U.S. Silica is a global performance materials company and a leading producer of commercial silica that is used in a variety of industrial applications and the oil and gas industry. U.S. Silica’s wholly owned subsidiaries include EP Minerals and SandBox Logistics®. EP Minerals is an industry leader in the production of products derived from diatomaceous earth, perlite, engineered clays, and non-activated clays. SandBox Logistics® is an innovative leader in proppant storage, handling, and well-site delivery, dedicated to making proppant logistics cleaner, safer and more efficient.

Over its 122-year history, U.S. Silica has developed core competencies in mining, processing, logistics and materials science that enable it to produce and cost-effectively deliver over 600 diversified products to customers across our end markets. U.S. Silica's wholly-owned subsidiaries include EP Minerals and SandBox Logistics™. EP Minerals is an industry leader in the production of products derived from diatomaceous earth, perlite, engineered clays, and non-activated clays. SandBox Logistics™ is a state-of-the-art leader in proppant storage, handling, and well-site delivery, dedicated to making proppant logistics cleaner, safer, and more efficient. The Company has 28 operating mines and processing facilities and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

The Sr. Project Engineer Manager plans and manages capital growth, maintenance and process-related improvement projects associated with US Silica operations. The location for this role is in Nevada or in the Southeast.

Essential Job Functions:

• Plan and safely execute multiple assigned capital projects through management of all components of the project from scope development, engineering, construction, and cost control, through commissioning, training, operation, and documentation.
• Identify and evaluate productivity and cost improvements for US Silica operations and work with the CI/operations team to implement those that result in improved process yield, higher throughput, improved operating efficiencies, recognizable cost savings, and best practices.
• Track and monitor key productivity metrics to assure the plant operates per design conditions, projects deliver on forecast goals/expectations and to help identify further opportunities.
• Document work in a structured manner to ensure Change Management is captured and conveyed in updated operating procures, drawings etc. Capture Best Practices so that they can be shared and implemented across sites.
• Ensures that all plant upgrades and installation of equipment are properly engineered to fully integrate within existing sites and achieve designed functionality.
• Work with operating sites to define and assess the mechanical integrity of process equipment and infrastructure to develop replacement schedule for capital budgeting.
• Identify and respond to opportunities to improve safety, environmental compliance, throughput, quality, costs, housekeeping, and employee commitment. Assist in prioritization of improvement needs, develop and implement improvements.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Process or Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Experience should include a minimum of 10 years of project management or process improvement experience in an engineering and/or leadership capacity.
• Must have a demonstrated record of accomplishment in a manufacturing culture focused on safety, reliability, and process improvement.
• Ability to interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, engineering drawings, and procedure manuals and write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Develop strategies to achieve organizational goals; Understands organization’s strengths & weaknesses; Analyze market and competition; Identifies external threats and opportunities.
• Use feedback to modify designs and generate creative solutions.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have general knowledge of Spreadsheet and Word Processing software; Process simulation software; Project Management software; Accounting software; Order processing systems; Contact Management systems; Internet software; Inventory software; Manufacturing software.
• Follow all statutory, regulatory, and organizational procedures to protect the environment from hazardous waste exposure.
• Follow all Federal and State Safety Regulations, and company safety policies/procedures; Report potentially unsafe conditions; Aid in correcting unsafe conditions; Use equipment and materials properly.

Ideally, the experience will include metals/non-metals mining or industrial minerals processing, or continuous process manufacturing where dry powders were processed and handled, as well as experience with process modeling, and instrumentation systems/programs.