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Chemical Engineering Project Manager

StevenDouglas

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Project Manager, Engineering, to lead large-scale engineering design/build projects from initiation through completion. This role emphasizes collaboration with engineering, compliance, operations, and cross-functional teams, as well as coordination with external stakeholders, to ensure projects meet budgetary goals, timelines, and leadership expectations. The Engineering Project Manager will oversee projects across multiple HASA locations, requiring a proactive, highly organized professional capable of managing every stage of the project lifecycle.

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Key Responsibilities:

Project Management: Lead cradle-to-grave management of multiple engineering design/build chemical manufacturing and packaging projects across HASA locations, ensuring completion on schedule and within budget.

Team & Vendor Coordination: Manage design firms, contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and other project contacts to maintain alignment and project progress.

Planning & Documentation: Develop proposals, scopes of work, budgets, and project timelines; track capital spend and schedules using MS Excel, MS Project, and/or Procore.

Project Logistics: Coordinate project deliverables through weekly meetings and ongoing communication with internal teams and external partners.

Construction Oversight: Interpret project plans and specifications to ensure accuracy during the construction process; review and manage project submittals with engineering.

Procurement & Materials Management: Generate purchase orders, track material deliveries, and support scheduling with design firms, contractors, and subcontractors.

•Qualifications & Requirements:

Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in engineering (Civil, Environmental, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical) or equivalent, with a minimum of 7+ years of project management experience, preferably building new chemical plants from grassroots.

Licensure & Technical Skills: Professional Engineer (PE) license or active progress toward licensure is a plus. Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, SolidWorks) is advantageous. Experience in sampling, characterizing, and profiling groundwater and wastewater analytical data is a plus. PMP certification is a plus.

Safety & Leadership: Demonstrated safety leadership in high-risk construction environments. Strong team leadership skills with the ability to delegate tasks, resolve conflicts effectively, and maintain contractor/subcontractor relationships in good standing.

Business Acumen: Excellent business judgment demonstrated by consistently achieving profitability objectives and completing strong project close-outs. Ability to analyze and execute financial trade-offs, even when dealing with incomplete data or ambiguity.

Project Management Skills: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a comprehensive understanding of contract and legal provisions. Capable of managing multiple projects and competing priorities between business and operational needs.

Problem-Solving & Decision-Making: Ability to quickly analyze complex issues, act decisively, and escalate matters appropriately. High sense of urgency, initiative, and adaptability to new processes or ways of solving problems.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills: Excellent diplomatic, communication, and negotiation skills. xhyhwjd Able to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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