital budgets and forecasts; draft high-level project estimates and scope for future turnarounds.
• Incorporate capital project schedules into Maintenance turnaround plans; support work-order planning.
• Ensure projects meet plant specifications and follow design codes.
• Adhere to AFE, EWR, SOP, and site procedures; identify process improvements.
• Develop and maintain vendor networks; coordinate with EHSS and Procurement on vendor compliance.
• Evaluate completed work; address deficiencies and plan future outages.
• Coordinate projects with Operations, Maintenance, and EHSS to meet site goals.
• Ensure safety and environmental performance; comply with regulatory statutes.
• Provide technical support for new equipment fabrication and supplier visits as needed.
• Oversee third-party design packages for quality and schedule.
• Provide stakeholders with routine project status and schedule/budget updates.
• Develop and mentor direct reports.

Skills

Strong communication

Strong management

Organization

Safety awareness

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

PMP certification/training

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Turnaround Supervisor, Project Engineering

Business Area:Engineering and Engineering Services

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Job Responsibilities:

• 1. Manage a team of Project Engineers, including contract support staff, within the Project Engineering department whose primary focus is capital projects for turnarounds.
• 2. Assist the Chief Project Engineer with developing annual capital budgets and maintaining accurate forecasts for capital projects scheduled to be executed during turnarounds. Help with developing high-level estimates for future projects and finalizing EWR/AFE scope for future turnarounds in accordance with CF turnaround processes.
• 3. Ensure capital project schedules are incorporated into Maintenance master turnaround schedules in a timely manner. Provide support to Project Engineers to plan work orders, when applicable.
• 4. Ensure projects meet plant specifications and requirements.
• 5. Follow design codes and ensure designs are technically correct.
• 6. Ensure that established AFE, EWR, Turnaround SOP, and Site processes/procedures are followed for projects assigned to their group and identify deficiencies and opportunities or improvement in existing processes/procedures or the need for new ones to allow for continuous improvement.
• 7. Develop and maintain a network of contacts that can provide the goods and services necessary for successful work execution while ensuring contract service organizations coordinate with CF’s EHSS and Procurement departments to assure that turnaround vendors adhere to CF policies and procedures.
• 8. Evaluate executed work against planned work to identify and address deficiencies when planning future turnaround work for similar projects. Confirm that follow up EWR’s are created for issues that could not be addressed during the current outage.
• 9. Coordinate execution of projects with Operations, Maintenance, and EHSS departments to confirm the facility’s goals are maintained.
• 10. Ensure all project activities meet expectations for safety and environmental performance and comply with relevant regulatory statutes.
• 11. Provide or facilitate direct technical support for new equipment fabrication and meet with fabricators at their manufacturing facilities (when required) to ensure timely delivery of critical equipment.
• 12. Ensure that construction packages developed by third party design firms to execute turnaround capital projects meet quality and schedule requirements.
• 13. Provide stakeholders and site management with a routine status of capital projects both in development and implementation, while actively communicating technical issues, milestone progress, and adjustments to turnaround schedule and budgets.
• 14. Responsible for the performance and development of direct reports.

Position Requirements:

• 1. B.S. degree in engineering from an ABET accredited university is required.
• 2. Seven or more years of engineering related experience in the oil, gas, or chemical manufacturing industry preferred.
• 3. Five or more years of project engineering experience in a refinery or chemical manufacturing facility preferred.
• 4. Five or more years of hands-on, in-plant experience preferred.
• 5. PMP training/certification preferred.
• 6. Experience with nitrogen fertilizer processes is preferred.
• 7. Strong communication skills (written and verbal) required. Must be able to effectively communicate and interact with personnel of all backgrounds.
• 8. Louisiana Professional Engineer Registration preferred.
• 9. Strong management skills required, including leadership, team building, team member development, critical decision making, and time management.
• 10. Keen sense of organization and prioritization when managing multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines in a dynamic environment with occasional guidance from supervision.
• 11. Must be able to climb stairs and ladders, work at heights, and enter confined spaces.
• 12. Proficient with Microsoft Office software.
• 13. Must possess and maintain Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC).
• 14. The ability to prove drug and alcohol free at random or for cause.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel in this position.

Notice Regarding Potential Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Recruitment Process

As part of our recruitment process, CF Industries may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning technologies, to assist recruiters in identifying and prioritizing candidates whose qualifications align with job‑related criteria, including information provided during the application process such as resumes, work history, education, qualifications, and responses to application questions. These tools support but do not replace human decision‑making, and all final employment decisions are made by our Talent Acquisition team and/or hiring managers exercising independent judgment.