Project Engineer

About the role

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, execution, and delivery of capital projects while helping ensure projects stay on schedule and within budget.
• Assist with basic and detailed engineering for large capital projects executed by the regional group.
• Generate purchase orders and manage the tracking, storage, and coordination of project equipment and materials.
• Coordinate daily activities between contractors and internal operations, participate in contractor meetings, and provide construction oversight as needed.
• Conduct field verification of installations against P&IDs, equipment specification sheets, and engineering design drawings to ensure accurate execution.
• Support process safety and compliance initiatives, including Safe Work Permits, risk assessments, HAZOPs, MOCs, PSSRs, and other safety-related programs.
• Assist with equipment commissioning, startup activities, and ongoing engineering and operational improvement initiatives across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering.
• 1-3 years of experience in the chemical process industry, with hands-on experience in or supporting a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects at different stages simultaneously.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, evaluate processes, and make data driven decisions; required.
• Knowledge of unit operations, and PLC/DCS systems is highly valued.
• Industry standards (API, ASME, NFPA, ISO, OSHA), management of small capital projects, Knowledge of process safety management, a plus
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively and influence stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% required.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day one.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

Pay

The salary range for this role is $75,000.00 and $80,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location.