Manager, Regional Infrastructure & Facilities (Engineering)

Mondelēz International • East Hanover, NJ

18h • $122,000 - $167,750 • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager, Regional Infrastructure & Facilities leads regional infrastructure capital projects for Mondelēz International, from scoping through commissioning. The role manages project planning, technical development, feasibility, budgets, schedules, resources, and execution while ensuring quality, safety, environmental compliance, and adherence to company engineering and project-management standards.

The position serves as a regional subject-matter expert for infrastructure disciplines and standards, including building envelopes, roofing, flooring, utilities, and MEP systems. It leads major building expansions and supports active construction and renovation projects, while contributing to feasibility studies, site master planning, and early-phase design decisions. The role coordinates with Plant Engineering, Operations, Quality, EHS, Procurement, and cross-functional regional and global teams.

The role develops regional cost benchmarks and implementation standards, maintains specifications for building and utility systems, benchmarks costs against industry data, and updates standards annually. It also owns strategic vendor relationships, evaluates contractor performance, and supports procurement with master service agreements and preferred vendor lists.

Regional leadership responsibilities include infrastructure sustainability initiatives, hygienic integrity reviews and remediation planning, and deployment and reporting for global infrastructure standards. The role may also support other cross-functional programs such as process safety management, safety, resilience, and asset reliability. The position is onsite and must be based near East Hanover, New Jersey, or Richmond, Virginia, with at least 50% travel. The work schedule is Monday through Friday during core hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or a related Engineering discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience in facilities or infrastructure engineering, construction management, or industrial plant engineering.
• Demonstrated experience managing building and utility infrastructure projects in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of building codes, roofing and flooring systems, MEP systems, and general construction.
• Experience developing cost standards, estimating, and budgeting for capital projects.
• Strong vendor and contractor management experience.
• Ability to travel approximately 50%; the role specifies a minimum of 50% travel.
• Ability to work across multiple geographical locations within the region and flexibility in working location driven by travel.
• Ability to balance technology solutions with capital availability and savings needs.
• Ability to identify engineering solutions that account for the global network and category position.
• Ability to manage ambiguity, interpret large amounts of information, and draw conclusions that support project scope.
• Ability to think creatively and understand broad category needs.
• Ability to work across a matrix organization, countries, and a global community, managing complexity and cultural diversity.
• Project management and capital project delivery skills.
• Cost estimation and benchmarking skills.
• Cross-functional collaboration skills, including work with Operations, Quality, EHS, and Procurement.
• Vendor negotiation and performance management skills.
• Technical communication skills, including translating complex infrastructure topics for non-technical stakeholders.
• Strategic thinking to balance near-term project needs with long-term infrastructure planning.
• Comfort operating across multiple sites and with regional and global matrix teams.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in food and beverage or CPG manufacturing environments.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or PMP certification.
• Familiarity with sustainability frameworks such as LEED, ISO 50001, or Science Based Targets.
• Experience with hygienic design principles such as EHEDG, 3-A, or similar.
• Knowledge of Mondelēz or similar global engineering standards.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver regional infrastructure capital projects from scoping through commissioning, including project execution and support.
• Develop project charters, scopes of work, budgets, and schedules, and manage internal and external resources through execution.
• Lead major building expansion projects, including greenfield additions and facility extensions.
• Provide technical support for active construction and renovation projects.
• Contribute to feasibility studies, site master planning, and early-phase design decisions.
• Ensure compliance with company engineering standards, local codes, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with Plant Engineering, Operations, Quality, EHS, Procurement, and other stakeholders.
• Serve as the regional lead and subject-matter expert for infrastructure disciplines and standards, including building envelope, roofing, flooring, utilities, and MEP systems.
• Develop and maintain regional standard costing benchmarks, including building-type costs, rules of thumb for infrastructure systems, regional cost indices, and escalation factors.
• Create and maintain implementation standards and specifications for roofing, flooring, building envelope, and utility infrastructure.
• Benchmark costs against industry data and update standards annually.
• Own strategic vendor relationships for regional infrastructure trades and conduct monthly operational check-ins with key vendors and contractors.
• Lead quarterly vendor business reviews covering performance, safety, cost, and project pipeline.
• Evaluate vendor performance against safety, quality, schedule, and cost KPIs.
• Support Procurement in negotiating master service agreements and preferred vendor lists.
• Lead regional infrastructure sustainability initiatives involving energy reduction, electrification, water conservation, building efficiency, and LEED or green-building alignment.
• Lead regional building and infrastructure assessments for hygienic design compliance and coordinate remediation plans.
• Serve as the regional point of contact for global infrastructure standards, reporting, and initiative deployment.
• Support other cross-functional programs as assigned, including process safety management, safety, resilience, and asset reliability.
• Integrate Integrated Lean 6 Sigma phase requirements into projects.
• Deliver active infrastructure capital projects on time and on budget, establish cost benchmarks for the top three building types, complete hygienic integrity reviews for regional sites, and establish vendor review cadences.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Wellness and family support programs.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Paid leave programs.
• Education-related programs.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.
• Eligibility for a competitive bonus program, with potential overachievement based on performance and company results.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager