Demo

Principal Project Manager

Messer Americas
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 1/29/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/27/2025
Job Summary

Messer Americas runs a strong project management system for implementation of our capital projects. The Project Manager is accountable for executing the assigned projects, safely, to specification, on time and on budget. Our Project Managers lead multi-discipline and multi-functional teams to deliver these projects for Messer. The Principal Project manager is Messer’s most senior project management position, implementing our largest, most complex, and most critical projects.

Why Messer?

Messer is the world’s largest privately held industrial gases company and what we do matters because it is woven into every part of life, from the medical gases that patients rely on to the essential elements needed to safely and sustainably produce the goods our communities depend on.

The true strength of Messer is our people—at every level and in every role.

Join us and take pride in the impact you will make by providing solutions essential to our world and lives. Reach your highest potential at our stable, inclusive company with diverse opportunities in a growing industry, supported by people who care.

Messer stands apart because we put what matters first, and you matter

Principal Responsibilities

  • Oversee proposal development and project execution of major capital projects on behalf of Messer Gases (The operations arm of The Messer Group)
  • Manage all project activities throughout the project cycle; responsible for managing larger and more complex projects. -In addition, responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of up to 2 full-time project engineers, plus 2 to 3 contract project managers.
  • Manage the outsourcing of discipline engineering
  • At the direction of the Department Head develop standards and procedures to increase department productivity
  • Provide business with capital estimates with the appropriate level of accuracy for proposed projects, especially in the upfront stages where GOM order estimates are required to determine to go/no go decisions in the project feasibility phase
  • Interface with BD/GBU/Prod Mgmt/Ops stakeholders to determine project scope
  • Develop an effective Project Definition & Execution Strategy (PDES) that enables a high degree of confidence in the project scope schedule and budget
  • Qualify vendors, negotiate vendor pricing and bidding in conjunction with Supply Management
  • Execute the project safely and on budget, tracking costs to provide timely updates on spending relative to budget, managing vendors and contractors and tracking the schedule to complete on time.
  • Provide a quality project while minimizing unbudgeted change orders.
  • Interface with local permitting agencies — Organize required internal activities such as safety reviews, Hazops, MOCs and punch lists.
  • Ensure that all internal standards and procedures are followed as well as relevant codes and applicable regulations.
  • Maintain effective communication of progress and issues with formal monthly reports on material variances to scope, schedule or budget or substantial usage of contingency especially prior to the construction phase.
  • Deliver complete project documentation at project conclusion
  • Act as a technical resource to plants to develop problem solutions or needed improvements
  • Participate in interdepartmental initiatives
  • Delivery of a safe quality project on schedule and within budget
  • Agreement by plant management that objectives are met, all documentation delivered, and all punch list items resolved/agreed.
  • Complete paper and electronic documentation

Required Skills

  • Familiarity with design and supply of Ultra High Purity industrial gas systems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in CHE or MechE
  • 10 plus years working in or with the Electronics/Semiconductor industry
  • Minimum 15 years in Project Execution

About Messer

Messer’s safety culture, commitment to providing dependable supply and innovative gas technology solutions help customers unlock opportunities to be safer, more sustainable, more productive and more efficient, so their business thrives. We nurture lasting, meaningful relationships with customers, our communities, and with one another.

We offer comprehensive benefits and appreciable pay, with steady schedules and opportunities for ongoing training and career progression. We prioritize and invest in our people at every level of our organization – the dedication, knowledge, customer focus and entrepreneurial spirit of our employees is what make Messer refreshingly different.

If you need assistance with the application or would like to request accommodation, call (877) 243-1030.

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Principal Project Manager?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Principal Project Manager career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$154,060 - $197,092
Income Estimation: 
$131,105 - $151,214
Income Estimation: 
$137,848 - $188,725
Income Estimation: 
$228,235 - $302,004
Income Estimation: 
$107,021 - $143,982
Income Estimation: 
$107,623 - $139,321
Income Estimation: 
$133,494 - $170,282
Income Estimation: 
$131,105 - $151,214
Income Estimation: 
$128,269 - $173,633
Income Estimation: 
$157,111 - $225,157
Income Estimation: 
$87,195 - $112,851
Income Estimation: 
$115,491 - $158,336
Income Estimation: 
$102,413 - $133,130
Income Estimation: 
$109,705 - $144,044
Income Estimation: 
$119,541 - $162,386
Income Estimation: 
$137,274 - $178,415
Income Estimation: 
$182,502 - $249,036
Income Estimation: 
$207,946 - $249,343
Income Estimation: 
$175,165 - $219,883
Income Estimation: 
$182,642 - $260,237
Income Estimation: 
$125,870 - $158,705
Income Estimation: 
$156,108 - $190,447
Income Estimation: 
$131,105 - $151,214
Income Estimation: 
$172,510 - $244,152
Income Estimation: 
$191,286 - $252,215
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Messer Americas

Messer Americas
Hired Organization Address Bethlehem, PA Full Time
Job Summary Messer CES is one of the primary faces of Messer with our customers, providing technical support throughout ...
Messer Americas
Hired Organization Address Bethlehem, PA Full Time
Job Summary : The role is to provide expert process engineering in support of the ongoing operation and continuous impro...
Messer Americas
Hired Organization Address Castle, DE Full Time
As one of our Bulk Transport Drivers, you'll be driving meticulously maintained, state-of-the-art vehicles while also pr...
Messer Americas
Hired Organization Address Buckner, AR Full Time
Join Messer and have the opportunity to make $1,392 - $1,776 a week shift differentials as a CDL A tanker driver in Lewi...

Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Principal Project Manager jobs in the Houston, TX area that may be a better fit.

Principal Project Manager - Wastewater

Parsons Corporation, Houston, TX

Principal Project Manager, Electronics

Messer North America, Inc., Houston, TX

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!