Project Manager

New Opportunity! Engineering Project Manager 

NES Fircroft is actively seeking candidates in Southern Louisiana for a full-time contract Project Manager with one of our specialty chemicals clients in Geismar, LA. This role will be a two-year contract with opportunity to extend as needed. 

Candidates local to southern Louisiana are desired, please send resume and availability directly to View email address on click.appcast.io 

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/Objective
Provides Project Management to Client Plant by implementing capital projects from design to completion which improve, modify or replace equipment and facilities. Involves management of outside engineering firms, contractors, etc. engaged in project activity. Determining technical adequacy of project design, controls cost and schedule, etc.

Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Promotes and actively participates in "ADAPT" Behavioral Safety Process and Environmental Stewardship activities.
• Performs and/or initiates effective and timely engineering and technical studies by way of Stage Gated process to execute project tasks as required by his/her assigned portfolio of projects.
• Performs and/or contributes to thorough process reviews, Hazard and Operability Studies (Hazops) and "What If analyses on current operations as well as proposed changes to plant equipment, processes and systems via the plant Process Safety Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Interacts routinely with operators and shift supervisors to learn and share knowledge of the plant operations and to meld "reality" with "theoretical."
• Identifies and facilitates implementation of production, reliability, efficiency and cost improvement opportunities as required per project needs.
• Performs special studies/projects as directed by the Project Engineering Supt.
• Attends at least one area team meeting per week to maintain thorough communications concerning project issues, status and schedules.
• Participates in joint plant/equipment/safety walkthroughs with operations and maintenance.
• Ensures projects are successfully integrated into the planning and execution of planned outages and turnarounds.
• Executes projects via a project team that includes production engineers, maintenance engineers, equipment specialists, and operations/maintenance personnel.
• Coordinates schedules of in-house and outside contractors construction work with area Production Specialists, Area Managers, Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, and E&I Supervisor, and Projects Field Supervisor.
• Performs sufficient up-front engineering to adequately define project scope, technical risks, estimate and schedule before AFE (funding) preparation.
• Executes projects in a manner that enhances SHE, quality, reliability, and efficiency performance of the site in full concert and with buy-in of the area teams and support groups.
• Executes capital projects in accordance with site, SHE, security, and quality policies and procedures along with federal, state and local regulations, industry codes and standards, professional engineering practices and the site Engineering Procedure Manual.

Travel
10% Travel

Required Education and Experience

• BS Degree in Mechanical (strongly preferred) or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 5-7 years engineering experience in the chemical process industry including project management experience of $5M+ budgets.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.