Sr. Facilities Engineer - Process Utilities & Capital Strategy

Dart Container•Mason, MI

2d•Remote

About The Position

This role is about shaping the future of facilities systems, not just maintaining them. We are seeking a Senior Facilities Engineer with broad industrial infrastructure experience to lead the reliability, expansion, and long-term strategy of critical process utility and facility systems supporting manufacturing operations. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer who has built a diverse technical foundation. You will operate at the intersection of engineering, capital planning, operational excellence, and business strategy, serving as a trusted technical leader across utility infrastructure and facility systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of professional design or construction management experience OR Associate’s degree and twelve (12) years of professional design or construction management experience
Experience leading capital projects and infrastructure upgrades
Strong knowledge of process utility systems and reliability engineering
Proven ability to translate technical challenges into measurable business outcomes
Confident ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executive leadership through concise, business-focused recommendations and presentations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree, preferred
Experience with managing building/property protection and loss prevention through third party insurers, preferred

Responsibilities

Lead Facility and Process Utility System Performance: Provide technical ownership and long-term stewardship of critical process utility infrastructure, including systems such as compressed air, process water, vacuum, wastewater, and supporting facility utilities. Drive reliability, capacity, and lifecycle performance. Eliminate recurring failures through root cause analysis. Develop long-range asset and obsolescence strategies. Ensure systems are engineered to support business growth. Develop and influence the 5–10-year roadmap for process utility systems and site infrastructure. Prioritize investments based on risk, reliability, and business value. Identify technologies and improvements that enhance operational efficiency. Balance technical and financial considerations in major decisions. Manage execution across design, procurement, construction, and startup. Deliver projects that increase capacity, reduce risk, and improve operational performance.
Build a Reliability-Driven Culture: Partner with operations and maintenance teams to move from reactive maintenance to engineered reliability. Implement predictive and preventive maintenance strategies. Use data and performance metrics to drive decisions. Improve uptime, asset life, and total cost of ownership.
Shape Future Infrastructure Strategy: Shift the culture from reactive response to engineered reliability.