Sr. Engineering Project Manager
Henkel group Greenville, South Carolina, United States · $120K–$155K/yr
Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
Lead project teams to drive the delivery and implementation of major capital projects exceeding $30 million across North America. Manage the full project life cycle from conceptual design through deployment while ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and 15-20 years of hands-on experience in capital project management within chemical manufacturing. Candidates must possess strong technical, data analysis, and interpersonal skills with expertise in process safety management.
Benefits
Full description
At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel
What you´ll do
- Lead the planning, execution, and successful delivery
of major capital projects across manufacturing operations throughout North America.
- Provide full project lifecycle ownership from concept
development, feasibility assessments, scope definition, engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.
- Direct cross-functional project teams including
Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, EHS, Procurement, Finance, and external contractors to achieve project objectives.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities
while ensuring adherence to scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements.
- Drive project governance by identifying and resolving
risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and critical path activities while providing regular updates to senior leadership.
- Partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors
to develop technical solutions, select equipment and service providers, and implement best practices that improve capital project execution.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline; Chemical Engineering preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive experience leading capital
projects within chemical, consumer products, process manufacturing, or related industrial environments.
- Proven track record delivering complex engineering and
manufacturing projects on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with safety and regulatory requirements.
- Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and
risk assessment methodologies, including HAZOP, MOC, PSSR, LOPA, and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS).
- Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder
management, and contractor management skills with the ability to influence across all organizational levels.
- Strong analytical,
financial, and technical problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple complex projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Some benefits of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable
plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off
including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k matching,
employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
- Family Support: 12-week gender
neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
- Career Growth: diverse national
and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement
The salary for this role is $120,000.00 - $155,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.