Project Engineer

Company: CF Industries
Location: Sergeant Bluff
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you'll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You'll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world's transition to clean energy.

Function:
Engineering and Engineering Services

Job Summary:

Working under the general direction of the Chief Project Engineer, the Project Engineer focuses on engineering, capital planning, and project execution at the Port Neal plant. The Project Engineer leads a capital portfolio of medium to large capital projects for the plant in addition to collaborating with a cross-functional team to ensure project success. This provides an exciting opportunity to be responsible for EHS excellence and project management activities including project leadership, planning, execution, controls, and business results. This position presents a unique opportunity to manage capital and engineering projects by leveraging cross-functional expertise while meeting safety, operability, and reliability objectives.

Job Description:

1. Coordinates cross-functional teams to ensure overall project success.

2. Identifies, recommends, and implements project management best practices using a stage-gate FEL framework

3. Provides supervision of project field construction work ensuring EHS excellence in all phases of work.

4. Champions and leads strong safety process throughout every phase of the project ensuring all projects are planned and executed in compliance with laws and regulations

5. Leads the execution of multiple projects of moderate to high complexity.

6. Uses project management framework to achieve technical project objectives delivered safely, on time, and on budget with realized operability and reliability results.

7. Regularly measures and monitors project progress to identify variances from the plan and works to make needed corrections

8. Provides sponsor and stakeholders with a routine status of projects, actively communicating technical issues and risks, and ensuring that leadership alignment is a priority.

9. Ensures that projects meet the operability requirements laid out in the project objectives by the business.

10. Accountable for achieving strategic and tactical metrics from internal and external benchmarking, which include safety, operability, cost, and schedule objectives.

Position Requirements:

• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree from an ABET accredited institution preferred. Other engineering degrees from ABET accredited institutions with comparable field experience will be considered. Minimum of 5 years of applicable engineering/industry experience required.
  
• Experience in project engineering or management position and familiarity with capital project and plant responsibilities; construction focus desired.
  
• Knowledge of state, local and U.S. Government regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc.)
  
• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, written, and presentation) with demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of the organization.
  
• Requires a sound performance record of working within strong teams, establishing collaborative relationships with internal/external customers and demonstrating effective communication techniques.
  
• Keen sense of prioritization with occasional guidance from supervisor or other mentors demonstrates growing expertise in managing multiple tasks, projects, and deadlines in a dynamic environment with occasional guidance from supervision.
  
• Positive attitude and problem-solving mentality with demonstrated continuous improvement proficiency
  
• Working knowledge and application of concepts, engineering, and ability to assess the feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering tests, processes, etc.
  
• Ability to develop and manage good working relationships with internal departments (Production, QA, Warehouse, Maintenance, contractors, suppliers, and inspectors) including the ability to influence peers and cross functional stakeholders
  
• Ability to deliver presentations effectively at internal meetings.
  
• Candidate must be able to
  
  • Identify useful connections in data or situations
    
  • Set stretch goals with input from Supervisor for performance improvement
    
  • Recognize and act on emerging problems
    
  • Identify mutually beneficial solutions
    
  • Strong computer skills, specifically the ability to use Microsoft Word, Project, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. Knowledge of AutoCad preferred.
    
    • CF Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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