Senior Advanced Project Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Advanced Project Engineer combines traditional project management with hands-on process development to drive capital projects, equipment installations, and operational improvement initiatives across the manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Project Management
  • Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning.
  • Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
  • Develop business cases and cost justifications; submit and manage capital project proposals through approval stages.
  • Coordinate Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Safety, Quality, Purchasing, and outside contractors.
  • Track milestones and communicate project status to leadership.
  • Manage project risks and develop mitigation plans.
  • Ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
  • Support equipment startup, validation, and turnover to operations.
• Process Improvement & Development
  • Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, equipment, and material flow.
  • Develop and evaluate new manufacturing methods.
  • Conceptualize innovative solutions to recurring production challenges.
  • Design and execute controlled process trials.
  • Collect and analyze production data to validate improvements.
  • Develop standardized work and implementation plans.
  • Document test results and make data-driven recommendations.
  • Partner with operations to transition successful concepts into production.
• Technical Leadership
  • Assist in developing equipment specifications.
  • Evaluate new technologies and automation opportunities.
  • Coordinate vendors and integrators during equipment installation.
  • Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) activities.
  • Assist with equipment acceptance and commissioning.
  • Develop operating procedures and training materials for new processes.
  • Develop equipment, parts, and maintenance plans within SAP to support new equipment or modifications.
• Collaboration
  • Work closely with Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, and outside contractors.
  • Present project updates to leadership inside and outside the plant.
  • Build consensus around proposed improvements, develop capital project proposals and business cases, and drive capital approval steps.
  • Mentor team members involved in improvement projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline (sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics).
• 5+ years of related experience supporting industrial or manufacturing capital projects/programs.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and schematics (MEP, structural, electrical diagrams).
• Strong organizational and communication skills with a bias for action.
• Ability to build rapport and relationships with internal and external suppliers.
• Proficiency in analyzing and solving complex problems.
• Proficiency using AutoCAD to develop equipment/plant layouts and related drawings.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP expertise—proficient in using SAP for asset tracking, work orders, and reporting.
• PMP certification.
• Experience with industrial automation.
• Experience with manufacturing process development.
• Familiarity with capital project management.
• Experience in continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.