Sr. Manager, Project Engineering

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate.

We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future.

We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide.

We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

As part of North America's footprint strategy and supply network optimization initiatives, BC is undertaking significant expansion and modernization projects across its chocolate manufacturing facilities in Canada and the United States. In collaboration with cross-functional engineering and technical teams, the Major Project Engineering Manager will lead and support the successful execution of these large-scale capital projects.

The role is responsible for overseeing engineering execution across Canada and the U.S., with accountability for project cost, schedule, safety, permitting, technical readiness, and overall project delivery. The successful candidate will provide leadership to both internal and external engineering teams, develop engineering scopes, budgets, and schedules, ensure compliance with stage-gate project management processes, coordinate permitting activities with external authorities, oversee construction and installation activities, support start-up and commissioning efforts, and communicate project performance to key stakeholders, including senior leadership.

The successful candidate will possess extensive experience leading major capital projects within world-class manufacturing organizations, with proven expertise in project start-up and TPM Early Management methodologies, including CQV and IQ/OQ/PQ processes.

Working closely with start-up teams and program leadership, the Major Project Engineering Manager will establish and lead a high-performing engineering organization focused on delivering vertical start-up (VSU) excellence and critical business KPIs across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, and Environment.

• Achieve zero TRIR (Total Recordable Incident Rate) while maintaining compliance with process and people safety standards.
• Deliver zero quality defects and ensure compliance with BC and local food safety requirements.
• Meet ramp-up objectives and achieve OEE > 85%.
• Deliver projects on schedule with no significant delays.
• Maintain adherence to approved capital budgets with no material cost overruns.
• Achieve employee engagement survey results of 90% or greater.
• Meet established energy efficiency and CO₂ reduction targets.
• Ensure full compliance with BC and local environmental regulations and standards.

• Lead and deliver network transformation projects across Canada from an engineering and project execution perspective.
• Manage and provide direction to internal and external engineering teams throughout all project phases.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment, effective communication, and successful project outcomes.
• Monitor, track, and report engineering execution progress, risks, and key milestones.
• Organize and facilitate technical steering committee meetings, project governance reviews, and executive stakeholder updates.
• Serve as an active member of the Global Engineering Community and contribute to the broader global engineering leadership team by helping define and deploy strategic engineering initiatives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Food Safety & Quality, SHE (Safety, Health & Environment), Sourcing, Manufacturing, and other key business functions.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or related discipline).

• Minimum of 12 years of engineering experience within the food processing, manufacturing, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry.
• Extensive experience in major capital project development, execution, commissioning, and start-up.
• Proven experience leading…