Job Description:
PROJECT MANAGER
Role Overview:
Join Huntsman's Performance Products (PP) division as a Project Manager at our manufacturing site in Petfürdő, Hungary. In this role, you will lead and coordinate local capital and improvement projects that support operational excellence, safety and site performance. Working closely with Engineering, Production, Maintenance and external partners, you will drive projects from planning through execution and completion. This is a highly visible role requiring strong stakeholder management and project coordination skills across multiple functions. The position reports to the Engineering Manager and requires full-time on-site presence in Petfürdő.
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Role Responsibilities:
As a Project manager, you will be responsible for:
- Leading multiple site-based capital and improvement projects, ensuring delivery against scope, timeline, budget and safety requirements.
- Developing project plans, schedules, cost estimates and business cases to support investment decisions and project approvals.
- Supporting the annual CAPEX planning process, monitoring project budgets and maintaining accurate investment project records.
- Managing project governance activities, including gate reviews, approval workflows and project documentation within the Veritas system.
- Coordinating cross-functional project teams and driving collaboration between Engineering, Production, Maintenance and other stakeholders.
- Acting as the key project interface for Procurement, suppliers and subcontractors throughout the project lifecycle.
- Managing contractor selection processes, supporting contract preparation and ensuring projects are executed in line with safety rules, meeting quality expectations and financial targets.
- Supporting permitting, regulatory and compliance activities required for project execution and ensuring all required documentation is prepared and maintained.
- Monitoring project execution, identifying risks and delays, and implementing corrective actions to achieve project objectives.
- Driving Management of Change (MOC) activities and ensuring project actions are completed in line with agreed timelines.
- Coordinating project commissioning, start-up activities and successful handover to Operations, including ensuring all required technical and project documentation is completed.
- Monitoring contractor performance, warranty obligations and post-project activities where required.
- Providing regular project status updates to site leadership and key stakeholders.
- Promoting a strong safety culture and ensuring compliance with Huntsman's health, safety and environmental standards.
Experience and Competencies:
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Project Manager who enjoys working in a dynamic industrial environment and has the ability to successfully coordinate people, contractors and projects while delivering safe and sustainable business results.
What we are looking for:
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience gained within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
- Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refinery, hazardous materials, manufacturing or automotive environments.
- Engineering degree or equivalent engineering background.
- Strong project planning and coordination skills, including experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project.
- Experience working with contractors and cross-functional project teams.
- Strong understanding of industrial safety standards and high-risk operating environments.
- Experience working within Process Safety Management (PSM) environments and understanding of Management of Change (MOC) processes is preferred.
- Strong experience in contractor management, construction supervision, and coordination of multidisciplinary field activities.
- SAP knowledge is preferred
- Very good English communication skills, both written and spoken.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
- Flexibility to manage multiple priorities and support project execution during critical project phases.
- Willingness to work fully on-site in Petfürdő, Hungary.
What next?
If you would like to join an innovative, collaborative and multicultural team, please apply now. Your application will be forwarded to a Talent Acquisition Partner, who will strive to get back to you as soon as they can. We understand that applying for a new job is a big decision and we will work hard to keep you updated and support you along the way.
About Us:
At Huntsman, we pride ourselves on being a people-oriented organization.
Our family-like atmosphere is cultivated by our diverse groups of team members around the world.
We welcome the talent, experience and fresh ideas that employees at all stages of their careers, from interns to seasoned professionals, bring to Huntsman.
In return, we offer you the opportunity to become an integral part of a dynamic, industry-leading company, where safety and ethics always come first.
Additional Locations:
Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years of project management experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
- Experience in chemical, petrochemical, refinery, hazardous materials, manufacturing, or automotive environments
- Engineering degree or equivalent engineering background
- Strong project planning and coordination skills
- Experience with project management tools such as Microsoft Project
- Experience working with contractors and cross-functional project teams
- Strong understanding of industrial safety standards and high-risk operating environments
- Experience with Process Safety Management environments and Management of Change processes
- Strong contractor management, construction supervision, and multidisciplinary field coordination experience
- SAP knowledge
- Very good written and spoken English communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and organizational skills
- Flexibility to manage multiple priorities and support critical project phases
- Willingness to work fully onsite in Petfurdő, Hungary
Huntsman Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Huntsman Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Huntsman Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage (medical/dental/vision) and EAP are consistently described as solid, with multiple plan options cited. Strong health benefits are frequently highlighted as a relative strength in the total package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with employer contributions and equity through a stock incentive plan, with legacy pension arrangements for some groups. Retirement features are repeatedly referenced as a positive component of total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, holidays, and floating days are described as good to very good in many roles. Vacation accrual is said to increase with seniority in some locations.
Huntsman Corporation Insights
What We Do
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. We view our customers as valued partners. That’s why we believe in a collaborative approach to client relations and work directly with our customers to develop new chemical components that meet their unique needs. Our dedication to our customers is matched only by our dedication to the environment. As part of our commitment to bettering the industry, we strive to operate safe, clean, efficient facilities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. This means actively seeking opportunities to leverage our resources to assist those in need around the world. It’s all part of our growth-driven approach, which reflects the spirit of free enterprise and is centered on creating mutual benefits for customers, employees, suppliers and the communities where we work.
