Chief Project Engineer

CF Industries - Yazoo City, MS

Full-time - Mid Level

Yazoo City, MS

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The Project Engineering Supervisor at CF Industries is responsible for overseeing the Project Engineering group within a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing facility. This role focuses on enhancing safety, equipment reliability, energy efficiency, and production capacity while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The supervisor will manage project engineering activities, coordinate with various departments, and oversee the design work of engineers and contractors. The position emphasizes career development through a lattice approach, encouraging employees to explore diverse opportunities for professional growth.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Project Engineering group and ensure project engineering activities enhance safety, equipment reliability, energy efficiency, and production capacity.
• Manage the preparation of Memorandum of Justification (MOJ) and Authorizations for Expenditures (AFE).
• Implement projects by coordinating with Operations and Maintenance as needed, ensuring projects meet plant specifications and requirements.
• Follow design codes and ensure designs are technically correct, coordinating with local contractors and engineering companies.
• Oversee the design work of engineers, draftsmen, and contract personnel, and work on special projects as required.
• Assess and prioritize improvement, sustaining, environmental, health, and safety capital requests.
• Assign personnel to develop scopes, submit Authorizations for Expenditures (AFE), design, and execute capital projects.
• Manage the facility's capital project budget averaging approximately $20MM to $50MM in annual cash flow.
• Plan, track, and adjust spending based on facility needs, corporate initiatives, and financial restrictions.
• Coordinate execution of projects with Operations, Maintenance, and Administrative departments to confirm the facility's goals are maintained.
• Ensure all project activities consider safety, equipment reliability, energy efficiency, production capacity, and compliance with regulatory statutes.
• Responsible for the quality and quantity of construction packages developed by designers to support maintenance work and small capital projects.
• Oversee the work assignments of the Project Engineers and direct toward technical needs related to operational needs.
• Prepare and maintain the 5-year Capital Plan and Capital Expenditure (CapEx).
• Provide technical evaluation of projects related to nitrogen manufacturing for the company and assist with cost estimate analyses.

Requirements

• More than 10 years' experience in an engineering capacity.
• Engineering degree, preferably mechanical or chemical.
• At least five years' experience in an industrial chemical manufacturing plant.
• At least five years' experience in Management of Project Engineers.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project or other Project Scheduling Programs.
• Working experience with SAP, AVANTIS, and Oracle is a plus.