Manager, Projects & Technology, Corporate Engineering

Job Summary

The Manager, Projects & Technology, Corporate Engineering will provide guidance and focus to the advancement of technology applications within the company's facilities. The position is intended to provide network leadership and support site teams in the planning, organizing, and execution of engineering and construction work for strategic projects across the organization. This includes technology assessments, detail engineering scope development, equipment specification development, vendor selection, construction/installation management models and quality control/assurance, commissioning activities, and post‑startup evaluation of project results.

• Supports and facilitates site teams in construction management, collaboration of third parties, and coordination of resources, to deliver goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 25% per ton of gross ammonia by 2030.
• Analyzes incumbent and emerging technologies related to hydrogen, ammonia, decarbonization, and clean energy and assesses viability of their incorporation into CF Industries' clean energy strategy.
• The successful candidate will possess excellent leadership, technical, and communication skills while fostering a healthy and collaborative relationship with other internal leaders across the CF network.
• Supports deployment of best practices across locations in site engineering scope development, cost estimating, execution planning and metrics/controls to ensure compliance - all whilst promoting continuous innovations and improvements.
• Support the strategic capital budget process, including process for budget item identification and prioritization, project identification and prioritization, justification, and regular update reporting of strategic capital projects.
• Recognize talented resources that can add value to strategic initiatives. Develop a resource sharing strategy from site to site (CF employees or contract professionals).
• Continually identify ways to add value to CF Industries through the Corporate Engineering group within its resource capabilities.

Understands and complies with established departmental processes and procedures designed to support internal controls efforts. Identifies and brings to the attention of manufacturing department management plant controls deficiencies. Identifies material subject to confidentiality agreements and treats in accordance with internal policies and third‑party agreements.

• An engineering degree in a related field is required.
• 8+ years of work experience in some combination of operations or engineering at comparable chemical manufacturing companies or an appropriate engineering and technology services provider.
• Experience with capital project scope development, justification, and project execution.
• Ability to independently identify and develop innovative ideas to solve problems.
• Demonstrated experience of managing budget, designing or coordinating design, and/or managing installation of economically designed, safe, and effective modifications and upgrades to the CF facilities within the allowable schedule. Experience in contracting outside engineering and/or construction management resources as necessary.
• Excellent interpersonal, organization, planning and time management skills.
• Ability to take initiative, create new opportunities, recommend and evaluate complex/new designs and specifications.
• The ability to communicate effectively among company senior leadership personnel during the advisement in technical and commercial decision‑making processes.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
• Strong computer skills, proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Willing and able to travel as required to destinations globally.
• Capability of acquiring, maintaining and possessing a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) as well as a passport.

CF Industries' strategy is to leverage the company's unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy. Corporate engineering is focused on efforts to decarbonize the company's production network, scale the company's…