CI Owner Project Director

Air Liquide • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly. How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the unique perspectives of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders, and cultures across the world. We believe that a variety of backgrounds makes our team stronger and more innovative. Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship. At Air Liquide we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity. Air Liquide is hiring for a CI Owner Project Director in Houston, TX. We are looking for you! Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance. Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time. Early Access: Your benefits start on the first day of employment. This role is to be the Owner Project Development Lead (OPDL) during project development, a key member of the Integrated Project Development Team (IPDT) together with the Lead Business Developer (BD) and the Engineering and Construction (E&C) Solution Developer. The role actively steers the development of the project specification, integrating the customer needs and the investing subsidiary requirements as well as corporate requirements and local procedures, regulations or constraints, while developing the owner's cost budget. Upon projects' advancement to execution, the role is responsible for managing the project delivery phase from the formal Takeover from the LBD (Handover 1) to the formal Handover to the Operations Director and project close-out. S/he represents the Owner on all matters related to the project delivery, reporting in that role to the AP/ SBO, and ensures that the RIC project success criteria (including As-Built ROI) are achieved.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree, Engineering/Technical required
• 9+ years experience in projects management and/or Industrial operations or equivalent in Process Industries
• Recognized leadership skills (results oriented, decision making, initiative taking, interpersonal skills, ability to work under a tight schedule)
• Experience in managing a large industrial production operation knowledgeable in Safety, Risk Management, Reliability, and Operational Excellence.
• Experience in setting up / managing partnerships
• Strong understanding of CIMS & IMS, the Air Liquide project development process, and project management methods
• Experience in project execution strongly preferred
• Ability to effectively collaborate with multifaceted organizations, and especially with the following Air Liquide entities: WBL (EL, LI, H2E), Business Units (Pipeline, OCC, …), CI , E&C
• Strong communication skills (concise and federating)
• Strong English skills required
• Ability to understand the various risks embodied in long term over-the-fence deals, especially contractual, country, customer and technical risks
• Strong stakeholder management skill set and experience
• Excellent management and negotiation skills and ability to interface in a diplomatic manner with a broad range of people
• Ability to develop the skills and talents of the direct and indirect employee(s). This includes coaching, onboarding and training of new hires
• Very solid Technical background in technical gasses production/ liquefaction and other core technical domains
• Facilitate problem solving, investigate and drive solution’s definition and timely decision to optimize investment success
• Safety (both occupational and process safety) leadership skills
• Financial knowledge to contribute in optimizing project profitability and decision making
• Understand of the applicable local government regulations
• Understand the key principles of operation team set-up

Nice To Haves

• Experience in managing LI sites is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Meet company safety requirements and ensure accident free conduct of all activities
• Meet company requirements as defined within BeActEngage framework
• Ensure that all involved parties are working as an integrated Project Team
• As OPDL: Contribute key insights to the development of the project specification, integrating the customer needs, Business Unit requirements, corporate requirements, local procedures, and regulations or constraints
• Contribute key insights to the elaboration of the solution with the E&C Leads and the Lead BD
• As OPD: Represent the Owner on all matters related to the project delivery, and facilitate the Investment delivery (scope, ROI, schedule, …)
• Support the AP/SBO in the definition and monitoring of project success criteria (KPIs)
• Be the main technical/ project execution (non-commercial) interface to the end customer and support the AP/ SBO/ Lead BD in commercial discussions regarding contract amendments or change orders. We look to you to define and support the project change management process. Review and align changes after assessing their risk, impact, and priority.
• Nurture and oversee the internal contracts with E&C and/or with those third party suppliers/ contractors which are not managed by E&C on behalf of the Owner.
• Monitor the project status through systematic project control and risk management according to the CIMS processes, functionally supported by the respective Cluster CI Team function and present the project status on a regular basis to stakeholders
• Support the responsible Finance Department in the cash flow planning and implementation of the FX risk management plan. Provide regular updates (when needed) to reflect changes to the budgets, time schedule, or risk profile.
• If applicable, support the responsible Owner Subsidy Manager in the grant application and ensure that the project execution is coordinated with specific project funding requirements.
• Ensure that adequate Insurance policies are secured for the project (in particular with regards to the Marine Cargo and Construction All Risks) in coordination with the responsible Subsidiary and E&C insurance specialists. We look to you to validate the Project Execution Plan and CIMS compliance, particularly with respect to the Stage Gate Project Delivery.
• Serve as the primary steward for project risk management and capitalization throughout the project lifecycle (including H2 gate after achieving steady operation)
• Implement, with the support of future Plant Manager/Operations, the Group Operational Readiness (OR) process, incl. defining and supporting the mobilization of a qualified maintenance and operations team (incl. recruitment, training), development of standard operating procedures (SOPs), spare parts selection, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities, performance and reliability testing incl. First Industrial Production (FIP), Ready-to-Operate (RTOR) planning, Provisional and Final Acceptance and take over, punch list clearance, etc.
• Guide the completion of activities related to land, permit applications or utilities supply, and coordinate with E&C the ancillary site and infrastructure agreements and related scope of work execution (utility grid connections and metering, byproduct offtake, pipeline tie-ins, etc.).
• Collaboratively explore concepts and solutions as required affecting the project including but not limited to: budget, schedule, reliability, risk profile, human resourcing (if applicable), and overall competitiveness
• Review consistency of proposals and contracts: Gas Proposal/Contract, Affiliate / E&C contract including technical and project components
• We look to you to ensure CIMS compliance and governance, particularly with respect to Project Development Stage Gates Pioneer continuous improvement efforts among the team and project portfolio

Benefits

• Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick time

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees