Engineering Project Manager Jobs in Newport, RI (NOW HIRING)

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The Engineering Project Manager leads large capital and operational projects across multiple sites. This role manages projects from concept through implementation, ensuring safe execution, effective stakeholder coordination, and delivery within scope, schedule, and budget. The position combines project management, engineering expertise, contractor oversight, and field engagement to support facility infrastructure, operational reliability, and business growth.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

Project Leadership & Execution: Lead multiple capital and operational projects from concept through implementation, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and aligned with business objectives. Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and business justifications while coordinating activities across engineering, operations, EHSQ, and business stakeholders. Manage project risks, resolve issues, and provide regular status updates to leadership throughout the project lifecycle.

Engineering & Technical Support: 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 both strategic and hands-on engineering expertise to solve operational challenges and support long-term facility improvements.

Contractor & Vendor Management: Coordinate and manage contractors, consultants, equipment suppliers, and service providers throughout project execution. Assist with contractor selection, review proposals, support procurement activities, and ensure projects are completed in accordance with scope, quality, safety, and performance requirements. Support project commissioning, startup, documentation, and closeout activities.

Site Engagement & Collaboration: Travel to branch locations to assess facility needs, identify project opportunities, and support project development and execution. Partner closely with Branch Managers, operations teams, technical experts, and business leaders to understand challenges, align priorities, and develop solutions that improve facility reliability, safety, compliance, and operational effectiveness. Build strong working relationships across the organization to facilitate successful project delivery.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or related field.
• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification, preferred.
• 5-10 years overall work experience.
• Currently hold or demonstrate ability to rapidly gain high proficiency in Lean and/or Six Sigma principles as well as delivery methodologies.
• Ability to consider new perspectives to solve complex problems. Seen as an expert in functional, discipline or business unit area.
• Influential leadership, strong team facilitation capabilities. Demonstrated ability to get results through others and remove barriers to execution.
• Independently build effective working relationships with all colleagues, customers and business partners
• Ability to work autonomously in remote locations while coordinating several continuous improvement activities, potentially across several geographies and even countries.
• Demonstrate effective ability to teach and train C.I. courses to internal candidates
• Capacity to meet deadlines and satisfy customers with multiple and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to facilitate more intricate cross-functional process improvement teams. Articulate well.
• Very strong aptitude to collect, analyze and interpret both qualitative and quantitative data. Demonstrate excellent analytical, root cause analysis, problem solving, and decision-making skills
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Mini-Tab required MS Access and statistical software experience preferred
  

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more.  Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees' physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

Univar Solutions supports sustainable solutions for the world around us so that we can do our part to help keep our communities healthy, fed, clean, and safe! 

We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion.  Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges the unique experiences, perspectives and expertise of individuals and provides the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry. 

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the hiring process, please contact us at careers@univarsolutions.com.  

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