Senior Project Manager

Ergon Inc. seeks a full-time Senior Project Manager to join our Corporate Engineering team. The Senior Project Manager will oversee capital projects for Ergon's Corporate Engineering department, providing support across all of Ergon's business segments, with a primary focus on projects within the Energy & Specialty Solutions segment. Projects typically range in size from $5M-$100M+. This position will work closely with Facility Management and Business Unit Operations personnel to initiate and guide the scoping, budgeting, and execution planning for major capital projects and participate in long-term facility planning. Additionally, this person will work to continuously improve and oversee project management and control processes, implement best practices, and champion sound execution and contracting strategies.

The Senior Project Manager may be required to directly oversee one or more Project Engineers/ Managers assigned to the project(s).

Key Competencies:

• Decision-making and Problem-solving
• Project Leadership
• Planning/Organizing
• Communication
• Teamwork

Soft Skills:

• Strong written, verbal, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent customer service
• Champions customer's needs. Responds proactively to customer requests.
• Time Management
• Good planning and organizational skills
• Collaborative management style
• Motivated, self-disciplined, and shows initiative to problem-solving

Project Manager Job Education & Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical field is required; Mechanical or Civil Engineering preferred
• A minimum of six years of project management/engineering is required.
• Experience in oil and gas, chemical, or other energy sectors is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with multi-disciplined engineering firms is required.
• A cultural match between the employee and the company's culture and core values is key to success.
• Passion for fostering strong teamwork and collaboration
• Ability to lead project teams, consultants, and contractors with minimal supervision
• Ability to bring insight into industry best practices and implement within our organization
• Excellent communication skills are required across all platforms (written, verbal, etc. and across all company levels.

Senior Project Manager Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage multi-disciplinary projects from concept to completion, providing consistency and excellence across the spectrum of deliverables from project management processes to business objectives.
• Ownership, oversight, and review of project designs, scope development, cost and schedule estimates, project KPl's, contractor/consultant deliverables, project execution, close-out, etc.
• Participate in developing project justification, economics, and alternatives analysis.
• Proactively manage communication and stakeholder engagement with Business Units/the Customer regarding projects under management.
• Participate in and/or lead risk management assessments of projects, facilities, or processes. Develop and provide guidance in contracting strategy, contractor selection process, and construction management planning.
• Participate in or lead the development of corporate policies and procedures for the development and execution of major capital projects, including PM value-improving practices within the organization.
• Vet qualifications, develop depth, and maintain relationships with consultants and contractors.
• Participate in developing yearly and quarterly major capital budgets with business segments.
• Develop Authorization for Expenditures (AFEs) to request funding approval from management. Participate in PSSR, commissioning, start-up, troubleshooting activities, and steward project closeout and documentation turnover activities.
• Interface with facility Turnaround (TAR), planning to incorporate capital TAR scopes and providing execution support and facilitation during TAR.
• Mentor junior project engineers in PM excellence and processes.
• Participate in M&A due diligence and green-field expansion evaluations.

Why Ergon Inc.?

At Ergon, we are a relationship-driven, family-owned company that values each employee's growth and contributions. Headquartered in Flowood, Mississippi, we take pride in maintaining a close-knit, small-company atmosphere while offering exceptional career opportunities. Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) matching & profit sharing
• Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Plans
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave
• Tuition assistance

At Ergon Inc., we live by our core values:

• Empowered Service: Together, we're committed to delivering unparalleled service. We do what's right, provide solutions, and foster stronger relationships with our teams and customers. Employee safety is our top priority and the first consideration in all aspects of our service. That's empowered service.
• Selfless Leadership: We lead with compassion and put those around us before ourselves. We don't say we're experts; we demonstrate it through technical expertise, category innovation, and care for what we do. We call this selfless leadership.
• Purposeful Growth: We believe employee and company growth go hand in hand. We build our legacy together to ensure future success through purposeful growth. The company has continually reinvested tremendously back into the business, not just growing for the sake of growing but growing carefully and strategically.
• Respectful Relationships: Together, we foster a culture of respect, acceptance, and diversity of ideas and people. Our differences make us stronger. We're united by our shared values, constantly forging respectful relationships.

Come and join the Ergon team!

Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check. A clean MVR is required.

We are an EEO/AAP employer.

Job Role: Senior Project Manager

Location: Flowood, MS

Employment offer contingent upon pre-employment drug test, background check, and MVR.