Primary Responsibilities
- Develops and implements projects which improve the profitability, operability, reliability, safety, and environmental performance of the St. James Plant in accordance with Business Plan and Plant Specific objectives
- Plans and leads the efforts of the project team through the development and execution of projects
- Develops the scope of projects, evaluating options, and obtains management approval
- Obtains funding for the projects
- Opens, manages, and closes projects in SAP and periodically reports status to management
- Reports progress and forecasting costs on a regular basis
- Prepares bid specifications, evaluates bids, and selects engineering and construction contractors
- Monitors/manages the design and construction of projects to ensure that they are engineered and built according to key project plans and company standards
- Monitors/controls the cost and timing of projects to keep expenditures and schedules within the limits authorized by management
- Manages the start-up of projects and project closure activities in a safe and timely manner so that project benefits can be fully realized
- Provides turnaround support, troubleshooting, and engineering analysis
- Performs other duties as assigned or needed
Job Requirements
- 3+ years' experience in a chemical processing or refinery environment
- Strong commitment to personal safety
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with an exceptionally broad array of people having diverse backgrounds encountered during the life of a project
- Broad generalized knowledge of chemical, civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and control engineering
- Broad generalized knowledge of industry design codes, standards, and practices
- Broad generalized knowledge of personnel safety, process safety, and environmental principles/regulations
- Project management and administrative skills necessary to plan, organize, coordinate, and control the development and execution of a project – including cost and schedule control
- Ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Excellent technical and problem-solving skills to identify alternatives to challenges presented and select the most appropriate solution with minimal guidance or precedence
Preferences
- Experience with Instrumentation and Electrical type projects is preferred
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering is preferred
- Knowledge of a structured project management or project development and execution process a plus
Top Skills
What We Do
AmSty is a leading integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer, offering solutions and services to customers in a variety of markets throughout the Americas. AmSty is at the forefront of sustainability innovation and circular recycling. The company is a joint venture equally owned by Trinseo LLC and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP.
A combination of the second largest polystyrene producer in the Americas and the third largest styrene producer in the Americas, AmSty brings great advantages to its customers.
By optimizing our production, marketing and supply chain capability, focusing on safe production processes and leveraging state-of-art technologies, we have developed a strategy for success. AmSty embraces the ideas, attitudes and behaviors that have earned great results and respect for our parent companies. We apply these winning principles in our business model.
Safety is paramount to our success at AmSty and it is a core focus in everything that we do. We strive daily for zero injuries and incidents. AmSty values environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility and community involvement
