Senior Engineer - Project Manager

Why Valvoline Global Operations?

At Valvoline Global Operations, we’re proud to be The Original Motor Oil, but we’ve never rested on being first. Founded in 1866, we introduced the world’s first branded motor oil, staking our claim as a pioneer in the automotive and industrial solutions industry. Today, as an affiliate of Aramco, one of the world’s largest integrated energy and chemicals companies, we are driven by innovation and committed to creating sustainable solutions for a better future.

With a global presence, we develop future-ready products and provide best-in-class services for our partners around the world. For us, originality isn’t just about where we began; it’s about where we’re headed and how we’ll lead the way. We are originality in motion.

Our corporate values—Care, Integrity, Passion, Unity, and Excellence—are at the heart of everything we do. These values define how we operate, how we treat one another, and how we engage with our partners, customers, and the communities we serve. At Valvoline Global, we are united in our commitment to:

• Treating everyone with care.
• Acting with unwavering integrity.
• Striving for excellence in all endeavors.
• Delivering on our commitments with passion.
• Collaborating as one unified team.

  When you join Valvoline Global, you’ll become part of a culture that celebrates creativity, innovation, and excellence. Together, we’re shaping the future of automotive and industrial solutions.

The Project Manager is a professional within the corporate engineering team who is an authorized Valvoline Global representative for the purpose supporting supply chain large capital goals and objectives, primarily within the Australia-Pacific region.This, in part, includes leading a group of Capital Projects, supporting the development of long-range plant project planning, project budgeting and cost controls, compliance management, project scheduling, operational support, project work process progress development/use and over site of project 3rd party suppor.

• Lead large capital plant projects while following front end loaded project work process (PWP) with multiple project phases and develop deliverables over the duration of the project lifecycle. Note that workload often dictates supervision of 3rd party engineering support, equipment vendors, and contractors.
• Work with Supply Chain and Corporate Engineering teams to develop and maintain a culture with an emphasis on environmental stewardship, employee health and safety, legal compliance, and community relations.
• Sustain control of your projects by tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards.
• Work with Risk Management team, focusing on domestic plant sites on keeping testing documentation current. Attend assigned plant insurance company audits and assist plant with questions and documentation share. Lead or assist plant in resolution of any insurance company audit findings.
• Long Range Planning: Work with Supply Chain Planning to develop and/or understand long term business goals. Visit assigned plants and meet with facility operations to discuss these business goals and understand their business, operational, environmental and safety needs. Review these needs to develop and maintain a ten year, looking forward, plan. Plan to be developed considering return on investment, safety & environmental exposure, logical construction sequencing, rough project cost and a reasonable annual cost allowance. Annually review plan with supply chain team, track progress and update maintaining the 3 year “look ahead”. Annual Budget Request Plant Assistance: Work with Supply Chain Planning and plant facility operations utilizing the Long-Range Plan to develop budget estimates for the coming fiscal year.
• Successfully manage commercial contract(s) on all assigned projects of various sizes, as required. Ensure issuance of PO’s and that invoices are paid. Process Project Change Notices as required. Support the development of the monthly capital project cashflow and implementation timing presentation that is given to Sr. Supply Chain Leadership.
• Responsible thru project management practice to foster the use and development of new engineering specifications/ standards that can be use on current and future projects. Also, must maintain up to date project files shared on the engineering server drive. Support plant operations in interpretation of and adherence to specifications, codes, and standards.
• Prepare, submit, and present assigned project requests with supporting documentation to Senior Supply Chain Management to receive full funding permission during the front-end loading phases.
• Work with engineering team to review, update and maintain Valvoline engineering standards to current best practices relative to Valvoline facilities. Work with Valvoline engineering team to update and maintain facility “Core Drawings” which include plant general arrangement drawings, electrical one-line drawings and facility P&ID drawings.

Education

• 4 Year College Degree in Engineering (Civil, Chemical, Process, or Mechanical),
• Optional: Master’s in Engineering or Business Administration AND/OR Master’s in Construction Management

Work Experience

• 5 to 8 years’ experience in heavy industrial/process work and project execution. Along with experience in process commercialization from ideation to operational turnover focused on process flow, liquid transfer, and packaging.

Licenses and Certifications

Optional:

• Professional Engineer Licenses
• Masters in Business Administration
• Project Management Certifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies

• Process integration
• Project management
• Blending/packaging equipment mechanical and controls knowledge
• Field implementation knowledge
• Auto-cad, SAP
• MS programs including MS Project
• Civil/Structural, mechanical, and electrical/controls knowledge

Valvoline Global is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their unique perspectives and skills. We strictly prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind, regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.