Engineering Project Manager – Manufacturing

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Supervise engineering projects of various complexities from inception to completion.

• Oversee project safety, scope definition, cost estimation, cost forecasting, and scheduling.

• Direct and manage engineering projects while ensuring alignment on goals and deliverables.

• Create comprehensive project plans, which include timelines, budgets, resource distribution, and risk management strategies.

• Collaborate and coordinate with manufacturing, maintenance, operations, and quality assurance teams.

• Offer technical guidance to internal cross-functional teams.

• Engage with equipment vendors, construction contractors, and engineering service providers.

• Track project progress, identify risks and challenges, and implement corrective measures.

• Update stakeholders on project status, risks, milestones, and progress.

• Ensure adherence to industry standards, food safety regulations, and relevant regulatory requirements, including those set by the USDA and FDA.

• Promote continuous improvement initiatives and encourage innovation within project teams.

• Manage multiple capital projects concurrently across various manufacturing sites.

• Assist with project commissioning, startup, and operational handoff activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field: Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical preferred.

• 8+ years of engineering experience, including over 3 years in capital project management for projects valued at $10 million or more.

• Strong technical knowledge of engineering principles and practices, including utilities, maintenance, process safety management, and manufacturing processes in a regulated setting.

• Experience in food manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or consumer packaged goods environments is preferred.

• Proven track record of successfully managing multiple projects across various plant locations.

• Demonstrated leadership abilities with experience in influencing and guiding cross-functional teams.

• Exceptional project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management skills.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Willingness and flexibility to travel around 50%, primarily from Monday to Friday, based on project needs.

• Position may be situated remotely east of Denver, Colorado, and within a reasonable distance to a major airport, requiring regular travel to manufacturing sites.

• Capability to meet physical demands when visiting facilities, which may include walking around the site, climbing stairs/ladders, kneeling, performing repetitive hand-eye coordination tasks, and lifting or carrying materials.

• Ability to function in a manufacturing environment with large, moving machinery, potentially high noise levels, and fluctuating temperatures.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans

• Wellness incentive program

• Mental wellbeing support

• Fitness reimbursement

• Bonus incentive opportunity

• Matching 401(k)

• Stock purchase plan

• Career development opportunities

• Employee resource groups

• On-demand learning

• Tuition reimbursement

• Paid-time off

• Parental leave

• Flexible work schedules (depending on your location and role)

• Volunteer opportunities