Engineering Program Manager

Job Description

The Specialty Materials group is looking for a Engineering Program Manager. Located in Houston, TX this position reports to the Electronic and Specialty Materials Capital Engineering Leader.

Responsibilities

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as the key capital engineering focal point for site project portfolios within your responsibility as assigned by the ESM Capital Engineering Leader
• Facilitate the execution of capital investments through their entire life cycles in areas assigned, including prioritization, scope development, risk assessments, budgeting, engineering/design, procurement, construction execution, commissioning, startup, and project closure documentation
• Collaborate with site leadership and functional groups at multiple levels of management within ESM to develop and maintain short- and long-term plans for capital investments of various types
• Communicate with site leadership teams to provide status reporting, escalation of issues, and new project intake.
• Collaborate with Solstice Health, Safety and Environmental to ensure all project-related government agency requirements are satisfied
• Manage teams of Project Managers, engineers of various disciplines, project controls, construction engineers and other project supporting roles consisting of both Solstice employees and contractors throughout project life cycles
• Serve as the capital engineering and construction focal point for local government project permitting and inspections
• Interface with enterprise project portfolio software to manage project costs, schedule and resourcing.
• Maintain evergreen forecasting for capital and non-capital expenditures for portfolio projects within your responsibility
• Own project performance for all assigned portfolios, including safety, cost and schedule and maintain within established metrics
• Monitor and control projects to meet the committed objectives and standard metrics
• Oversee appropriate maintenance of site engineering documents, drawings, specifications, and standards
• Function as engineering department manager to review and approve eMOC tasks
• Mentor less experienced Project Managers and Engineers.
• Be an advocate for safety awareness with a consistent implementation of policies and procedures and participate in construction safety audits and contractor safety meetings
• Collaborate with Solstice strategic project management teams and serve as key point of contact for site-based support
• Provide updates and reporting in structured meetings with local teams, and meetings led by Engineering, Supply Chain, and Business leadership
  
  

Key Success Factors

• Achieve and Maintain world class performance on all assigned capital projects
• Collaborate with all project stakeholders to most effectively and efficiently deploy capital resources for the improvement of Solstice sites and businesses
• Communicate timely and effectively within all levels of the organization
• Build and manage a strong project execution team, develop a deep bench encouraging growth and solid succession planning
  
  

Qualifications

MUST HAVE:

• BS degree in Engineering
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in capital project management with increasing responsibilities
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in manufacturing environments
  
  

We Value

• BS degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering preferred
• Strong working knowledge of plant operations and processes
• Experience in the management of financial budgets, projects, team building, people management and overall leadership
• Experience in managing capital projects during production turnarounds
• Experience working with contract engineering firms
• Six Sigma Greenbelt (or Blackbelt) certification or equivalent experience implementing productivity / continuous improvement projects
• Formal training and certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Master of Business Administration
• Customer Focus
  
  

Benefits Of Working For Solstice Advanced Materials

In addition to a competitive salary, leading-edge work, and developing solutions side-by-side with dedicated experts in their fields, Solstice Advanced Materials employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. This package includes employer-subsidized Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance; Short-Term and Long-Term Disability; 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, EAP, and Educational Assistance; Parental Leave, Paid Time Off (for vacation, personal business, sick time, and parental leave), and 12 Paid Holidays.

The annual base salary range for this position is $156,382-$195,183. Please note that this salary information serves as a general guideline. Solstice considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations. This position is incentive plan eligible

About Us

About Solstice Advanced Materials

Solstice Advanced Materials is a leading global specialty materials company that advances science for smarter outcomes. Solstice offers high-performance solutions that enable critical industries and applications, including refrigerants, semiconductor manufacturing, data center cooling, nuclear power, protective fibers, healthcare packaging and more. Solstice is recognized for developing next-generation materials through some of the industry's most renowned brands such as Solstice®, Genetron®, Aclar®, Spectra®, Fluka™, and Hydranal™. Partnering with over 3,000 customers across more than 120 countries and territories and supported by a robust portfolio of over 5,700 patents, Solstice’s approximately 4,000 employees worldwide drive innovation in materials science. For more information, visit Advanced Materials .