Principal Project Manager

Principal Responsibilities

• Oversee proposal development and project execution of major capital projects on behalf of Messer Gases.
• Manage all project activities throughout the project cycle; responsible for managing larger and more complex projects.
• In addition, responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of up to 2 full-time project engineers, plus 2 to 3 contract project managers.
• Manage the outsourcing of discipline engineering.
• At the direction of the Department Head, develop standards and procedures to increase department productivity.
• Provide business with capital estimates with the appropriate level of accuracy for proposed projects, especially in the upfront stages where GOM order estimates are required to determine to go/no go decisions in the project feasibility phase.
• Interface with BD/GBU/Prod Mgmt/Ops stakeholders to determine project scope.
• Develop an effective Project Definition & Execution Strategy (PDES) that enables a high degree of confidence in the project scope schedule and budget.
• Qualify vendors, negotiate vendor pricing and bidding in conjunction with Supply Management.
• Execute the project safely and on budget, tracking costs to provide timely updates on spending relative to budget, managing vendors and contractors and tracking the schedule to complete on time.
• Interface with local permitting agencies.
• Organize required internal activities such as safety reviews, Hazops, MOCs and punch lists.
• Ensure that all internal standards and procedures are followed as well as relevant codes and applicable regulations.
• Maintain effective communication of progress and issues with formal monthly reports on material variances to scope, schedule or budget or substantial usage of contingency especially prior to the construction phase.
• Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion.
• Act as a technical resource to plants to develop problem solutions or needed improvements.
• Participate in interdepartmental initiatives.
• Delivery of a safe quality project on schedule and within budget.
• Agreement by plant management that objectives are met, all documentation delivered, and all punch list items resolved/agreed.
• Complete paper and electronic documentation.

Required Skills

• Familiarity with design and supply of Ultra High Purity industrial gas systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CHE or MechE
• 10+ years working in the Industrial Gases industry
• Minimum 15 years in Project Execution