Sr. Project Engineering Manager

Job Description

AdvanSix plays a critical role in global supply chains, innovating and delivering essential products for our customers in a wide variety of end markets and applications that touch people’s lives, such as building and construction, fertilizers, plastics, solvents, packaging, paints, coatings, adhesives, and electronics. Our reliable and sustainable supply of quality products emerges from the vertically integrated value chain of our three U.S. based manufacturing facilities. AdvanSix strives to deliver best-in-class customer experiences and differentiated products in the industries of nylon solutions, chemical intermediates, and plant nutrients, guided by our core values of Safety, Integrity, Accountability and Respect.

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Why work at AdvanSix?

• We provide benefits that are industry competitive and focused on employee well-being

• Total Rewards program includes a competitive compensation, health, dental, vision & wellness programs, paid vacation, 401K with company matching, health savings programs, disability & life insurance, employee assistance program

• Tuition reimbursement for continued education, certifications, training, and development

• Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences

Position Summary: The Sr. Project Engineering Manager performs a variety of project engineering and project management work throughout the lifecycle of capital projects, including but not limited to conceptual design, detailed design, construction, commissioning/start -up, and project closure. This position supports scoping, design, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases of projects and provides discipline engineering support for all projects at various sites when needed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Ensure the safe execution of all projects managed or in assigned areas, while working with appropriate HSE (Health, Safety, and Environmental) personnel ensuring all government agency requirements (i.e., permits, notifications) are satisfied

· Provide discipline engineering support to manufacturing, when needed

· Provide assistance in writing lock-out/tag-out plans to ensure safety during new construction and turnarounds

· Act as an advocate for strong safety awareness program with a consistent implementation of policies and procedures and participate in construction safety audits and contractor safety meetings

· Manage the execution of capital investments through their entire life cycles in areas assigned: including prioritization, scope development, risk assessments, budgeting, engineering/design, procurement, construction execution, commissioning, startup, and project closure documentation

· Integrate plant personnel to ensure results that meet the needs of the plant customers

· Manage $3M - $15M in capital projects annually

· Work closely with the Site Controller(s) to provide project evaluation and economic analysis on the capital investments for such managed projects

· Manage the overall effort leading to an approved Appropriation Request (AR)

· Manage several smaller capital investments and/or a few larger investments simultaneously at one or more sites

· Conduct periodic field review to ensure contractor safety and NEC code compliance from construction start to finish

· Interface with plant engineers in the organization to provide proven engineering designs

· Ensure QA/QC requirements are met for capital installations

· Prepare bid packages and requests for quotes for materials, equipment and services

· Prepare and issue work order packages to construction

· Monitor and control projects to meet the stated objectives and metrics commitments in the AR (both managed and in areas assigned)

· Forecast and manage capital expenditures monthly

· Interface with key site and company personnel to make maximum use of available resources; including, but not limited to, site engineering resources, purchasing, operations, systems, and business engineering, as well as equipment vendors, contracting firms

· Participate in Quality Productivity meetings in areas assigned as the representative for project Engineering

· Oversee appropriate maintenance and records of all drawings, specifications, programs, and other documentation for such managed projects

· Provide support on the business Strategic Planning, Annual Operating Plan, and the Six Sigma Initiatives, to develop the appropriate capital plans/budgets

· Mentor early career Projects Engineers

Basic Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering; MBA or other advanced degree preferred

· Six Sigma Greenbelt (or Blackbelt) certification or equivalent experience implementing productivity and/or continuous improvement projects

· Formal training and certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP) desired

· 12+ years of experience in increasingly related responsibilities in the engineering field related to petro/chemical industrial plants

Additional Qualifications:

· Working knowledge of industrial work practices as related to HSE impacts

· Working knowledge of codes and standards related to Petro/chemical industrial plants

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Strong attention to detail and computer literacy required

· Proficient Microsoft Office skills

· Demonstrated problem solving, analytical, and decision-making skills

· Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment

· Must be able to analyze field data in operating facilities

· Ability to manage and execute non-electrical capital projects

· Working knowledge of capital project management process

· Must be customer focused and dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers

· Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

· Working knowledge of Project Controls (estimating, scheduling, and cost control)

· Some local travel is required

The base salary range for this role is $130,700 to $196,100 annually.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include periodic pay rate adjustments based on market competitiveness. Hired applicants will be eligible for paid holidays, paid time off including vacation, eligibility to purchase company stock, tuition reimbursement, and a 401K with a competitive company match. Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary financial benefits such as incentive pay, equity awards, and participation in a deferred compensation plan.

Hired applicants will be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings account eligibility, employer-provided short term disability benefits, eligibility to purchase long term disability benefits, employer-provided basic life insurance and eligibility to purchase voluntary life coverages.

The pay range, incentives and benefits listed above are general guidelines only and not a guarantee of total compensation or benefits. The final offer will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, the responsibilities of the job, experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as the job location, applicability of a collective bargaining agreement, length of service, internal equity, and alignment with market data. The incentive pay is dependent on your role, business results and individual performance. All aspects of total rewards offered are subject to the terms and conditions of the specific plans.

At AdvanSix, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past work experience doesn’t perfectly align with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to still apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

AdvanSix is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, veteran status, or any other protected classification.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of AdvanSix about this opening. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at AdvanSix via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of AdvanSix, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by AdvanSix for this position and a valid agreement with AdvanSix is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the AdvanSix agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.