Principal Project Manager

Principal Responsibilities:

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• Manage and oversee multiple Food Application Equipment Fabrication project activities
• Coordinate with Sales, Application Sales Engineering and the Customer to establish project objectives, scope and timelines
• Ensure project compliance with all required Messer and Industry codes, standards, drawings and practices
• Coordinate with technical support resources (internal or external) and procurement to obtain required project material and equipment costs, labor and delivery times for use in proposed customer solution
• Assist Sales and Application Sales Engineering in proposal preparation to ensure total project scope inclusions and any one-off designs
• Establish and execute project plans to include: schedules, budgets, all required drawings/schematics, procurement of equipment and components, startup/commissioning, customer training, accounts payable, accounts receivable, reporting and other required project administrative tasks
• Prepare project budgets, IO requests, contractor bids with all required supporting documentation · Execute projects with Messer customers, contractors, vendors and internal resources for the successful execution of the project
• Maintain expected project profitability and schedule.
• Identify and regulate all out-of-scope or change order items and documents as such for mutual resolution
• Conduct frequent project reviews with stakeholders and management ·
• Assist in project commissioning and start-up
• Provide customer safety training, O&M manuals transmittal, Responsible Care documented sign-off
• Participate in project HAZOPs and Process Safety Reviews.
• Initiate and document all required process or Engineering Management of Change (EMOC)

Required Skills:

• Project Management
• Extensive project controls experience with equipment fabrication projects
• Communicates effectively with technology, business personnel and customers xhyhwjd (oral and written)
• Computer skills in MS office suite, MS Project, AutoCAD (drafting programs)
• Reading P&IDs, electrical schematics, layout drawings, etc.
• Travel 25 - 30%

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or Civil Engineering required
• 10 years of demonstrated experience in industrial/process equipment project management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Industrial Gases or petrochemical projects is a plus
• Project Management Certification (PMI or equivalent) preferred

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $146,000.