Senior Advanced Project Engineer
PIP Global Safety · Charleston, SC · 4 days ago
EngineeringFull-time
Job Responsibilities
- Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning.
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Develop business case and cost justification for potential projects and submit/manage capital project proposals through approval stages.
- Cook up 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.
- Document test results and make recommendations based on data.
- Partner with operations to transition successful concepts into production.
Technical Leadership
- Aid in developing equipment specifications.
- Evaluate new technologies and automation opportunities.
- Cook up milestones and communicate project status to leadership team inside and outside of the plant.
- Coordinate vendors and integrators during equipment installation.
- Support FAT/SAT activities when applicable.
- Absorb 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 to existing systems.
Collaboration
- Work closely with: Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, and outside contractors.
- Present project updates to leadership team inside and outside of the plant.
- Build consensus around proposed improvements, develop capital project proposals and business cases, and drive capital approval steps to support improvement projects.
- Mentor team members involved in improvement projects.