Manager, Project Execution - Northeast Region

Why Messer?

Messer is the world's largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people-at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter.

Principal responsibilities:

• Direct, develop, mentor, and motivate a team of approximately 10 highly skilled and experienced engineers and applications technician professionals across a given geographic area
• Ensure all project planning is completed with focus on scope, schedule, and budgets
• Ensure installations, commissioning, and training for customers in applications technologies is completed in a manner commensurate with our values and standards
• Gain an understanding of the engineering support needs of your Field Project Execution team along with the Application Sales and Commercial teams and assign resources to satisfy those needs in a timely manner
• Ensuring alignment with the HSE, Markets Engineering and Fabrication Teams to provide leadership and expertise in:
  
  
  
  • The Messer Viper project execution process
  • Engineering management of change
  • Support the Investigation of all safety incidents, including root cause analysis and sharing of lessons learned
  
  
  
  
• Support and steer the technical learning and development for the team:
  
  
  
  • Define training needs for the Project Execution Team organization
  • Manage the Learning Management System to track training for all
  • Lead root cause analysis for extraordinary applications equipment issues in the Americas; provide forensic process engineering as needed in understanding timeline and triggers.
  
  
  
  
• Support the Messer Application Development team with engineering expertise in the installation, start up and commissioning of new products and applications

Technical

• Extensive knowledge of Industrial Bulk Gases; LIN, LOX, LAR, LH2 and LCO2
• Extensive knowledge of Messer applications equipment, PLC's HMI's, Process Flow Diagrams, and integration of Messer equipment into a customer's processes
• Strong knowledge of bulk gas storage, vaporization, and regulation equipment
• Extensive knowledge of relevant codes and standards; CGA, NFPA, BOCA etc.
• Utilize and interpret technical drawings, assemble information and P&ID's with vendors. Red-line technical drawings and P&ID's to show as built designs

Required Skills:

• Possesses strong communications skills at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to work cohesively in a team environment
• Possesses the ability to think strategically, devise and implement strategy
• Demonstrated ability to challenge the status quo and improve existing processes/programs
• Team building and motivation
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Strong leadership skills
• Experience managing professional engineers Project management - experience handling multiple projects and process improvement programs

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, preferably mechanical or chemical, advanced degree preferred
• At least 10 years within the Industrial Gases business, of which
  
  
  
  • At least 3 years in a management or coaching/mentoring role
  • At least 7 years in an Engineering role
  
  
  
  

The salary range for this position is $117,000-$156,000. Messer provides medical, dental, vision, short term disability, life insurance and paid time off as well as other voluntary benefits, such as, long term disability in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Plans. Employees are eligible to enroll in Messer's 401(k) Plan. Employees may be eligible to participate in the company's bonus program.

About Messer:

Messer's safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization - the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.