Project Manager (Corporate Engineering)

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Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) is a leading North American manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorine and caustic soda – key building blocks for a variety of indispensable products such as plastics, pharmaceuticals and water treatment chemicals. Other OxyChem products include caustic potash, chlorinated organics, sodium silicates, chlorinated isocyanurates and calcium chloride. OxyChem's market position is among the top three producers in the United States for the principal products it manufactures and markets. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company has manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Project Manager within our Corporate Engineering organization. The work location is at the Battleground Plant located in La Porte, TX where a large capital project to expand capacity and upgrade technology of the facility is currently in the construction phase.

Responsibilities for Project Manager:

• Determines and defines project scope and objectives.
• Identifies project phases and elements.
• Determines resources needed to reach project objectives and goals.
• Develops project estimates and budgets based on scope of work.
• Manages resources in an effective and efficient manner.
• Monitors and measures project performance to identify areas for improvements and make adjustments as needed.
• Tracks project costs in order to meet budget.
• Develops and manages a detailed project schedule and work plan.
• Provides project updates on a consistent basis to upper management and stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress.
• Manages contractor strategy and reviews contractor bids.
• Manages contracts with vendors and suppliers by assigning tasks and communicating expected deliverables.
• Utilizes industry best practices, techniques, and standards throughout entire project execution.
• Ensures projects comply with federal and state regulations.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by enforcing OxyChem procedures, rules, and regulations.

Essential Job Duties: 

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and or transport our products, as our highest priority.
• Ensure that Process Safety and Risk Management principles are incorporated into the foundation of department operations.
• Executing approved capital projects to assure timely, economical and safe completion in accordance with AFE requirements. The Project Manager acts as the liaison with operations, overviews the entire project, coordinates the work of required engineering disciplines, provides cost control and prepares project procedures.
• Performing project engineering work including scheduling, estimating, reporting, overview of flowsheets, directing layout plans, supervise the mechanical design effort, coordinating design functions, specifying, requisitioning and expediting process equipment and piping, approving purchase requisitions, reviewing vendor information and maintaining project documentation.
• Communicating the design and technical issues to technical and non-technical functions through reports, memos, design documents and presentations in a manner that is concise, factual and effective. Training, directing and reviewing work of lower-level technical staff.
• Functioning as lead engineer on major Request for Engineering Assistance (REA’s); responsible for completion within budget and on schedule.
• Responsibilities include liaison with sponsor, technical overview, coordinating work of others and writing the final report. Serving as an expert in project management.
• Recommending action to improve the quality of the engineering function, working on new engineering methods and giving technical seminars and training programs.
• Travel as needed on project assignments.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of project engineering or management exp