Company:

INEOS Oxide

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees share in the ownership of the business and are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational Context and Job Purpose

INEOS Organization:

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, specialty chemicals and oil products. It comprises 15 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 65 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS products make a significant contribution to saving life, improving health and enhancing standards of living for people around the world. Its businesses produce the raw materials that are essential in the manufacture of a wide variety of goods: from paints to plastics, textiles to technology, and medicines to mobile phones - chemicals manufactured by INEOS enhance almost every aspect of modern life.

BUSINESS CONTEXT:

Ethylene oxide (EO) is an important building block for the preparation of a wide variety of EO derivatives (EODs), including various surfactants, as well as a host of other chemical intermediates including Glycol Ethers, Polyethlene Glycols, Ethanolamines, and Alkyl Alkanolamines.

INEOS Oxide is one of the world’s leading producers of Ethylene Oxide (EO) and Ethylene Oxide Derivatives (EODs). We currently have a total EO and EOD capacity of 920 kta spread across five different production units throughout Europe and the US. These units have leading cost economics, due to economies of scale, state-of-the-art technology, strategic locations, etc. Our EO project in the US is targeting the fast-growing merchant EO market, building on our experience and leadership position in Europe.

Purpose of the Job:

Most Important Internal & External Factors

The Project Manager will manage Capital Projects from initial development through completion. Typical project sizes range from $100k - $20MM TIC. Days will include interfacing with site engineers, operations, engineering firms, procurement, and construction contractors to design, procure, and build equipment to meet the stated objective from the Project Sponsor.

The candidate is responsible for implementing all aspects of capital projects.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Accountability 1:

SHE

• Set safety expectations for the project and lead the team to achieve safety goals. Serve as job representative and address all safety issues that arise with contractors brought on site for the execution of capital projects to deliver best-in-class HSE performance.
• Support Process Hazard Analysis and Management of Change (MOCs).
• Update required drawings, and records and final documentation of project changes to maintain proper integrity management.
• Ensure new installations adhere to INEOS Group Guidance Notes.
• Ensure technical resolution of all resultant recommendations from major unit PHA or HAZOP studies and other safety audits.
• Complete all assigned action items from PHAs, incidents, audits, etc. in a timely manner and keep status and plans for action items updated.
• Maintain safety as the highest priority of the plant
• Maintain the 20 Principles of Safety
• Adhere to and uphold all safety policies and standards

Accountability 2:

Project Management

• Responsible for development of the project scope, budget, and schedule of capital project(s), including preparation and implementation of Project Execution Plan.
• Lead FEL process, completing stage gate deliverables and reviews, and obtaining management approvals.
• Develop bid packages and work with procurement to bid, evaluate, and award work.
• Coordinate resources to perform up front engineering and development of estimates.
• Manage project requests and backlog. Confirm accuracy of cost estimates as well as monthly cash flow forecasts.
• Develop, gain approval for, and manage to project KPI’s and metrics.
• Lead development of a risk management plan.
• Prepare and give presentations to various levels of Company management and other stakeholders.
• Ensure projects are closed in a timely manner following mechanical completion.
• Develop projects in line with Turnaround milestones.

Accountability 3:

Team Management

• Assemble a team to effectively execute the project.
• Understand contracts and manage contractors to maximize performance, control costs and minimize claims and change orders.
• Ensure plant Operations and Maintenance personal are engaged and that they understand their responsibilities.

Accountability 4:

Project Engineering

• Provide technical direction to contractor staff to ensure compliance with philosophies, codes and standards and delivery of the project goals.
• Establish and lead processes to ensure the engineering and design integrity is not compromised during the design, construction execution and commissioning phases.
• Accountable for engineering activities from basic engineering to detailed engineering through start-up, to meet the target start-up dates, budget, facilities engineering design integrity, and HSE performance for the project.
• Provide technical support to the operations team during preparation for start-up and up to normal operation.
• Contribute to establishing common engineering codes and standards.
• Maintain and update unit technical records including the establishment of new equipment files, the organization of relief valve specifications and calculations and the updating of training materials for the unit.

Skills/Competencies

Level of Education & Experience in general

• BS Chemical/Mech/or Electrical Engineering
• 5 years of chemical plant experience
• 10 years of experience with direct responsibility for projects.

Technical Skills

• Knowledge of applicable codes and standards: e.g. ASME, API, ASTM, ANSI, NEC, ect..
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
• Experience with SAP
• Experience with scheduling software like Microsoft Project

Behavioral Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong influencing skills with those individuals/teams they do not directly supervise
• Proactive leadership, change management and team building skills and experience.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to present updates to the project team and management.
• Safety role model

ADA Physical requirements, visual acuity requirements and environmental conditions

Outside

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Ability to climb ladders and stairs.

• The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
• The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from the weather.
• The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
• The worker is subject to extreme cold: Temperatures below 32 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to extreme heat: Temperatures above 100 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
• The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
• The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
• The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions: One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin: fumes, Odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
• The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
• The worker is not required to wear a respirator.
• The worker is not required to don a gas mask.

Inside:

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes

Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens, and to adjust focus.

Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Measurement and success along with improvements will be monitored by the Manager. Following are the Primary Key Performance Indicators for this position:

• Achieve SHE metric targets for safety and environmental incidents
• Execute projects that fully meet the stated project’s objectives
• Complete project on budget
• Complete projects on schedule and within deadlines.
• Adherence of all company standards and processes

Proper reporting on project status and metrics

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.