Capex Project Manager

About the role

The Capex Project Manager will prepare, lead, execute and deliver best in class capex projects to add value to Nouryon. At Nouryon, our global team has positive action every day, to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

Responsibilities

• Manages a site’s capex portfolio, including both execution and forecasting
• Prepare, lead, execute and deliver best in class capex projects, safe within defined scope, schedule, budget and expected quality
• Select, lead and develop the multifunctional project team
• Apply and adhere to Nouryon’s project management methodology, NPM
• Ensure compliance to company directives
• Take owner’s role, bringing value to the business with accountability for the capex part of an assigned capital investment.
• In the Initiation and Study Phase (FEL-1 and FEL-2) project manager’s responsibility is in the facilitator/technical contributor roles and ensures endorsement and approval of the handed over engineering package by the business/site representative
• Ensure completeness and quality of the appropriate deliverables for the current stage-gate of the project
• Generate the project’s Appropriation Request (AR) for each stage-gate and obtain sign off for execution
• Project safety, including ensuring process safety requirements are met as well as safely executing design/construction activities

Requirements

• Bachelor, master or doctorate level qualification in preferably mechanical/civil/electrical engineering or related disciplines.
• Relevant experience in the chemical or petrochemical industry is preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management
• Strong strategic and conceptual skills with ability to execute and follow through
• Able to drive continuous improvement of the processes, policies, standards
• Leadership skills by showing “presence in the room”
• Able to work in an inclusive way in the engineering community to make sure the business experiences ‘one voice’ and the project team’s collective objectives are met
• Excellent interpersonal skills, influencing, persuading, entrepreneurship, result oriented, negotiation, problem solving
• Good structured and analytical skills
• Good communication and presentation skills in English both verbal and written
• Open to innovation, change and ability to work in a flexible work environment
• Able to impart knowledge and learn quickly
• Team player, contributes to project team’s ability to reach maximum performance
• SAP project management module
• Produces Gantt chart project schedules with critical path identified
• Ability to develop the appropriate grade of estimate for the project’s stage-gate
• Ability to conduct project risk analysis and contingency analysis
• Strong scope change management
• Understanding of common chemical processes, equipment, and instrumentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor, master or doctorate level qualification in preferably mechanical/civil/electrical engineering or related disciplines.
• Relevant experience in the chemical or petrochemical industry is preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project management

Skills

• Strategic and conceptual skills
• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Structured and analytical skills
• Communication and presentation skills
• Open to innovation, change and flexibility
• Knowledge of SAP project management module
• Ability to develop estimates and conduct risk analysis
• Scope change management
• Understanding of chemical processes

Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Benefits

Health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and other benefits as per company policy.

Contact Information

We kindly ask our internal candidates to apply with your Nouryon email via Success Factors.

Standard

• Closing date
• Open until further notice
• Vacancy number
• N0014078
• Continent
• North America
• Country
• United States
• State/Region/Province
• Texas
• Site
• LaPorte
• Business
• Integrated Supply Chain
• Job area
• Engineering (all roles)
• Hierarchy level
• Management
• Full time/part time
• Fulltime
• Contract type
• Permanent