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INTRODUCTION

Are you the kind of person that is always thinking, sketching, seeking, and adjusting? Who needs to understand how things work and then figure out how they can work better? Are you a passionate, tenacious, solver who loves to work with others who share your drive? Are you positive, constructive, and ingenious?

Are you always solving?

Then we’d like to meet you and bet you’d like to meet us.

Ashland has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Project Manager and Integration Program Owner to join our Specialty Ingredients G.P. business at our Hopewell, VA location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company and the Project Engineering and Operations functions. This position will report to the site’s Capital Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead the development, execution, and plant integration of large capital projects from front-end planning through design, construction, commissioning, startup, stabilization, and closeout.
• Translate business and plant needs into clear project objectives and execution strategies, ensuring alignment with safety, production, quality, reliability, environmental, cost, and operational requirements.
• Lead front-end project planning and scope development, including design basis, process requirements, alternatives evaluation, execution and contracting strategies, constructability, project boundaries, and change management.
• Provide integrated project controls and governance across scope, schedule, cost, resources, risk, field execution, and operational readiness, proactively addressing issues that could affect startup, production commitments, or expected business results.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and decision-making among Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, EHS, Quality, Supply Chain, Technology, contractors, vendors, and project leadership throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure designs are safe, reliable, operable, and maintainable by leading appropriate technical and operational reviews and ensuring identified design issues and actions are resolved prior to construction, commissioning, or startup.
• Own operational readiness, commissioning, and startup integration, ensuring plant personnel, equipment, procedures, training, maintenance strategies, spare parts, documentation, systems, and support functions are prepared for a safe and successful transition to operation.
• Drive successful project closeout and realization of business benefits by monitoring post-startup performance, resolving remaining technical and operational issues, transferring ownership to the appropriate plant organizations, and incorporating lessons learned into future projects and engineering practices.
• Actively contribute to the organizational goals by taking initiative, executing on goals and focusing on performance and safety.
• Improve the organization capacity and capabilities through building collaborative relationships, optimizing diverse talent and utilizing positive communications and influence with others.

WHAT THIS ROLE IS NOT

• Not a management position – while you will collaborate with other team members, this is an individual contributor role with no direct reports.
• Not strictly an office-based role – You will spend significant amount of time in the field, scoping and walking down jobs, supporting projects through construction and implementation.
• Not an entry level position – we need a candidate to hit the ground running with solid experience and a background supporting the job scope.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

In order to be qualified for this role, you must possess the following:

• BS in Mechanical, Chemical, or Civil engineering. A minimum 7+ years in Project Engineering or Project Construction in an industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Proven performance success with cost estimating, budget preparation, cost control and scheduling for capital projects.
• Must be able to handle multiple projects concurrently and work in a team environment.
• Multiple years of experience in managing $1MM+ projects.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills, with experience in Microsoft Projects.
• Demonstrated responsible and ethical behavior at all times.
• The ability to help the company drive greater value through understanding the business, making complex decisions and creating the new and different.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The following skill sets are preferred:

• 15+ years in Project Engineering experience in an industrial environment supporting various.
• Strong familiarity with RAGAGEP, NFPA, and Virginia building codes and standards.

COMPENSATION

The expected hiring range for this position is $126,000 to $199,200 annually. Actual compensation will be determined based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and work location.

• Third party recruiters and agencies (“Agency”) should not contact employees of Ashland or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent by an Agency to a hiring manager, recruiter, or submitted to Ashland’s career portal are considered unsolicited and property of Ashland. Ashland will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless the Agency has a signed contract with Ashland’s Human Resources/Procurement department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.

At Ashland our vision is to be a leading, global specialty chemicals company whose inspired and engaged employees add value to all we touch. In fact our people, employees, customers and vendors define who we are. They are the driving force behind everything we do.

Not only do we value our customers but we value our employees, and we work to offer them a dynamic and challenging environment. We hold ourselves to high standards at Ashland, and we value integrity and honesty.

Ashland has a history of attracting the best people and keeping them. The reasons are simple: industry competitive salary and benefits, pay-for-performance incentive plans and a diverse work environment where employees feel challenged and valued. People come to Ashland and stay. As a growing Fortune 500 specialty chemicals company, we offer opportunities for development and advancement throughout our global organization. Our values define who we are and what we care about as a company. If you are looking for a relationship with a company instead of simply a job, this may be a great fit.

Ashland is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. NOTE: We do not accept resumes from external staffing agencies or independent recruiters for any of our openings unless we have a signed recruiting agreement in place to fill a specific position.