AD&TS/PAD Technical Manager

LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future. We develop high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. We prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion and are addressing global challenges such as ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society.

About the role

The Applications Development and Technical Service Technical Manager provides day-to-day leadership to a group of ADTS/CPD engineers in support of strategic customers, projects, and market opportunities by facilitating the timely and effective provision of technical solutions in targeted market segments. This position also provides project support and technical support to key internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Possess a deep and broad fundamental understanding of key technologies and applications in respective market segments and use these skills to drive technical service and application development activities.
• Understand the responsibilities of key cross-functional groups and use this knowledge to effectively and quickly drive technical service and application development activities.
• Conduct continuous dialogs with direct reports and hold them accountable to defined customers, projects, and budgetary goals/objectives.
• Understand the long-term strategic vision for the Company and lead efforts to collaborate with key stakeholders to translate and integrate these into objectives and action plans, including resource and equipment selection and allocation.
• Provide strategic leadership in the identification, development, and implementation of tools, systems, and processes aimed at continuously improving technical service, application development, and project management effectiveness.
• Understand broad customer, market, and industry needs/trends and facilitate the group’s interaction with other cross-functional organizations to frame these into value-added opportunities.
• Drive and manage teamwork and collaboration within the group while fostering effective communication across functions to align resources as necessary to meet business needs.
• Drive improvement and development of direct reports, assist in hiring and training efforts, and empower employees to make decisions.
• Understand financial analysis and drive the utilization of good project management skills and tools to effectively advance product and application development projects.
• Lead efforts to embrace and drive change while challenging the status quo and influencing management as necessary.
• Travel approximately 25%, mostly within the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or Chemistry.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience.
• Experience in a commercial, technical, and/or quality role is a plus.
• Strong leadership, technological orientation, communication, situational management, managerial agility, systemic thinking, and planning skills.
• Strong influencing skills, managerial courage, and a broad perspective.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with internal stakeholders, industry experts, and key industry associations in target markets.
• Understanding of LyondellBasell’s long-term strategy, plans, objectives, and key profitability drivers in each market segment.

Benefits

Learn more about our benefits on the LyondellBasell Benefits/Health & Welfare page.

• Build Partnerships
• Deliver Results
• Drive Innovation
• Grow Capabilities
• Promote Inclusion
• Motivational Fit
• Technical Skills