Contract: Project Manager / Kings Mountain

Project Manager (Contract to Hire)

Seeking a Project Manager with CAPEX project responsibility at the King’s Mountain, NC manufacturing facility.  This role will primarily function as a project manager managing multiple site manufacturing projects up to $10MM and is accountable for achieving safety, operability, schedule and cost goals on assigned projects.  Candidate must be highly motivated to manage and execute multiple projects from concept through start-up with a cross functional team.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross functional team to define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with stakeholders; including meetings, setting of priorities, evaluating comments/requests and ensuring stakeholder’s approval.
• Manage and drive the completion of multiple concurrent capital projects
• Maintain quality and timeliness of safety activities and deliverables throughout the project delivery process.
• Coordinate resource requirements with other ongoing project work and ensure all stakeholder expectations are aligned.
• Lead project team in generation and review of engineering technical documents.
• Identify and manage scope changes through the project change order system.
• Ensure compliance with company procedures and project documentation requirements.
• Implementation of project controls and cost forecasting.
• Develop cost estimates and control to approved budgets
• Develop schedules and control them to meet approved timelines
• Manage and communicate effectively on project risks
• Execute, coordinate, and manage field construction, commissioning and start-up activities
• Provide routing project updates and reporting to site/corporate leadership
• Work with procurement team to develop contracting strategies and manage capital purchases
• Maintain effective communication throughout the project life cycle
• Work effectively with internal and external customers to meet project objectives

Essential Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of engineering experience in the chemical/petro-chemical industry with at least 3 years project engineering/management experience.
• A leader in safety on assigned projects including setting expectations and being visible in the field.
• Experience with SAP project module and other basic SAP transactions.
• Ability to align project objectives and justifications with various stakeholder groups.
• Knowledge of contracting and contracting strategies.
• Experience leveraging outside services in completion of engineering, procurement and construction services to complete projects both as a whole or in pieces.
• Ability to judge the quality of engineering and construction documents.
• Thorough understanding of engineering and construction productivity measurement.
• Basic estimating skills and knowledge of engineering and construction cost structure.
• Ability to drive project definition and secure team alignment.
• Basic understanding of constructability reviews and other value improving practices.
• Basic knowledge of construction labor planning.
• High level of ownership with assigned projects.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field required.
• Formal project management training or certification is a plus – PMP Certification preferred.