Regional Project Engineer responsible for leading CapEx projects in an ingredient manufacturing environment, ensuring project objectives, scope, and budgets are met while maintaining safety and quality standards. Works on-site with a cross‑functional team to deliver engineering solutions, manage procurement, and support commissioning and handover.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define business needs, objectives, scope, and success criteria for CapEx projects.
- Lead feasibility studies and evaluate options, recommending preferred technical solutions.
- Develop, review, and maintain technical requirements, specifications, layouts, and impact assessments.
- Identify long‑lead items, shutdown constraints, and key interfaces to protect delivery timelines.
- Create and manage project plans, schedules, milestones, and stakeholder alignment through completion.
- Coordinate and supervise installation and construction activities, ensuring site readiness and logistics.
- Plan and execute FAT/SAT activities, commissioning, start‑up, and performance verification.
- Deliver complete project handover, including documentation, manuals, certificates, and warranties.
- Verify post‑start performance and confirm solution meets approved scope and acceptance criteria.
- Close out projects by archiving documentation, capturing lessons learned, and supporting benefits realization.
- Prepare CapEx requests with scope definition, assumptions, risks, and cost estimates.
- Manage RFQ processes, engage suppliers, and evaluate quotations against technical and commercial requirements.
Qualifications:
- 5–10+ years of experience in manufacturing plants in engineering, maintenance, or process roles.
- 5+ years of project management experience.
- Knowledge of the food manufacturing industry.
- Knowledge of capital accounting and budgeting.
- Strong CAD skills.
- Strong Windows skills (Excel, Word, etc.).
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Team spirit, dynamic, innovative, results‑oriented, and autonomous.
- Ability to work under occasional overtime and up to 25% travel.
Preferred Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering preferred.
- Food / Chemical manufacturing experience preferred.
Pay: $90,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
