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Purpose of Position:

Messer Americas runs a strong project management system for implementation of our electronics capital projects.  The Project Manager is accountable for executing the assigned projects, safely, to specification, on time and on budget.  Our Project Managers lead multi-discipline and multi-functional teams to deliver these projects for Messer.  The Senior Project Manager will independently execute multiple small to medium size projects.  The position will execute new plant projects as well as plant upgrades, modifications and retrofits.

Senior Project Managers will often support Principal Project Managers on the largest of Messer’s capital projects.

Why Messer?  

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on. 

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role. 

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care. 

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter. 

Principal Responsibilities:

• Oversee proposal development and project execution of major electronics capital projects for Messer LLC.
• Manage all project activities throughout project cycle; responsible for managing individual projects generally up to $10,000,000 in CAPEX.  Senior Project Managers will normally have 2-3 projects at once.
• Manage project activities, including coordination of basic and detailed engineering and design, development and maintenance of project schedules and budgets, prepare monthly status reports, provide oversight of construction and commissioning activities, coordinate Operator training and ensure technical and administrative closeout of all project issues.
• Manage the outsource of discipline engineering.
• Implement the Project Definition & Execution Strategy (PDES) that enables a high degree of confidence in the project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Qualify vendors, negotiate vendor pricing and bidding in conjunction with Procurement.
• Execute the project safely, to specification, on time and on budget, tracking costs to provide timely updates on spend relative to budget, managing vendors and contractors and tracking schedule to complete on time.
• Provide a quality project while minimizing unbudgeted change orders.
• Manage interface with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with adopted environmental, life safety and technical code references.
• Organize required internal activities such as safety reviews, Hazops, MOCs and punch lists.
• Ensure that all internal standards and procedures are followed as well as relevant codes and applicable regulations.
• Maintain effective communication of progress and issues with formal monthly reports on material variances to scope, schedule or budget or substantial usage of contingency especially prior to the construction phase.
• Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion.
• Act as technical resource to plants to develop problem solutions or needed improvements.
• Participate in interdepartmental initiatives.
• Delivery of a safe quality project on schedule and within budget
• Effective communication with all Messer affected departments.
• Agreement by plant management that objectives are met, all documentation delivered, and all punch list items resolved/agreed.
• Accountable for construction site and the management of the appropriate site resources (safety, construction, commissioning, production, reliability, etc)
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or other relevant discipline.
• 5 years’ experience in the implementation of capital projects, ideally working in or with the Electronics/Semiconductor industry. 
• Ability to travel up to 50% (100 nights/year)

• Functional Skills:

• Knowledge of codes and regulations as they pertain to industrial gas projects, i.e. ASME particularly B31.1, NEC, building codes, permitting experience.

• Familiarity with design and supply of Ultra High Purity industrial gas systems.

• Experience with field phases – has participated in field construction, check out, commissioning and performance testing and/or punch list closure.

• Negotiation

• Planning

• Managerial Skills:

• Ability to work independently and coordinate effectively with plant personnel.

• Flexibility 

• Initiative 

• Communication

• Interpersonal Skills:

• Ability to manage professional and construction contractors

• Ability to interface professionally with stakeholders, including external customers. 

• Leadership 

• Results focus 

• Team building

The salary range for this position is $110,000 - $146,000. Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and paid time off as well as other voluntary benefits, such as, long term disability in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Plans.   Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer’s 401(k) Plan. Employees may be eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program.

 About Messer:  

Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.  

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different. 

If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030. 

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities 

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)