Sr. Project Engineer

C.H. Guenther•San Antonio, TX

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Project Engineer owns capital project planning and execution for one or multiple sites. They are accountable for delivering strategic capital projects that improve safety, reliability, capacity, quality, and operational performance. The position operates with a high degree of autonomy and partners closely with plant leadership, operations, maintenance, R&D, quality, and external engineering partners to drive long-term manufacturing capability improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related technical discipline required.
5 to 10 years of experience executing capital projects or engineering initiatives within a manufacturing environment
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple million dollars projects
Ability to communicate fluently in English, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening required.
Strong project management capability with the ability to balance safety, quality, cost, schedule, scope, and business results.
Working knowledge of capital planning, purchasing processes, cost estimating, vendor management, construction coordination, and equipment installation.
Ability to develop design basis documents, RFQs, option analyses, project deliverables, manufacturing readiness tools, and start-up plans.
Understanding of manufacturing equipment, utilities, process systems, automation, controls, and productivity improvement methods.
Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence, align, and hold stakeholders accountable without direct authority.
Creative, innovative, detail-oriented, and able to improve or streamline work processes.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project
Basic drawing skills in AutoCAD with ability to conceptualize minor changes as necessary into current facility layouts
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a matrixed, multi-site environment supporting several Senior Plant Engineers across North America.

Nice To Haves

Desired experience in food manufacturing, food processing technology, packaging, automation, controls, or frozen/refrigerated manufacturing environments.
Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, engineering work processes, or capital project management preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage capital expenditures, forecasts, and project financial performance to ensure delivery against approved business cases and ROI targets.
Develop and maintain a balanced annual capital plan for assigned manufacturing site(s) in partnership with maintenance, safety, quality, R&D, operations, and plant leadership.
Establish, execute, and deliver savings from automation, productivity, capacity, reliability, safety, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead medium to large capital investment projects from feasibility, scope development, and funding approval through engineering design, installation, commissioning, start-up, and handover.
Prepare project scope, design basis, cost estimates, schedules, business case support, option analyses, RFQs, purchase recommendations, and capital funding packages.
Coordinate internal stakeholders, external engineering partners, vendors, contractors, construction resources, and plant teams to ensure safe and effective project execution.
Track and communicate project status, risks, decisions, cost, schedule, quality, deliverables, and post-start-up KPIs to leadership and stakeholders.
Anticipate potential project issues and develop mitigation plans, contingency plans, and clear requests for support when barriers arise.
Support new business needs with agility, including product, process, equipment, capacity, packaging, automation, and infrastructure changes.
Develop, improve, and standardize engineering work processes, project governance, change management, readiness tools, and manufacturing deliverable tracking.
Ensure projects comply with applicable food safety, quality, occupational health and safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including HACCP, GMP, SQF, CFIA or equivalent country requirements, and local, state/provincial, and federal laws.