Engineering Project Manager – Utilities

Bridor USA•Dallas, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Bridor is expanding its North American manufacturing capacity through investments in new facilities, production lines, and equipment. As our Engineering Project Manager – Utilities, you will help deliver the infrastructure that makes this growth possible—from early engineering decisions to systems ready for production. Take ownership of the utility scope of capital projects and see your work through to operation. In this role, you will represent Bridor throughout the planning, design review, installation, testing, and commissioning of utility systems supporting our manufacturing facilities. Your core project scope will include electrical infrastructure, industrial refrigeration, and mechanical utilities. You will work directly with facility teams, engineering partners, suppliers, and contractors to translate manufacturing process needs into practical technical solutions. External engineering partners perform much of the detailed engineering; you will guide and review their work while managing project schedules, budgets, risks, and execution. The work includes greenfield food manufacturing facilities, brownfield expansions within operating plants, and utility upgrades supporting additional production capacity. It offers the opportunity to apply technical judgment on the manufacturing owner side and remain involved through startup and handover.

Requirements

An engineering degree with 4–7 years of relevant industrial utility and capital project experience
Experience delivering manufacturing utility projects involving engineering partners, suppliers, contractors, and internal teams
Technical experience in electrical infrastructure, industrial refrigeration, or mechanical utility systems
Ability to evaluate engineering drawings, system layouts, and technical specifications
Experience managing schedules, costs, risks, and project commitments
Clear communication, strong organization, and practical problem-solving skills
Ownership of project outcomes and consistent follow-through
Ability to coordinate technical partners and contractors without direct supervisory authority
Willingness to meet the travel requirements and relocate to Dallas/Lancaster as required
A successful track record of leading teams and contractors on capital projects and in plant operations
Experience supporting large capital projects and scaling systems for global operations
Hands-on experience managing large-scale refrigeration systems and mechanical utilities in a high-volume production environment
Experience managing capital projects, engineering contractors, and technical service providers

Nice To Haves

Utility projects supporting new food manufacturing facilities or expansions within existing plants
Food, beverage, or bakery manufacturing experience
Manufacturing owner-side engineering or capital project delivery
Coordination across multiple utility systems or engineering disciplines
Utility installation, testing, commissioning, and operational handover
Project execution within operating manufacturing facilities
Strong technical, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities, including root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and engineering documentation
Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills
Candidates from manufacturing companies, engineering consulting firms, and design-build organizations with relevant industrial utility project experience are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Lead utility projects from scope development and technical design review through installation, testing, commissioning, and handover
Define utility requirements with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and process-equipment teams
Collaborate with engineering, production, safety, finance, procurement, and maintenance teams to implement best practices and corporate standards
Coordinate utility systems within each project’s scope, including electrical infrastructure, refrigeration, boilers, steam, compressed air, chilled water, HVAC, and wastewater treatment
Review engineering drawings, system layouts, equipment specifications, and supplier proposals
Guide engineering partners, suppliers, and contractors to keep technical decisions and project execution aligned
Partner with plant teams to identify opportunities that improve safety, reliability, operational performance, and sustainability outcomes
Develop and manage schedules, budgets, milestones, and action plans
Identify risks, monitor costs and progress, manage scope changes, and communicate decisions needed to keep projects moving
Support equipment purchasing through technical evaluations, scope clarification, and procurement coordination
Coordinate utility connections and interfaces with process equipment, building infrastructure, and construction teams
Plan installation activities and connections with plant teams working in operating facilities
Coordinate testing and commissioning to verify that systems meet agreed performance requirements
Resolve outstanding issues and provide plant teams with the drawings, manuals, and documentation needed for operational handover
Apply lessons learned to improve future projects