Chief Project Engineer

Job Summary

Job Responsibilities

Position Requirements

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

• Manage the facility’s $100M+ capital project budget.
  • Plan, track, and manage spending based on facility, corporate, and other stakeholder needs, including the implementation of tools to ensure accuracy and accountability in CAPEX forecasting.
• Manage the Project Engineering Department consisting of 12+ CF and contract personnel, including project engineers, construction coordinators, and a Project Engineering Supervisor over turnaround related projects.
  • Provide technical support and expertise on key capital projects.
  • Develop and maintain project engineering procedures to align with CF’s work processes and regularly evaluate these procedures to ensure continuous improvement.
  • Ensure all project activities meet or exceed expectations for safety and environmental performance and comply with relevant regulatory requirements and that all projects meet plant specifications, comply with RAGAGEP, and adhere to corporate requirements.
  • Assess and prioritize improvement, sustaining, and EHSS capital requests.
  • Prepare, justify, and submit Authorizations for Expenditures (AFE).
  • Review and approve EWRs (Engineering Work Requests), IFC packages, technical specifications, equipment selection documents, and project execution plans.
  • Assign Project Engineers to EWRs who can drive scope development and generate project estimates utilizing stage gate processes as appropriate.
  • Lead or assist with CF strategic projects as required.
  • Carefully coordinate execution of projects with Operations, Maintenance, and EHS departments to ensure the facility’s goals are maintained.
  • Ensure milestone schedules are established for capital projects to ensure transparency for key stakeholders who support meeting deadlines.
  • Lead the quality and quantity of construction packages developed by third-party design firms used to execute capital projects.
  • Work with Procurement and Legal teams to negotiate MSA’s and other contracts as needed, including communication of priorities based on planned capital work.
  • Partner directly with the Accounting team to ensure timely and accurate monthly capital accruals, project cost reporting, capitalization of assets put in service, and financial close activities.
  • Support CF’s engagement activities with local schools and community groups. This includes participation in college career fairs and other events to network with university engineering students and involvement with local K-12 schools and community events.

Benefits

CF Industries offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, wellness, and financial security of our employees and their families. This includes:

• Health insurance coverage
• Retirement savings plans
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance programs
• Time off and paid holidays
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $160,000 annually, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

This position is full-time and works a standard Monday through Friday schedule.