Senior Engineering Project Manager

Henkel group • Bowling Green, KY

2d • $120,000 - $165,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world. Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in engineering, manufacturing, capital project management, or a related industry.
• Proven experience leading capital projects within a consumer packaged goods (CPG), manufacturing, industrial, or other technical production environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in project planning, execution, capital management, budgeting, and risk management.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively engage at all levels of the organization.
• Working knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and hygiene standards.
• Experience collaborating with vendors, contractors, and cross-functional teams across local, regional, and global organizations.
• Experience in a high-volume, highly automated CPG manufacturing environment or a similar industry.
• Background supporting processes/manufacturing systems and/or packaging operations.
• Experience implementing automation, manufacturing technologies, digital solutions, or equipment integration projects.
• Demonstrated success managing medium- to large-scale capital projects from concept through startup and operational handoff.
• Familiarity with equipment startup, commissioning, qualification, and operational handoff processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects end-to-end, from scope development through design, execution, startup, and operational handoff.
• Serve as the overall project leader, balancing technical, operational, financial, and execution priorities.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and project controls to ensure successful delivery of capital investment projects (CAPEX).
• Drive capital management activities, including forecasting, spend tracking, cost control, and change management.
• Own project risk management, proactively identifying, mitigating, and escalating risks and issues.
• Communicate project status, risks, and outcomes effectively to stakeholders at all levels, including site leadership, Regional and Global Engineering, R&D, Quality, and Hygiene teams.
• Manage external contractors, vendors, and equipment suppliers to ensure quality, performance, and timely execution.
• Maintain project governance, tracking, reporting, and documentation in accordance with Henkel standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Finance, Purchasing, R&D, SHE, and other stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, regulatory, compliance, and performance requirements.
• Support and participate in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Process Safety initiatives, Design Reviews, Constructability Reviews, and Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Apply Henkel Production Systems and Vertical Startup (VSU) methodologies in partnership with the VSU leader to support successful commissioning and startup.
• Demonstrate organizational agility and adaptability in response to changing business priorities and project demands.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
• Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
• Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
• Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

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