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Burrow Global has an immediate need for an experienced Capital Project Manager for a long term assignment with a chemical plant in the Deer Park area.

Candidates for this position will be responsible for technical ownership and execution of engineering projects from design to commissioning and handover/completion.

This role requires strong technical knowledge, excellent project management and problem-solving skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Critical Success Factors in Role:

• Technical authority on engineering design and compliance with relevant standards and codes
• Drive design, construction and commissioning to deliver project goals.
• Problem solving and communications of issue resolution.

Responsibilities

Project Planning:

• Input to the development of project plans, including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Define project charter, scope, WBS tasks, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with project team.
• Develop and own cost estimation for the entire duration of the project (Capex/Opex)

Safety

• Ensure Process Safety in engineering designs to comply with internal and relevant
• industry standards, regulations, and safety protocols.
• Ensuring Health, Safety and Environmental factors are addressed in design and
• engineering solutions.
• Safety prioritized throughout project execution, with active leadership on safety
• addressing any safety concerns or violations promptly.
• Safety Protocols are created for commissioning to ensure safe working.

Technical Ownership:

• Review and approve engineering designs, drawings, and specifications, ensuring that all engineering design complies with industry standards and regulations.
• Ensuring engineering standards, specifications, and quality standards are met.
• Facilitate project stage gate presentation to upper management and periodic project reviews with various stake holders in the organization.
• Provide periodic report to Engineering leadership as required

Project Execution:

• Coordinate and manage technical work packages in engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget from design to construction and through to completion of commissioning.
• Project progress tracking, coordinating resources (personnel/materials/equipment) to meet project goals.
• Provide technical expertise, resolving technical issues from design, through construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure resource availability and allocation to execute design, construction, and commissioning tasks.

Documentation:

• Prepare and maintain comprehensive project documentation, status reports, risk
• assessments, commissioning protocols/reports and technical documentation.
• Maintain and revision control project documentation, drawings, and specifications.
• Report on project progress to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Assist in Project closeout activities: handover of final documentation and systems to
• operations & maintenance teams.

Risk Management:

• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and manage project risks through life cycle, ensuring timely mitigation and resolution.
• Conduct Lessons Learnt sessions

Quality Assurance:

• Implement and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure project deliverables meet required standards.
• Conduct inspections and tests to verify the quality of installation work.

Communication:

• Serve as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders, providing regular
• updates on project status.
• Address client and stakeholder concerns promptly and professionally.
• Communication between stakeholders, clients, and project teams.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identifying and owning opportunities for process improvements
• Contribution to the execution of process optimization.

Education / Certification

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Mechanical / Chemical / Civil / EE or

relevant Engineering Discipline.

Professional Engineer (PE, CEng) license or equivalent is highly desired.

Minimum 5-10 years’ experience working in Project Engineering or 3-5 years working in an

operational role in industrial contexts, project design and delivery through construction and

commissioning. Experience in chemical processing or refinery environment.

Knowledge of industry-specific standards and regulations.

Experience working within cross functional project teams on multiple projects, with

responsibility to own engineering design through commissioning, handover, building project

documentation and helping in Request to Close and financial close out of the project.

Should be able to execute projects using the stage gate process with min guidance to no guidance.

Proficiency in estimation and CAD software and other engineering tools like SAP PM/PP

modules, Microsoft Office, and design/drafting software programs (AutoDesk suite; AutoCad,

Revit, BIM) and documentation management.

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