Capital Project Manager - Instrumentation & Controls

Burrow Global is seeking an experienced Capital Project Manager - Instrumentation and Controls who is responsible for supporting and actively participating in developing and managing I&C capital project for a Petrochemical facility in Pasadena, TX.

Candidates for this position must have a strong background in instrumentation design, specification, and implementation for projects in the petrochemical industry. 

As a project manager you will be responsible for: 

• Acting as an employer representative with technical authority on engineering design and compliance with relevant standards and codes
• Drive design, construction and commissioning to deliver project goals.

• Specify equipment, cabinets, controllers, etc. and write installation scopes and following construction activities in the field.

• Problem solving and communications of issue resolution.
• Managing cost, schedule and execution of each capital project. 

Responsibilities

Project Planning:

• Input to the development of project plans, including scope, schedule, and budget.
• Define project charter, scope, WBS tasks, milestones, and deliverables in collaboration with project team.
• Develop and own cost estimation for the entire duration of the project (Capex/Opex)

Safety

• Ensure Process Safety in engineering designs to comply with internal and relevant
• industry standards, regulations, and safety protocols.
• Ensuring Health, Safety and Environmental factors are addressed in design and
• engineering solutions.
• Safety prioritized throughout project execution, with active leadership on safety
• addressing any safety concerns or violations promptly.
• Safety Protocols are created for commissioning to ensure safe working.

Technical Ownership:

• Review and approve engineering designs, drawings, and specifications, ensuring that all engineering design complies with industry standards and regulations.
• Ensuring engineering standards, specifications, and quality standards are met.
• Facilitate project stage gate presentation to upper management and periodic project reviews with various stakeholders in the organization.
• Provide periodic report to Engineering leadership as required

Project Execution:

• Coordinate and manage technical work packages in engineering projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and within budget from design to construction and through to completion of commissioning.
• Project progress tracking, coordinating resources (personnel/materials/equipment) to meet project goals.
• Provide technical expertise, resolving technical issues from design, through construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to ensure resource availability and allocation to execute design, construction, and commissioning tasks.

Documentation:

• Prepare and maintain comprehensive project documentation, status reports, risk
• assessments, commissioning protocols/reports and technical documentation.
• Maintain and revision control project documentation, drawings, and specifications.
• Report on project progress to senior management and other stakeholders.
• Assist in Project closeout activities: handover of final documentation and systems to
• operations & maintenance teams.

Risk Management:

• Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Monitor and manage project risks through life cycle, ensuring timely mitigation and resolution.
• Conduct Lessons Learnt sessions

Quality Assurance:

• Implement and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure project deliverables meet required standards.
• Conduct inspections and tests to verify the quality of installation work.

Communication:

• Serve as a technical point of contact for clients and stakeholders, providing regular
• updates on project status.
• Address client and stakeholder concerns promptly and professionally.
• Communication between stakeholders, clients, and project teams

Educational requirements: 

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering or Automation.

Minimum 5-10 years’ experience working as a Project Manager / Project Engineering with 3-5 years working in an operational role in industrial contexts, project design and delivery through construction and commissioning.

Experience working within cross functional project teams on multiple projects, with responsibility to own engineering design through commissioning, handover, building project documentation and helping in Request to Close and financial close out of the project.

SAP, Microsoft Office, Autocad, P6 or MS Project.