Chief Technology Specialist - Paraxylene

Company: McDermott
Location: Bloomfield
Posted on: July 18, 2020

Job Description:

Lummus Technology is no longer owned by McDermott. If you are interested in this position, please send your resume to recruiting@lummustech.com with the name of the position and requisition number (1907283).

Job Overview:

Provides technology leadership in Paraxylene technologies. The individual's knowledge and experience advances an area of specialty, changes a technology direction or creates a new technology, which results in a significant innovation for the company. Instrumental in influencing technical or technology direction on a corporate-wide basis.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

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• Serves as technical advisor or mentor to our clients or to any division of McDermott - Lummus Technology
  
• Leads technology innovations from concept through commercialization
  
• Demonstrates leadership performance in area of expertise on a corporate-wide basis
  
• Influences change or direction that significantly expands the company's market share or leads to a new technology
  
• Interacts with customers and industry groups and brings extensive external recognition to self and McDermott - Lummus Technology
  
  
• Ideas resulting from individual's skills have generated new business opportunities and most-favored company status
  
• Responsible for technical content and identification of technical risk for all proposals within a technology
  
  
• Participates in helping to establish commercial strategy in specific technology areas
  
  
• Provides support to Business Development Managers via development of presentations and preparation of papers
  
• Reviews and approves critical project design documents for projects falling within their respective technology area
  
  
• Uses diverse approaches to develop criteria for making high quality decisions in the absence of a definitive framework
  
• Responsible for technology design guides, tools and technology design basis for all aspects of the Basic Engineering Package
  
  
• Uses, promotes and advances the principles of Quality as an integral part of the work process
  
  Basic Qualifications:
  
  
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  • BSChE degree required, MSChE degree preferred
    
    
  • 15 years of relevant experience preferred
    
  • Ability to travel at least 40" of the time, both domestically and internationally
    
  • Recognized as a strong industry leader with meaningful client contacts
    
    
  • Recognized internally and externally by peers and others for knowledge and advancement of technology in their area of expertise
    
  • Requires in-depth knowledge of competing technologies
    
  • Demonstrated field experience and trouble-shooting skills required
    
  • Holds a track record of success in creative solutions to critical problems in area of specialty or across technologies
    
  • Demonstrated leadership in cross functional teams
    
    
  • Publishing/presentation/patent record leading to external recognition.
    
  • Has assumed a leadership or speaker role in a technical forum or professional society
    
  • Working knowledge of process and systems design tools and procedures
    
  • Performs special assignments as required
    

Keywords: McDermott, Bloomfield , Chief Technology Specialist - Paraxylene, IT / Software / Systems , Bloomfield, New Jersey