Global Project Engineer
About The Position
AFB International is seeking an experienced Global Projects Engineer to lead significant capital investments across its facilities, initially focusing on major projects at its manufacturing site in Aurora, Missouri. Capital projects typically range from $1 million to more than $5 million and span feasibility, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout. The role leads multiple complex projects in partnership with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, Corporate Engineering, plant leadership, consultants, contractors, and suppliers. Projects are expected to be delivered safely, on schedule, within budget, and with minimal disruption to production. The position may be based at the corporate office in St. Charles, Missouri, or at the Aurora plant. It provides functional leadership to project teams and directs external and other project resources; direct reports are not required. Travel between AFB facilities and to vendor or contractor locations is expected, and occasional off-hours support may be required during critical project activities, commissioning, or startup.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
- At least five years of engineering and capital project experience in an industrial manufacturing or process environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
- Strong knowledge of project scope development, estimating, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, construction, change control, and project closeout.
- Experience managing multiple projects and priorities while maintaining accurate documentation and status reporting.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, layouts, P&IDs, specifications, equipment documentation, and contractor submittals.
- Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Ability to walk through manufacturing and construction areas, climb stairs or ladders, work around moving equipment, dust, noise, and temperature variations, and wear required personal protective equipment.
- Travel between AFB facilities and to vendor or contractor locations; occasional off-hours support during critical project activities, commissioning, or startup.
Nice To Haves
- Experience managing capital projects valued at $1 million or more.
- Experience in food manufacturing, process manufacturing, or a similar regulated industrial environment.
- Working knowledge of industrial construction, equipment installation, process systems, manufacturing operations, and startup activities.
- Professional Engineer license, PMP certification, or advanced degree.
Responsibilities
- Develop project scopes, estimates, schedules, budgets, business cases, execution plans, and Capital Appropriation Requests.
- Establish project governance, risk registers, action tracking, change-control processes, reporting, and decision-making practices.
- Coordinate priorities, stakeholders, resources, and external partners across multiple projects; provide updates, identify risks and needed decisions, and maintain accurate project records.
- Develop design criteria, technical specifications, bid packages, and procurement documents.
- Review drawings, layouts, P&IDs, electrical documents, equipment specifications, and contractor submittals.
- Coordinate consultants, contractors, equipment suppliers, bidding, contract negotiations, construction, field issues, and project changes.
- Resolve technical and construction-related challenges using sound engineering judgment.
- Direct commissioning, startup, training, performance verification, operational readiness, and project turnover.
- Work with site teams to safely integrate new equipment and systems into operations.
- Complete punch lists, as-built documentation, manuals, warranties, spare-parts information, final cost reporting, and lessons learned.
- Ensure projects comply with AFB standards, applicable codes, OSHA and EHS requirements, food safety expectations, permitting requirements, and site procedures.
- Identify risks early and coordinate mitigation plans; promote safety, accountability, quality, and operational excellence.
- Use data, root-cause analysis, and engineering expertise to identify improvement opportunities and develop recommendations balancing safety, quality, productivity, reliability, timing, and cost.
- Communicate technical information clearly to technical and nontechnical audiences and lead cross-functional teams without relying on direct authority.
- Direct the work of consultants, contractors, vendors, suppliers, and other project resources; may mentor project engineers and site personnel.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
