Airgas Incorporated

Project Manager

Airgas Incorporated$90K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Science or Engineering required; advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum 15 years of engineering/project management experience in an EPC organization.
  • Candidates must have valid U.S. employment authorization; no visa sponsorship available.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, across all organizational levels.
  • Proven ability in conflict resolution, crisis management, and leadership without administrative authority.
  • Willingness to travel internationally up to 60% of the time; fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

  • Represent business interests in capital investments up to $200 million.
  • Assist teams in identifying, budgeting, and planning project solutions.
  • Plan project execution in line with PMI practices and company procedures.
  • Lead a multi-national project execution team across various business units.
  • Participate in engineering reviews at international locations.
  • Create and manage a comprehensive project risk register.
  • Negotiate engineering, procurement, and construction contracts.
  • Implement project progress tracking and reporting metrics.
  • Engage with regulatory bodies for necessary permits and licenses.
  • Oversee onsite construction activities and enforce compliance with contract terms.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive family benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with company matching contributions.
  • Tuition assistance for continuous personal and professional development.
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave provided.
  • Early access to benefits starting from the first day of employment.
Full Job Description

Location:
Houston, TX (HO) - Engineering - E&C Houston

Air Liquide is hiring for a Project Manager in Houston, TX.

Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.
Future Security: 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.
Early Access: Your benefits start on the first day of employment.

Within a Center, is responsible for all engineering activities in Project Engineering for specific projects in accordance with contractual requirements (design, budgeted hours, schedule etc.) by leading a team of Project Engineers / Project Engineering Managers and by coordinating with other departments and - if needed - external partners / subcontractors.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Represent the business unit interests in the development and the execution of capital investments up to $200 million;
  • Assist project and business development teams to identify, budget, and plan project solutions that maximizes the competitiveness of Air Liquide's commercial offer to the end customer;
  • Plan project execution according to Project Management Institute practices and to Air Liquide's procedures;
  • Lead a multi-national project execution team with representatives from multiple business entities;
  • Participate in required engineering review meetings at foreign company locations (China, UAE, Germany, France, India etc.);
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project risk register and will actively manage identified risks and opportunities;
  • Participate in negotiation and execution of engineering, procurement, and construction contracts;
  • Implement tracking and progress reporting using metrics and dashboards to communicate status of projects to upper management;
  • Participate in the setup of a baseline project schedule and monitoring of the progress with respect to this schedule;
  • Work with regulatory bodies to obtain required permits and licenses;
  • Lead the project team in creation of discipline subcontract packages (piling, civil, mechanical, and E&I), participate in contractor pre-bid and clarification meetings, and take on the leading role in contractor selection;
  • Negotiate construction contracts with the help of subcontracting department and Air Liquide legal team;
  • Oversee all onsite construction activities and monitor compliance with contract;
  • Analyze, manage and mitigate risks;
  • Drive a culture of teamwork between operations, engineering, construction, and project delivery teams;
  • Ensure use of proper construction techniques and enforce adherence to proper quality standards;
  • Prepare internal and external monthly project reports;
  • Analyze, negotiate, and execute construction subcontract change orders;
  • Monitor and champion safety performance through all aspects of the project but especially at the construction site
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Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:
  • B.S. in Science or Engineering from an accredited college or university required;
  • Advanced degree is preferred
  • Candidates must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.
  • Minimum 15 years of work experience in an engineering discipline, project engineering within an EPC organization, project management, construction, or equivalent, with additional exposure to business development, procurement, and operations;
  • Project manager will be competent in conflict resolution and crisis management. Previous military experience is a plus;
  • Possess ability to effectively communicate with multiple levels of organization both verbally and in writing;
  • Be willing to share personal technical knowledge with and foster development of other team members;
  • Candidate has to demonstrate ability to plan ahead and understanding of all facets of the construction process;
  • Be viewed as an established leader and have the ability to lead individuals without administrative chain of command;
  • Have the ability to travel internationally with up to 60% of time spent on the road (local and International) and construction site.
  • Fluency in English required as clients located throughout the US and Canada.


Preferred Experience:
  • Industrial Gas experience

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.

About Airgas Incorporated

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, is a leading U.S. supplier of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products; one of the largest U.S. suppliers of safety products; and a leading U.S. supplier of ammonia products and process chemicals. Airgas was founded in 1982, and acquired by Air Liquide in 2016. The company operates through two segments: Distribution and Production. The Distribution segment offers a wide range of industrial, medical and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products, to customers in various industries, including manufacturing and health care. The Production segment offers nitrogen, oxygen, and argon gases for use in steelmaking, welding, and other industries.
Learn more about Airgas Incorporated
Size
18,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1982

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