Senior Project Manager, Capital Projects

1 month ago


mumbai, India Ashland Full time
Ashland Inc.

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 to join our global Capital Engineering department at our Mumbai, India location. This is a very visible, significant role within the Company. This position will report to the Director of Capital Engineering.

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

  • Effectively manage the design, construction, and start-up of capital projects in India (typically $1 - 30MM USD). Projects include the construction of new facilities as well as the upgrade and expansion of existing facilities.
  • Prepare project scopes, cost estimates, authorization requests and schedules along with basic engineering and detailed design construction packages
  • Coordinate and lead both internal / external members of project team along with contract engineering / construction management firms
  • Achieve required project completion schedule within authorized funding amount and meet all project performance goals (safety, quality, capacity, etc.)
  • Anticipate and identify areas of project risk and mitigate through proactive risk assessments and implementation of countermeasure / mitigation strategies
  • Accurately control, forecast and report project monthly capex and fiscal year spend
  • Responsible for EHS and compliance during project execution
  • Ensure all local government and Ashland requirements are met on project application, execution, and acceptance
  • Complete proper project close-out by establishing punch lists and acceptance protocols, preparation and checking of as-built drawings, cost and project reconciliation and take part in the lessons learned session
  • Effectively communicate project status to stakeholders and senior leadership via steering team meetings and other communication updates

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

  • A minimum bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline
  • A minimum of 7 - 10 years’ experience in managing capital projects in the chemical, pharmaceutical, food or heavy manufacturing industries
  • Proven ability to successfully design, construct and commission capital equipment and systems as part of projects in operating facilities
  • Project scheduling (MS Project, Primavera, etc.), cost control and cost forecasting skills
  • Demonstrated SAP or equivalent experience
  • Working understanding of P&IDs along with a basic understanding of industry and governmental standards for design and construction
  • Excellent computer skills with working knowledge of MS Office Suite
  • Strong organizational, communication and leadership skills, including a demonstrated ability to lead multi-discipline teams and motivate others

The following skill sets are preferred:

  • Master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline
  • Additional formal Project Management certification (e.g., PMI or CII)
  • Corporate-level large project management experience
  • Capital project estimating skills
  • Knowledge of international codes and standards 
  • Hands-on field experience in chemical manufacturing facilities with process and equipment commissioning, safety reviews, performance testing, and troubleshooting                                                                                                                                 



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