Project Engineering Manager (Capital Projects)

About the role

The Project Engineering Manager is accountable for the management of JM's largest and most complex projects and is an expert in companywide applied areas. They are responsible for planning, prioritizing, and managing multiple projects, ensuring resources are used effectively, and meeting all project goals.

Responsibilities

• Execute investment projects with a budget of $40M to $150M following the CPP process and requirements.
  • Develop, guide, review, and present project feasibility studies and business cases.
  • Drive projects to completion.
  • Evaluate vendors in close cooperation with procurement to check cost/performance and decide according to the project RACI on the sourcing plan.
  • Provide project management and oversight for all aspects and phases of multiple project assignments concurrently.
  • Review Mechanical and/or Electrical Controls detail engineering for all project aspects.
  • Ensure compliance to technical specifications and contracts for equipment and services for all aspects of projects.
  • Carefully coordinate, review, provide oversight and manage external engineering resources and consultants as needed.
  • Develop bid request documentation, supplier lists, bid evaluations, and make recommendations for purchasing.
  • Design safe processes and specify safe equipment, ensuring ergonomics are considered in all areas of design and potential safety and health hazards are identified and eliminated during project execution.
  • Design and specify environmentally compliant equipment and processes, ensuring that all permit requirements are considered and addressed in the design, and that potential environmental issues are identified and addressed during project execution.
  • Prepare, review, deliver, and implement necessary training to maintenance and operations hourly workforce regarding the project.
  • Ensure that all safety policies and procedures are followed, driving a zero-incident project environment.
  • Work with Engineering Leaders and Procurement to identify and evaluate potential engineering firms and contractors.
  • Maintain effective communication to management and project customers regarding project status, problems, and changes.
  • Prepare, organize, document, and archive project documentation.
  • Work with Engineering Leaders and project engineers to drive consistency in the identification and use of best practices regarding project engineering and management, and to continuously improve on all aspects of the commercial components of the process.
  • Apply lean manufacturing concepts to all aspects of design and project execution.
  • Drive a continuous lesson learned logbook through the project and drive the analysis after finishing the project.
  • Communicate the results in the engineering team to support the continuous improvement.
  • Work proactively with process engineers, production, and maintenance departments to solve process and equipment issues, and to identify improvement opportunities based on joint performance reviews with coworkers.
  • Provide engineering input for improved automation and product packaging opportunities.
  • Follow the trends in technology and equipment design by visiting tradeshows / exhibitions and key vendors.
  • Coach and mentor project staff and assigned operations team, and assist them to solve problems and meet company, division and departmental objectives.
  • Provide indirect leadership and coaching to less experienced project engineers.
• May be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, (chemical, electrical or mechanical) with a minimum of 10 years engineering experience in industrial or manufacturing industry.
• Strong project management skills managing projects $40M +.
• Proponent/SME for CPP and project management processes and improvements therein.
• Excellent leadership skills and proficient at building and motivating high-performance teams to deliver exceptional services and solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated high level of drive and initiative to complete assigned tasks and investigate and seek out improvement opportunities.
• Works with limited guidance, effectively self-directed, both independently and in a team environment.
• Interfaces at all levels of the organization, both internally and externally.
• Supervises/Leads individuals or a project team to achieve milestones and objectives by setting priorities and providing direction.
• Provides feedback for performance evaluations.
• Experience managing contractors and sub-contractors, including bid process.
• Experience preparing estimates, schedules and project deliverables.
• Proven ability to negotiate and manage change.
• Solid knowledge of contract design and legal requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
• Proficient in project scheduling software (MS Project, Primavera).
• Exposure to SAP systems a plus.
• Heavy travel required (30%-60%).
• Work environment is typical of a manufacturing facility: May be exposed to environmental conditions of cold, heat, high noise levels, moving mechanical parts, heights, dust/mist/gas/fumes, extensive walking or climbing, etc.
• May be required to lift, carry, push or pull up to and including 25 pounds.

Pay

$136,900.00 - $188,200.00 Annual

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

• Health benefits including a choice of comprehensive medical plans, a dental plan, vision plan, wellness program and critical illness insurance.
• JM sponsors a 401(k) plan which includes a sizeable company match.
• Paid vacation and also provides paid sick and parental leave for eligible employees.
• Basic life Insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, and business travel accident coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement program for undergraduate and certain graduate programs.
• Soft and hard skills training facilitated by internal and external presenters.
• Drug-free workplace and pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Qualifications

Incumbent must be physically able to perform essential job functions.