Project Manager - Corporate Growth ( Commercialization, & Business Development )

Contract

Role: Project Manager – Corporate Growth ( Commercialization & Business Development )
Compensation: $95/hr
Location: North of Houston, TX – 50% Remote
Length of Contract: 3 to 6 months

Position Description:
The Project Manager would be responsible for the top corporate organic growth projects in our product development process at our client's manufacturing sites located just outside of Houston, TX. This role spans many types of activities, from idea conception to commercialization. The Project Manager provides cross-functional leadership and bridges organizational gaps between different functional groups, most often between technical services, engineering, marketing, sales, and operations.

Responsibilities:
Project Management

• Develop and put together the project prioritization, financials, timing, action items, product technology, and market analysis for each new product idea
• Screen new product ideas to meet future business growth
• Oversee preliminary engineering design during the early stages of product development
• Actively seek out and engage third parties where they provide competitive advantage as part of development
• Identify and define key process/plant integration issues

Business

• Develop options to ensure advantage of technology based on understanding of industry wide strategic opportunities
• Execute methodology to assess commercial feasibility of project before Pilot or Commercial trials

Technical

• Evaluate new process configuration options from Technical Services to identify leading configuration options which warrant further development in Engineering
• Assess how business opportunity will best integrate into existing operations and the implications integration has on the process configuration
• Determine key parameters for process scale-up to commercial volumes from the pilot or demo scale.

Qualifications/Requirements:
Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or related)
• 5-7 years of experience in refining, petrochemical, or upstream oil & gas
• 2 - 3 years project management experience required

Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering
• 5+ years project management experience
• Proven track record in early-phase project/product development, including engineering deliverables
• Prior experience in Specialty Chemicals or Polymers

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or related)

Equal Opportunity Statement:
RCM is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Pay Transparency:
RCM believes in transparency and fairness in compensation. We are committed to providing our employees with competitive salaries that reflect their skills, experience, and contributions to our organization. As part of our commitment to pay transparency, we want to provide you with as much information as possible about our compensation practices.

Disclaimer:
This job posting is intended to describe the general nature and the level of the work to be performed. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. RCM reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

About RCM:
RCM is a leading provider of Business, IT, and Engineering Services to over 1,000 clients in the commercial marketplace. RCM partners with clients to define, implement and manage a broad range of technologies across multiple platforms, systems, and networks. Our broad geographic presence ensures that a proven and reliable tactical and strategic capability is available and deployable virtually everywhere in North America.