Dow Venture Capital Hiring For Senior M&E Project Director | Starboard at Houston, TX Full Time

At Dow, we believe in putting people first and we’re passionate about delivering integrity, respect and safety to our customers, our employees and the planet.  

Our people are at the heart of our solutions. They reflect the communities we live in and the world where we do business. Their diversity is our strength. We’re a community of relentless problem solvers that offers the daily opportunity to contribute with your perspective, transform industries and shape the future. Our purpose is simple – to deliver a sustainable future for the world through science and collaboration. If you’re looking for a challenge and meaningful role, you’re in the right place. 

About You and this Role

In this role, you will serve a the Senior M&E Project Director responsible for project execution of the $1.3B+ Growth project for Dow Industrial Solutions business located in Freeport, TX, otherwise known as the Starboard Program. This program will have 5 sub projects (ranging from $45MM to $500MM) across 4 technology areas including the Outside Block Limits (OSBL) design for the new assets.

Project management skills are key in this role as you will lead cross functional teams through all phases of project execution (Front End Loading, Design, Procurement, Construction, and Start-up). You will interface between multiple organizations both internally and externally and are expected to provide timely and effective stakeholder communications at all levels of the company and business.

Responsibilities

• Assures implementation and use of all relevant work processes in the areas of project execution to deliver effectively against business objectives.
• Assures appropriate sponsorship for the business opportunity by ensuring excellent project shaping in Front End Loading (FEL) and engagement through sponsor team of critical projects during execution.
• Acts as liaison between business and key functions such as Engineering, Purchasing and Capital Planning (CPAM).
• Serves as the leader of the project team accountable for project results and for the implementation of and adherence to all relevant work processes.
• Serves as a leader for program of projects to meet a business objective, as needed.
• Develops project scope the meets the needs of the business opportunity and ensures stakeholders are aligned upon the scope through functional reviews.
• Ensures cost estimate adequately represents project scope and managing spending within the authorized budgets and spending plans.
• Works closely with business leadership to secure funding through the authorization process.
• Ensures project schedule is based upon sound data and aligned with business objectives. Monitors progress closely against baseline plans.
• Ensures EH&S plans are developed and implemented to meet EH&S goals, including construction safety.
• Ensures plans are in place to allow for smooth transition of the project to Operations and Maintenance.
• Works with department leaders to secure lead resources and once assigned ensures staffing plans are developed and monitored against plan.
• Provides effective communication and coordination between the project team and key stakeholders. In doing so provide regular updates on scope, objectives/goals, cost, progress vs. plan and risks.
• Uses and enforce project change management program including securing DOA approvals per the process.
• Fosters a work environment with a high level of integrity and strong safety focus that embraces diversity and inclusion, innovation and sustainability, and continuous improvement and empowerment.
• Projects requiring this level of leadership are global mega projects with significant complexity impacting both business and company strategy.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience (i.e. engineering, manufacturing, project leadership)
• Previous leadership experience (people or projects)
• A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.  No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Preferred Skills

• Project Manager Certification
• Project Execution Work Process Knowledge

Additional Notes

• This position can be located in Houston or Freeport, TX (with expected travel to Freeport and Louisiana to support business need).
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this role and may be provided based on eligibility.

Benefits – What Dow offers you 

We invest in you. 

Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career.  You bring your background, talent and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.  

Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee: 

• Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives. 
• Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental and emotional well-being, to help you get the care you need…when you need it. 
• Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals. 
• Become a Dow shareholder through various employee stock programs.
• Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building. 
• Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs. 
• Global Paid Time Off (PTO) policies:
  • Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).  
  • ​Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.  
  • Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation. 

Join our team, we can make a difference together. 

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines global breadth; asset integration and scale; focused innovation and materials science expertise; leading business positions; and environmental, social and governance leadership to achieve profitable growth and help deliver a sustainable future. The Company’s ambition is to become the most innovative, customer centric, inclusive and sustainable materials science company in the world. Dow’s portfolio of plastics, industrial intermediates, coatings and silicones businesses delivers a broad range of differentiated, science-based products and solutions for its customers in high-growth market segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications. Dow operates manufacturing sites in 31 countries and employs approximately 37,800 people. Dow delivered sales of approximately $57 billion in 2022. References to Dow or the Company mean Dow Inc. and its subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.dow.com or follow @DowNewsroom on Twitter.

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