Engineering Project Manager III

Post Consumer Brands•Tremonton, UT

5h•Onsite

About The Position

The Engineering Project Manager III leads complex engineering projects at the Post Consumer Brands facility in Tremonton, Utah. The role guides projects from early concept and business justification through design, installation, start-up, and handoff, aligning teams around scope, schedule, budget, quality, and performance expectations. Projects support safety, quality, cost performance, maintenance reliability, food manufacturing, packaging, and infrastructure improvements. The position combines technical problem-solving with hands-on project leadership. It partners with plant teams, suppliers, consultants, and contractors to deliver improvements that support reliable operations and long-term growth. The role is based at the Tremonton facility and requires travel for project, vendor, engineering, and consultant meetings.

Requirements

Four-year degree in science or engineering.
Minimum of 5 years of relevant engineering experience in operations, project management, process design, or contractor supervision within a process environment.
Proven experience managing complex projects from definition through installation and start-up.
Working knowledge of engineering disciplines, plant operations, and construction.
Understanding of Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement methods.
Demonstrated analytical, business judgment, troubleshooting, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
Clear communication and ability to build alignment across multifunctional teams, internal customers, vendors, consultants, and contractors.
Ability to organize complex work, set clear direction, prioritize effectively, and follow through on commitments.
Ability to influence, coach, and facilitate teams toward practical decisions and shared outcomes.
Ability to build respectful working relationships and support change across business groups.
Sound judgment, urgency, optimism, and an unwavering commitment to a safe work environment.
Travel for project, vendor, engineering, and consultant meetings is required.

Nice To Haves

Industry experience in food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, ingredient processing, dairy, agricultural processing, or another industrial manufacturing environment.
Experience with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6 or P5, Procore, SAP, or JD Edwards (JDE).
PMP certification and/or a Professional Engineer (PE) license.
An advanced degree in engineering, business, or management.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned engineering projects from concept through start-up, establishing scope, resources, budgets, schedules, equipment, and material needs.
Build project justifications, cost estimates, feasibility studies, cost-benefit analyses, expenditure requests, and recurring progress reports.
Create and lead cross-functional project teams, facilitate project meetings, and communicate plans, risks, decisions, and progress to internal partners.
Control project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and performance while maintaining safety as the highest priority.
Select and manage equipment suppliers, engineering consultants, construction contractors, and other external partners.
Evaluate technologies and specify or design food processing, packaging, and infrastructure systems.
Manage construction and start-up, including oversight of construction activities and equipment commercialization.
Apply federal, state, and local engineering codes and review ergonomics, safety, sanitation, GMP, and food safety requirements for assigned projects.
Maintain process flows, P&IDs, and engineering standards while sharing and implementing best practices.
Provide training and technical support to plant teams when applicable.