Senior Project Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Texas.

📋 Description

• Take charge of capital project planning and execution across one or more manufacturing locations.

• Oversee capital expenditures, forecasts, and the financial performance of projects against established business cases and ROI objectives.

• Create and uphold annual capital plans in collaboration with cross-functional plant partners.

• Develop, implement, and realize savings through initiatives focused on automation, productivity, capacity, reliability, safety, and continuous improvement.

• Direct medium to large-scale capital investment projects from feasibility and scope definition to design, installation, commissioning, start-up, and final handover.

• Draft project scopes, design foundations, cost estimates, schedules, business-case support, option analyses, RFQs, purchase recommendations, and funding proposals.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, engineering partners, vendors, contractors, construction resources, and plant teams.

• Monitor and communicate project status, risks, decisions, costs, timelines, quality, deliverables, and post-startup KPIs.

• Formulate mitigation and contingency plans and escalate requests for assistance as needed.

• Assist with product, process, equipment, capacity, packaging, automation, and infrastructure modifications.

• Enhance and standardize engineering workflows, project governance, change management, readiness tools, and tracking of deliverables.

• Ensure adherence to food safety, quality, occupational health and safety, environmental, and regulatory standards.

• Travel across North America to manufacturing sites, vendor locations, and project sites as necessary, approximately 20% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a closely related technical field is required.

• 5 to 10 years of experience in executing capital projects or engineering initiatives within a manufacturing context.

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects with budgets in the millions.

• Fluent communication skills in English, encompassing reading, writing, speaking, and listening are essential.

• Strong project management skills that effectively balance safety, quality, cost, schedule, scope, and business outcomes.

• Familiarity with capital planning, procurement processes, cost estimation, vendor management, construction coordination, and equipment installation.

• Capability to develop design basis documents, RFQs, option analyses, project deliverables, manufacturing readiness tools, and start-up plans.

• Comprehension of manufacturing equipment, utilities, process systems, automation, controls, and methods for productivity enhancement.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project.

• Basic drawing skills in AutoCAD and the ability to visualize minor modifications in facility layouts.

• Ability to operate independently and collaboratively within a matrixed, multi-site environment.

• Compliance with site safety, sanitation, personal protective equipment, and food safety protocols is mandatory.

• Successful completion of pre-employment screenings, which include drug testing and background checks.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health and disability insurance.

• Retirement savings options.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee assistance programs.

• Educational assistance.

• Parental leave.

• Paid time off.

• Company-paid holidays.