Senior Site Project Engineer

Job Description

Job Description:

Job Description

The Senior Site Project Engineer is responsible for leading the planning, design, and execution of moderately-to-highly complex capital projects that enhance workplace safety, quality/food safety, asset health, productivity, and sustainability. This person will deploy advanced engineering know-how to successfully deliver projects, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.

This role collaborates cross-functionally with Operations, Maintenance, Quality & Food Safety, Health, Safety & Environment, and Regional Engineering to safely deliver assigned projects on time, within budget, within scope, and in compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.

The Senior Site Project Engineer also serves as a technical authority and project management leader, providing mentorship to associate project engineers and site project engineers.

What are we looking for?

Minimum:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

• 5+ years of experience in a comparable technical position

• Proven experience in successfully managing small/medium-scale (<$5M) capital projects

• Advanced understanding of engineering principles

• Practical knowledge/experience in construction management

• Strong planning, communication, listening, and influencing skills

• Travel up to 5% (domestically)

Preferred:

• 7-10 years comparable technical experience within food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry

• Practical knowledge/experience in food processing plants, including food safety and hygienic design

What would be your key responsibilities?

Project Management:

• Manage capital projects (project initiation through closeout) to ensure delivery of scope, schedule, budget, and cash flow in accordance with internal project life cycle process

• Conduct proper project planning, including development and alignment of project objectives, scope, schedule, and deliverables with key project stakeholders

• Lead project risk assessment and implementation of appropriate risk mitigation strategies

• Develop applicable procurement documentation, including Request For Quotation (RFQ)/Request For Proposal (RFP) and equipment specifications, to effectively communicate technical requirements to prospective suppliers

• Review and approve technical drawings and construction submittals

• Conduct proper project planning, including development and alignment of project objectives, scope, schedule, and deliverables with key project stakeholders

• Manage construction, installation, and commissioning activities to ensure successful equipment/system start-up and handover to Operations and Maintenance

• Track project progress, budget performance, forecasted cash flow performance, and schedule adherence throughout project life cycle

• Communicate project status updates to key stakeholders

• Maintain project documentation including drawings, specifications, change orders, and as-built records

Asset Management:

• Identify and initiate fixed asset capitalizations in compliance with corporate finance/accounting policies

• Identify and initiate fixed asset retirements in compliance with corporate finance/accounting policies

• Support annual fixed asset cycle count work stream and corresponding asset tagging

• Support asset conservation initiatives to ensure compliance with internal asset conservation standards/guidelines

• Lead site’s Asset Health Check program by conducting annual audit, soliciting technical inputs and identifying risk mitigation strategies

Workplace Safety/Food Safety Compliance:

• Ensure assigned projects comply with internal engineering standards, workplace safety standards, and food safety standards, along with external regulatory requirements (e.g., OSHA, FDA, etc.)

• Ensure project activities are executed safely, adhering to site’s construction safety program

• Ensure hygienic design principles are employed in equipment selection or design

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles

• Join a purpose-driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today

• Best-in-class learning and development support from Day 1, including access to our in-house Mars University

• Industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus

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