Vice President Logistics Jobs in Rosharon, TX (NOW HIRING)

Tallgrass Integrated Logistics Solutions (ILS) is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Vice President to lead and drive the success for a energy infrastructure megaproject. This role requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of developing and executing projects within the energy sector. The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring the project's success by efficiently managing contractors, long lead procurement, mitigating risks, and effectively managing stakeholders, both internal and external. This role would be a leadership role in the ILS Project Team. 

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction or Project Management, or equivalent from an accredited institution, and/or 15 years of relevant job experience

• Has previously acted as Vice President or manager with P&L responsibility on a project with a TIC of >$500MM within the energy sector, preferably a power project involving deployment of combined or simply cycle power generation.

• Proven track record in the management of basic and detailed engineering activities of very large process plants.

• Proven ability and desire to mentor junior personnel on a project team.

• Strong organizational, communication and facilitation skills.

• Ability to bring a team together to achieve project targets and goals.

• Good commercial awareness with ability to manage change.

• Must have 15 Years of experience in Major Projects environment with direct work experience in engineering or project management of major infrastructure or energy projects.

• Must have full complement of project management skills including project scoping and estimating utilizing work breakdown structures, cost and schedule control, design and construction management, team building, resource planning, procurement, and permitting.

• Must have very strong analytical skills that are required to develop concepts while working in partnership with Commercial.

• Strong analytical skills and logical thought processes.

• Must have prior experience in leading Project Controls; cost and schedule management tools,and successfully implemented them.

• Must have lead Cost Control management and extensive reporting background to upper management is required.

• Must have experience in using Primavera for schedule development, tracking, and control purposes.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including but not limited to the ability to present ideas, proposals, and results to business segment leaders and to internal and external customers.

• Ability to organize and prioritize daily work, including tracking and managing large projects, and see projects to completion while maintaining strict confidentiality (as necessary).

• Understanding of basic economic analysis as it pertains to project justification.

• Ability to identify and establish expectations in an employee/employer relationship (subordinate/manager).

• Solid leadership, communication, motivation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage projects(s) that will include working with individuals with varying disciplines, backgrounds, and experience levels.

• Working knowledge of applicable regulations and agencies such as DOT, OSHA, and various state counterparts.

• Familiarity with DOT, NEC, ASME, API, and ASTM and other specifications, standards, and recommended practices typical in the natural gas or hazardous liquid transportation industry.

• Proficient in MS Office applications that may include but are not limited to Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Project, and Outlook.

Minimumrequirements:

• The Vice President will be accountable for the development of complex execution strategies to successfully complete the work, including engaging with multiple execution centers around the world, third party engineering firms and specialty contractors.

• You will be directly engaged as part of Project Management and work with Engineering Management, Construction Management, Project Controls Management, and Supply Chain Management key partners in ensuring that the Project is fully integrated into the budget and schedule for the project.

• Develop overall Engineering and Design Execution Strategy, Construction and Commissioning strategies and ensure completion of the Project on time and on budget.

• Provide key inputs to the Project Execution Strategies (Modularization, Procurement and Contracting, Construction Pkg, etc.) and make strategic decisions that affect the cross functional areas of responsibility.

• Ensure alignment of engineering activities with the Procurement and Contracts Plan, and the Project Construction Plan and commissioning plan.

• Oversee and participate in Construction execution.

• You will be expected to drive a collaborative relationship within multi-offices and multi - cultural environments to meet project goals.

• In addition to leading the Project team, you will review and assess performance against the project's engineering schedule, and handle changes to mitigate impact to the scope, budget, or schedule of a project.

• Direct internal and external resources to produce delivery on schedule and on budget, monitoring progress and performance. 

• Empower the project team to meet critical goals.

• Participate in Risk Management.

• Familiarity with the contents of fabrication and construction packages, typically: Piling and Foundation Design, Civil Design (Underground drainage, buildings, road, fencing, etc.), Shop-fabricated Pipe and Steel, Mechanical Design (Pipe & Structural steel), Electrical & Instrument Design, Insulation & Painting, etc.