Capex Project Manager

Project Manager

Project Manager will prepare, lead, execute & deliver best in class capex projects to add value to Nouryon. At Nouryon, our global team of Changemakers takes positive action every day to reach higher collectively and individually. We create innovative and sustainable solutions for our customers to answer society’s needs – today and in the future.

• Manage site capex portfolio, including both execution and forecasting.
• Prepare, lead, execute and deliver best in class capex projects, staying safe within defined scope, schedule, budget and expected quality.
• Select, lead and develop the multifunctional project team.
• Apply and adhere to Nouryon’s project management methodology, NPM.
• Ensure compliance to company directives.
• Take owner’s role, bringing value to the business with accountability for the capex part of an assigned capital investment.
• In the Initiation & Study Phase (FEL-1 and FEL-2) act as facilitator/technical contributor and ensure endorsement and approval of the handed over engineering package by the business/site representative.
• Ensure completeness and quality of the appropriate deliverables for the current stage-gate of the project.
• Generate project’s Appropriation Request (AR) for each stage-gate and obtain sign-off for execution.
• Project safety, including ensuring process safety requirements are met as well as safely executing design/construction activities.
• Possibly support engineering and project management at multiple sites or large capex such as NPM full projects.

• Degree:
  Bachelor, Master or Doctorate level in mechanical, civil, electrical engineering or related discipline (relevant experience may substitute for a degree).
• 3-5 years of chemical/petrochemical industry experience and 3+ years of project management experience.
• Extensive experience leading multi-discipline engineering reviews for EPC contractors.
• Relevant experience in different units of chemical plants, disciplines, locations and/or other companies.
• Thorough understanding of common chemical processes, process equipment, piping and instrumentation.
• Strong strategic and conceptual skills with ability to execute and follow through.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement of processes, policies and standards.
• Leadership skills by showing presence in the room.
• Ability to work inclusively within the engineering community to create a unified voice and meet project objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: influencing, persuading, entrepreneurship, result-oriented, negotiation, problem solving.
• Good structured and analytical skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Openness to innovation, change and ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to impart knowledge and learn quickly.
• Team-oriented mindset, contributing to project team’s maximum performance.
• Ability to travel >5-50 days annually.
• Experience with SAP project management module.
• Capability to produce Gantt chart project schedules with critical paths identified.
• Ability to develop an appropriate grade of estimate for the project’s stage-gate.
• Skill to conduct project risk analysis and contingency analysis.
• Strong scope-change management experience.
• Technical expertise in at least one engineering discipline with ability to facilitate engineering design and analysis across all disciplines.

Nouryon is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.