Projects & Service: Industrial Project Manager

Chemelex•Houston, TX

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Chemelex is a global leader in electric thermal and sensing solutions, protecting the world’s critical processes, places and people. With over 50 years of innovation and a commitment to excellence, we develop solutions that ensure safety, reliability, and efficiency in diverse environments – from industrial plants and data centers to people’s homes. We deliver future-ready technologies, advanced engineering capabilities and local expertise backed by global standards. Our offering includes a leading portfolio from our trusted brands: Raychem, Tracer, Nuheat and Pyrotenax. In this position, you will get to: Manage profitability of industrial and commercial EHT (Electric Heat Trace) projects, by ensuring that appropriate cost and schedule controls are utilized. Plans, organizes and directs all design engineering, procurement, system installation, and commissioning activities for projects. Manage revenue, costs and gross margin against cost estimate for industrial and commercial projects. Monitors project financial status and controls costs during execution to maintain profit margins. Ensures that schedules are maintained and the projects proceed in accordance with the contract documents and customer expectations. Promote a safety first culture. Establishes customer relationship at appropriate level and manages expectations relative to scope, price and schedule. Captures scope change and effectively communicates this to the customer. Oversees the timely invoicing for an assigned project and ensures all monies are collected in an acceptable time frame. Verifies scope of work definition for assigned projects and ensures that the executed contract documents accurately reflect that which was portrayed in the commercial quotation. Technical design review/analysis as needed. Support design reviews and verify that engineering work complies with customer specifications, company standards, applicable codes, and industry regulations. Participate in field walks, constructability reviews, and installation verification activities.

Requirements

Construction Management or Engineering Bachelor’s Degree required, technical degree (engineering) preferred.
Position will require travel to customer sites ~ 25 % of the year.
5+ years of Engineering or Construction experience
Strong written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to present and influence views in a clear and compelling manner
Knowledge of the engineering, maintenance and/or operations experience at a petrochemical facility or industrial site.
Microsoft Office and reporting/scheduling software (P6, Microsoft Project, Access, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Exposure to Heat Tracing technology is an asset.

Responsibilities

Manage profitability of industrial and commercial EHT (Electric Heat Trace) projects, by ensuring that appropriate cost and schedule controls are utilized.
Plans, organizes and directs all design engineering, procurement, system installation, and commissioning activities for projects.
Manage revenue, costs and gross margin against cost estimate for industrial and commercial projects.
Monitors project financial status and controls costs during execution to maintain profit margins.
Ensures that schedules are maintained and the projects proceed in accordance with the contract documents and customer expectations.
Promote a safety first culture.
Establishes customer relationship at appropriate level and manages expectations relative to scope, price and schedule. Captures scope change and effectively communicates this to the customer.
Oversees the timely invoicing for an assigned project and ensures all monies are collected in an acceptable time frame.
Verifies scope of work definition for assigned projects and ensures that the executed contract documents accurately reflect that which was portrayed in the commercial quotation.
Technical design review/analysis as needed.
Support design reviews and verify that engineering work complies with customer specifications, company standards, applicable codes, and industry regulations.
Participate in field walks, constructability reviews, and installation verification activities.