Project Manager

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Compensation Grade

The Project Manager will provide leadership and management relative to capital projects in the development of project scope, cost justification, management of multi-disciplinary project teams utilizing internal and external resources, project schedule, execution and cost control.

Environment:

• Internal factors:

  • Resource Availability

  • Budget Constraints
  • Organizational Change
  • Internal Customer Requirements

• External factors:

  • Market Conditions

  • Third Party Tenant Relationships
  • Industry Standards
  • Government Regulations
  • Contractor Relationships
  • Economic Environment

Accountabilities of the job: 

Safety, Health & Environmental Leadership

• Set safety expectations for the project, and lead the team to achieve safety goals.  Serve as job representative and address all safety issues that arise with contractors brought on site for the execution of capital projects to deliver best-in-class HSE performance.
• Lead, audit, or participate in safety reviews (HAZOPs/HAZIDs/SIL reviews) and incident investigations to identify root causes and corrective recommendations to prevent reoccurrence.
• Support Process Hazard Analysis, Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Management of Change (MOCs).
• Update engineering standards, required drawings, and records and final documentation of project changes to maintain proper integrity management.
• Ensure new installations adhere to INEOS Group Guidance Notes.
• Ensure technical resolution of all resultant recommendations from major unit PHA or HAZOP studies and other safety audits.

Project Management

• Responsible for development of the project scope, budget, and schedule of capital project(s), including preparation and implementation of Project Execution Plan.
• Lead FEL process, completing stage gate deliverables and reviews, and obtaining management approvals.
• Lead contracting negotiation strategy; manage contractor evaluation, bid, and award process with support from Purchasing.
• Coordinate resources to perform up front engineering and development of estimates.
• Manage project requests and backlog.  Confirm accuracy of cost estimates as well as monthly cash flow forecasts.
• Develop, gain approval for, and manage to project KPI’s and metrics.
• Lead development of a risk management plan.
• Prepare and give presentations to various levels of Company management and other stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are closed in a timely manner following mechanical completion.

Team Management

• Assemble a full-time team to effectively execute the project.
• Review credentials and provide approval for personnel provided from contractors’ organizations.
• Understand contracts and manage contractors to maximize performance, control costs and minimize claims and change orders.
• Ensure plant Operations and Maintenance personal are engaged and that they understand their responsibilities.

Project Engineering

• Provide technical direction to contractor staff to ensure compliance with philosophies, codes and standards and delivery of the project goals.
• Establish and lead processes to ensure the engineering and design integrity is not compromised during the design, construction execution and commissioning phases.
• Accountable for engineering activities from basic engineering to detailed engineering through start-up, to meet the target start-up dates, budget, facilities engineering design integrity, and HSE performance for the project.
• Provide technical support to the operations team during preparation for start-up and up to normal operation.
• Coordinate Peer Reviews and Peer Assists as required.
• Contribute to establishing common engineering codes and standards.
• Maintain and update unit technical records including the establishment of new equipment files, the organization of relief valve specifications and calculations and the updating of training materials for the unit.
• Ensure Systems Turnover Plan is developed, staffed and followed.

Required profile:

Level of Education & Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Mechanical/Electrical Technology with at least 10+ years of chemical or petro-chemicals industry experience
• 5+ years’ experience managing Capital Projects and the Capital Project Planning and Stage Gate process

Experience & Technical Skills:

• SAP experience highly desired; prior experience with Microsoft Project preferred
• Professional Project Manager certification an advantage
• A broad understanding and relevant experience of technology and manufacturing processes and systems, are essential to this position.

Competencies & Behavioral Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong influencing skills with those individuals/teams they do not directly supervise
• Proactive leadership, change management and team building skills and experience.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast pace environment.