Engineering Project Manager

Univar Solutions•High Point, NC

62d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Engineering Project Manager leads large capital and operational projects across multiple sites, managing them from concept through implementation. The role ensures safe execution, effective stakeholder coordination, and delivery within scope, schedule, and budget. It combines project management, engineering expertise, contractor oversight, and field engagement to support facility infrastructure, operational reliability, and business growth. The position can be based in Morrisville, Pennsylvania; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Jamestown, North Carolina; or Providence, Rhode Island, and is hybrid.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, or a related field.
5–10 years of overall work experience.
Currently hold or demonstrate the ability to rapidly gain high proficiency in Lean and/or Six Sigma principles and delivery methodologies.
Ability to consider new perspectives to solve complex problems; recognized as an expert in a functional, discipline, or business-unit area.
Influential leadership and strong team facilitation capabilities, including the ability to achieve results through others and remove execution barriers.
Ability to independently build effective working relationships with colleagues, customers, and business partners.
Ability to work autonomously in remote locations while coordinating several continuous improvement activities, potentially across multiple geographies and countries.
Ability to teach and train internal candidates in continuous improvement courses.
Ability to meet deadlines and satisfy customers while handling multiple and conflicting priorities.
Ability to facilitate complex cross-functional process-improvement teams and communicate articulately.
Strong aptitude for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative data, with excellent analytical, root-cause analysis, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Mini-Tab.

Nice To Haves

Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
Experience with MS Access and statistical software.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple capital and operational projects from concept through implementation, ensuring safe delivery on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives.
Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and business justifications; coordinate work across engineering, operations, EHSQ, and business stakeholders.
Manage project risks, resolve issues, and provide regular project status updates to leadership.
Provide engineering support for facility infrastructure, storage and handling systems, piping, pumps, fire protection systems, loading operations, and other critical facility assets.
Evaluate site conditions, develop practical engineering solutions, and support compliance with applicable regulatory and industry standards.
Apply strategic and hands-on engineering expertise to address operational challenges and support long-term facility improvements.
Coordinate and manage contractors, consultants, equipment suppliers, and service providers throughout project execution.
Assist with contractor selection, review proposals, support procurement, and ensure work meets scope, quality, safety, and performance requirements.
Support project commissioning, startup, documentation, and closeout.
Travel to branch locations to assess facility needs, identify project opportunities, and support project development and execution.
Partner with Branch Managers, operations teams, technical experts, and business leaders to align priorities and develop solutions that improve facility reliability, safety, compliance, and operational effectiveness.
Build working relationships across the organization to facilitate successful project delivery.