Overview In this role you lead a small team on medium-to-large projects, or manage a critical portion of a complex initiative. You will work with senior leaders on challenging problems, ensuring precise, on-time project execution. You'll influence design, planning, and vendor coordination while upholding standards and codes. The role offers a chance to drive multi-million-dollar initiatives in a collaborative, boundary-spanning environment. This position suits a proactive engineer who shapes outcomes through practical engineering and cross-functional teamwork.
Responsibilities- Develop engineering designs, material specs, and cost estimates
- Perform feasibility studies to support design choices
- Ensure designs meet standards and codes; validate field work and as-built drawings
- Review submissions for accuracy, coordinate with vendors/contractors/plant teams to stay on schedule
- Direct vendors/contractors on layout and utility requirements
- Review consultant work and maintain documentation (manuals, drawings, specs, contacts)
- Plan pre-project activities, define scope, prepare proposals, and evaluate bids
- Submit status reports, assist with contract administration, monitor installations for specs, budgets, and timelines
- Manage project budgets to meet financial targets
Key requirements- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience or equivalent
- Knowledge of engineering principles related to food processing and the meat industry (preferred)
- Ability to apply engineering principles to operational and design issues
- Knowledge of installation and construction project scheduling
- Project Management and Contract Administration skills; interpretation of national codes and standards
- Experience managing multi-million-dollar projects (desirable)
- Proficiency in engineering economics
- Proficiency in AutoCAD
- Willingness to travel 50% for collaboration across locations
- Strong communication, organizational planning, teamwork, analytical reasoning, and adaptability
- collaborative
- team-oriented
- strong communication
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office Suite
- engineering economics
