Job Description

Description

Set against the backdrop of a welcoming small-town atmosphere, Pryor offers an exceptional quality of life with its tight-knit community, excellent schools, and abundance of outdoor activities. Plus, its proximity to the vibrant city of Tulsa adds an extra layer of excitement, making Pryor the ideal place to both advance your career and enjoy a fulfilling lifestyle. Join us in this dynamic city and be part of a community that values progress, resilience, and collective success.  If you're ready to embark on an exciting career journey filled with purpose, growth, and fulfillment, LSB Industries welcomes you with open arms. Come to Pryor, OK, and let's transform chemistry into opportunity together.

Job Duties
Project / Engineering

• Reporting to the Sr. Projects Portfolio Manager at the LSB Pryor facility in Oklahoma, the position will provide project engineering oversight from project conception through commissioning and startup.
• Have a working knowledge of LSB’s plant processes and understand how the projects will interface with the existing units.
• Lead the technical interface between the project, operations, maintenance, engineering, and EH&S groups to ensure all operational and regulatory requirements are incorporated into any project design.
• Develop Equipment & Project Scopes, identify & document project deliverables, develop work plan, and execute project work plans.
• Work with the LSB Estimator to generate project cost estimates for project and equipment scopes to support project economics. Detail level of accuracy based on AACE international or other similar estimating practice.
• Develop a project schedule and maintain/track details to ensure the schedule is updated and accurate to the level of available information.
• Develop and manage engineering and construction budgets to support the project milestones.
• Work with Procurement to support generating RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, Bidtabs, Contract Documentation, logistics and transportation and other elements, for POs
• Review and update forecasted spend on routine (e.g., monthly) basis.
• Participate in budget, status, and management team meetings to provide input and resolve issues.
• Manage day-to-day operational aspects of a project.
• Apply LSB project methodology and enforce project standards.
• Prepare for LSB leadership phase gate reviews and adhere to LSB project phase gate process.
• Minimize LSB exposure and project risk by developing and monitoring risk register and ensure risks are appropriately addressed throughout project development, detail design, estimating, and execution.
• Manage Project Deliverables and Documentation - Ensures project documents are completed, reviewed, accepted, current and stored appropriately. Upon Project completion the project documentation package will be handed over to the PSM Engineer.

Financial Management

• Follow the LSB Project control measures for projects that monitor, report and control project scope, schedule, costs, and overall risk management.
• Have working knowledge of project economic models and comparing projects based on NPV and IRR to report and compare capital projects.
• Assures project legal documents are completed and signed.

Communication

• Develop strong working relationships with all LSB groups as well as contractors and technology suppliers.
• Holds regular status meetings with project team and effectively facilitate team and client meetings.
• Effectively communicates relevant project information to leadership.
• Delivers informative and well-organized presentations.
• Resolve and/or escalate issues in a timely fashion.

Technical Understanding

• Capable of traveling to equipment sites, performing fit-for-service inspections, reporting, and utilizing information to develop project scope of work and facilitate cost estimating of existing equipment.
• Working knowledge of industry codes including ASME piping specifications, Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code, National Electric Code, and similar codes used for equipment specifications, design and installation of industrial equipment.
• Ensures that all design-specifications conform to the latest national and local codes, rules and regulations.
• Create request for equipment quotations for project cost estimates using equipment specifications.
• Familiar with supply chain and procurement policies and work with purchasing agent to solicit and evaluate bids.

Leadership

• Demonstrates safety leadership in the field.
• Inspires coworkers to attain goals and pursue excellence, acknowledge team member contributions, and exhibit good teamwork skills 
• Identifies opportunities for improvement and makes constructive suggestions for change.
• Manages multiple projects and associated budgets, schedules, and resources.
• Acts as technical resource for engineers with less experience.
• Supports company safety programs and initiatives.
   

Qualifications

• Required: BS Engineering degree from an Accredited Engineering program 
• 7+ years of operating company experience (project and operations), preferably with nitrogen-based production facilities, waste heat boilers, large exchanger and/or static vessel replacements, motors and pumps. 3+years DCS & SIS experience a plus.
• Knowledge of large-scale capital projects
• Strong project leadership, problem solving, and analytical skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Able to work independently, manage multiple projects with shifting priorities and to work within stringent deadlines
• Knowledge of applicable codes and industry regulations for ammonia facilities (ASME piping code, ASME Section VIII, NEC electric code, etc.)
• Demonstrated performance in completing plant projects successfully, on time and on budget within an operating production facility.
• Experience in all facets of project disciplines (instrumentation, electrical, piping, civil, structural, rotating and static equipment).
• Ability to use project scheduling software, MS Office, JD Edwards, AutoCad, NavisWorks and other similar industry software programs.
• Ability to travel as needed, to support the facility and its activities.
• Advanced degrees as well as professional registrations (PE, PMP, PMI, etc.) are a plus.
• Accreditation in AACE international estimating practices a plus.
• Fluent in English.
   

Special Attention: This position is safety and security sensitive in nature. 

This position deals with hazardous materials and/or industrial processes that can pose a risk to employees and the general public.  This facility is required to comply with security standards under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) CFATS regulation 6 CFR Part 27.

LSB Industries is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. LSB Industries prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. LSB Industries conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.