About you: Join us. Unleash your energy within.
If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we're the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we're far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.
Our purpose and beliefs: As Kent, we're tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It's the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs
Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging: We recognize that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We're heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:
Kent is looking for a Project Manager to be based in Baytown, TX.

You will offer strong experience in managing multiple chemical, petrochemical and downstream types of projects and field experience. Skills and Responsibilities:

• Oversee projects ranging in size from $1M to $100M (often smaller to mid-sized $1M to $30M).
• Downstream on-site plant services, CAPEX Turnaround projects $1M to $100M, $1M to $30M usually.
• Experience interfacing with multiple clients, open to managing multiple project teams in fast-paced environment.
• Lead as proposal manager in developing scope, cost and schedule as part of a project execution strategy and bid.
• Manage and comply with complex master and professional service agreements and contracts with owner and Legal Department.
• Meet key project indicators developed as part of the execution of a project.
• Identify, clarify and document customer changes from initial project objectives and scope of work to support the change order process.
• Be accountable for scope, cost, schedule and procurement on EPC projects which you are managing.
• Manage project scope creep.
• Lead role in coordinating development of proposals, representing the owner drives and working through schedule demands and conflicts.
• Develop bi-weekly and monthly management reports.
• Provide subject matter expert advice on design processes and/or construction methods.
• Participate in review and improvement of company's project management best practices.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.
Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

• Prior direct experience in managing multiple chemical, petrochemical and downstream type of projects and prior field experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a four year college or university.
• Minimum 8 years direct work experience in a project engineering/project management capacity.
• In depth understanding of the Oil & Gas industry in the Gulf Coast Region.
• Understanding of the engineering and construction industry by way of experience in past employment with EPC companies or Clients.
• Proficient skills in reading and understanding cost report trends and forecasting and working with project engineering to bring project team to meet budgets.
• Proficient skills in understanding the links in a critical path schedule to analyze and forecast outcomes and develop recovery plans as required.

Communication:

• Strong team player with exceptional communication and organization skills; focal point of all owner communication.

Behavior/ Core Competencies:

• Self-starter with hands-on approach and out-of-the-box thinking in development of project execution strategies that win projects.
• Proficient skills in the Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel and PowerPoint required.
• Have experience and proficient in stage gate process.

HSSEQ:
The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it's clients and the governing authorities of the host country.