Senior Project Manager

Job Summary:

Messer Americas runs a strong project management system for implementation of our capital projects. The Project Manager is accountable for executing the assigned projects, safely, to specification, on time and on budget. Our Project Managers lead multi-discipline and multi-functional teams to deliver these projects for Messer.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Principal Responsibilities:

• Safely manage multiple application equipment installation projects and equipment support activities at customer locations using the Markets Project Execution Project Management process.
• Coordinate with Sales, Application Sales Engineering, Markets Engineering/Fabrication/Development and the Customer to establish project goals, scope, budget and time lines.
• Coordinate with Sales, Application Sales Engineering, Markets Engineering/Fabrication/Development, Procurement, external contractors and vendors to obtain required project material and equipment costs, labor and delivery times for use in customer proposals.
• Establish and safely implement project plans to include: scope, schedules, budgets, required drawings/schematics/manuals, procurement of equipment and components, startup/commissioning, customer training, customer handover, accounts payable, accounts receivable, project reporting and other required project related administrative tasks
• Ensure all customer start-up/commissioning, training and handover activities are properly conducted, documented, transmitted and signed-off by all appropriate parties
• Ensure project compliance with all required Messer and Industry codes, standards, drawings and practices (i.e. OSHA, NFPA, CGA, ASME, BOCA, NEC, etc.)
• Prepare project budgets, Internal Order requests and contractor bids with all required supporting documentation
• Maintain expected project profitability and schedule.
• Identify, document and manage all project Out-of-Scope and/or Change Order items to ensure mutual resolution of costs and billings.
• Conduct frequent project reviews with stakeholders and management.
• Participate in project HAZOPs, LOPAs, Risk Assessments and Process Safety Reviews
• Initiate and document necessary Engineering Management of Change (EMOC) requests.
• Provide ongoing customer support activities to include equipment troubleshooting, maintenance, repairs, process/equipment improvements and new applications

Required Skills:

• Project Management
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written)
• Ability to effectively interact with stakeholders in person and virtually
• Understanding of industrial equipment and controls
• Ability to troubleshoot mechanical and electrical systems/equipment
• Computer skills in MS office suite, MS Project, AutoCad (drafting programs)
• Ability to read and understand P&IDs, electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, layout drawings and similar

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical preferred)
• 5 years of experience in industrial equipment project management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineers license a plus
• Project Management Certification a plus
• Experience with Industrial Gases or petrochemical projects a plus

The salary range for this position is $110,000 -$146,000. Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and paid time off as well as other voluntary benefits, such as, long term disability in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Plans. Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer's 401(k) Plan. Employees may be eligible to participate in the company's bonus program.

About Messer:

Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)