Director, Project Engineering

Florida Crystals / ASR Group•Arabi, LA

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About The Position

The Director, Project Engineering manages a diverse team of capital project engineers delivering the Corporate Engineering strategic investment plan. The role oversees the development and delivery of mid- to large-scale, highly complex sustaining and modernization projects at ASR Group’s Chalmette, Louisiana refinery. Responsibilities include managing internal and external engineering resources and EPC partners, ensuring compliance with capital processes, developing staff, setting project priorities and resourcing, and managing personnel performance. The position also delivers executional excellence through development and validation of project scopes, budgets, cashflow forecasts, risk analyses, commissioning plans, and schedules. Aggregate project budgets are expected to total hundreds of millions of dollars as the facility is retooled. The role collaborates with stakeholders and operational customers and coordinates construction, engineering, design, commissioning, and startup activities. It advises Engineering leadership on resource allocation and works with the Executive team on capital budgets and cashflow plans. Travel of up to 25% is typical.

Requirements

15 or more years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated experience as an Engineering leader on a portfolio of capital projects with aggregate scale exceeding $50 million.
Experience in commodity refining or milling, pulp processing, industrial chemical processing, and/or food manufacturing.
Bachelor of Science or Master's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial, or Process) from an ABET-accredited university.
Expert-level project management skills, demonstrated through PMP certification or equivalent experience.
Strong problem-solving skills and deep engineering technical aptitude.
Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to build relationships and interact with individuals at all organizational levels.
Demonstrated ability to provide tactical and strategic leadership.
Strong people management skills, including the ability to train, develop, and upskill staff.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing manufacturing production or maintenance teams.
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

Responsibilities

Manage a team of capital project engineers and internal and external Project Engineers.
Oversee development and delivery of complex sustaining and modernization capital projects.
Manage EPC partners and engineering resources while ensuring adherence to capital processes.
Develop staff, set project priorities and resourcing, and manage personnel performance.
Assist in developing project budgets, scopes, schedules, LEAN metrics, labor maps, site master plans, and value engineering options.
Present capital requests for Executive approval and conduct formal EPC reviews of cost metrics for the executive steering team.
Manage cost and schedule performance, PO strategy, vendor relationships, and performance milestones to minimize cost risk and maintain schedules.
Serve as the project interface with stakeholders and operational customers, collaborating with construction partners, equipment vendors, Procurement, Finance, Quality, Health & Safety, and Operations.
Manage project coordination, prioritization, and adherence to construction means and methods.
Ensure proper execution of engineering and food safety design standards.
Identify best-value solutions and fit-for-purpose applications.
Coordinate with Technical Subject Matter Experts, Health & Safety, Quality, and Operations during design, construction, commissioning, and startup.
Advise Engineering leadership on resource allocation across initiatives to support Early Management and Vertical Startup practices.
Work with the Executive team to develop initiative capital budgets and cashflow plans.