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What We Offer

This position provides direct supervision management coaching and training of the Project Team. The Principal Engineer acts as the Covestro task force leader. When projects are located with an outside engineering firm the Principal Engineer is the liaison between the EPC contractor and Covestro. In addition the incumbent is responsible to ensure that all the required resources are identified available and of adequate capability for these projects.

In this role you will plan and direct the development execution and completion of major Covestro LLC capital investment projects. You will also manage small medium large and selected XL sized investments. This includes concept development basic engineering detailed engineering and design overall procurement construction and startup of new production facilities or modification of existing facilities.

Major Responsibilities

• Maintain a close working relationship with business (BU/SU) in order to define plan budget forecast and execute required capital projects. Provide direct technical and economic input on Appropriation Request preparation.

• Manage the implementation of small medium large and moderate XL capital investments. This includes concept development basic engineering process optimization technical and economic evaluation of alternatives scope definition and control estimating cost control scheduling ensuring schedule compliance detailed engineering and design compliance with engineering safety and environmental standards and procedures procurement of goods and services overall supervision of construction and preparation of information for submittal of environmental permit applications.

• Identify requirements and secure the necessary engineering discipline engineering services procurement and construction support to execute the capital plans and/or the assigned projects (internal and/or outsourcing). This includes utilization of alliance relationship EPC or EPCm execution.

• Supervise the activities of project engineers and discipline personnel (3rd party or direct) assigned to the projects. This includes outlining reviewing and approving contract terms and conditions.

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with the many support groups within the Corporation in order to obtain timely input of their requirements into the capital projects and their assistance in project execution. These Departments or groups include Corporate and Site Environmental Control Industrial Hygiene and Plant Safety Site Mechanical and PCT Maintenance and Engineering Plant Administration and Planning Purchasing Accounting and Law Departments as well as the many groups in Technology Services Americas and QA/QC and Regulatory Affairs Departments if applicable.

• Participate as chairperson on Project Steering Committees be a focal point between Project Team and Steering Committee on project issues and decisions. Maintain a liaison relationship with Covestro Engineering and Technical Center colleagues during Technology Transfers and appropriate project execution phases.

• Prepare and execute Capital Projects in accordance with department vision mission commitment and goals. Includes selection of engineering procurement and construction approaches selection of potential vendors and contractors evaluation of bids and approval of successful candidates. Also includes qualification and validation approaches if applicable.

• Provide management with updated analysis and projections on the status of capital projects focusing on management of change schedule compliance cost control and major project highlights.

What You Offer

Basic Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree preferably in Engineering and a minimum of 10 years of experience of combined engineering and project engineering/management OR Masters degree and a minimum of 4 years of the stated experience OR PhD and a minimum of 2 years of the stated experience

• Experience directly related to the principles and procedures (both inhouse and outsourcing methods) of process/project engineering and experience in controlling and integrating the activities associated with design/construction projects.

• Experience working on or managing with EPC/EPCm execution.

Knowledge & Skills:

• A broad and sound understanding of principles and design of the project discipline activities is a must for obtaining a complete design concept.

• An understanding of general business principles and procedures is beneficial in the handling of costrelated aspects of project management.

• Interaction with and evaluation of proposals from various levels of people from different groups (both within and outside the company) is frequent and requires good communicative skills and the ability to

• Influence and direct others toward common objectives.

• Ability to manage projects locally regionally and globally.

• Good communication skills and computer literacy are mandatory.

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