Project Engineer

Cargill • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.
This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Project Engineer will oversee engineering and technical projects, including management of personnel, budget, and scheduling to deliver a successful project outcome, including safety and risk mitigation plans. In this role, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across all areas of the project to interpret the needs, expectations, and limitations of each, and bring them together with the aim of successful project deliveries.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of two years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of the environmental health and safety standards and international standards and codes related to engineering and technical projects.
• Engineering and management software knowledge
• Experience leading third party resources to deliver business results.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and execute on strategies and project plans for engineering and technical projects, including monitoring progress, resolving issues, budgets, coordinating schedules, status reporting and all tasks associated with the project and coordinate the operational aspects of assigned projects.
• Develop project schedules by studying project plan and specifications, calculating time requirements and sequencing project elements.
• Review status of projects and budgets, coordinate schedules, and prepare status reports and recommend appropriate actions.
• Lead the project team and the work of contractors.
• Collaborate with regional domain leads for domain specific expertise support in build projects.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

What This Job Offers

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