Sr. Project Engineer

• Lead multiple approved capital projects simultaneously, including large and complex manufacturing projects

• Develop and manage project scope, schedules, budgets, milestones, and execution plans

• Drive project execution from approved design through installation, commissioning, startup, and final handoff

• Monitor project performance and resolve barriers that impact safety, quality, cost, or timing

• Ensure project deliverables are completed with strong execution discipline and clear accountability

• Lead preliminary and final design engineering activities for capital projects

• Oversee technical specifications, equipment selection, contractor coordination, and installation planning

• Provide on-site engineering support during construction, installation, testing, and startup

• Ensure assets are implemented in accordance with engineering, safety, quality, and operational standards

• Support troubleshooting and technical problem-solving during project execution

• Partner with operations, maintenance, quality, safety, finance, procurement, and plant leadership to support project success

• Lead cross-functional communication, stakeholder alignment, and decision-making throughout the project lifecycle

• Establish and maintain project governance routines, status reporting, and escalation processes

• Coordinate project dependencies to ensure efficient implementation and readiness for startup

• Develop and maintain project estimates, forecasts, schedules, and status reporting

• Identify project risks and lead mitigation planning to protect project delivery

• Track project costs, timelines, and implementation progress against approved plans

• Ensure project documentation, reporting, and closeout activities are complete and accurate

• Support trial runs, commissioning, startup readiness, and early operational stabilization

• Ensure action items and final action items are completed prior to project closeout

• Partner with plant teams to transition assets into operation successfully

• Capture lessons learned and applied them to future project execution

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering required

• 3+ years of engineering and capital project experience in manufacturing, industrial, or consumer packaged goods environments

• Demonstrated experience leading multiple capital projects simultaneously

• Experience in project planning, design engineering, construction support, installation, commissioning, and startup

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and project leadership skills

• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams in a plant environment

• Experience in food and beverage or consumer packaged goods manufacturing

• Experience supporting large-scale capital projects in an operating plant environment

• Experience with project governance, risk management, and reporting routines

• PMP or similar project management certification preferred

• Capital project execution

• Engineering leadership

• Cross-functional collaboration

• Project planning and controls

• Risk management

• Communication and stakeholder management

• Problem-solving and decision-making

• Startup and commissioning discipline

• Role is based on site in Champaign, IL

• Frequent plant-floor presence required during active project phases

• Travel may be required on a limited basis to support project execution, vendors, or related site activity

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Success in this role will be measured by:

• Safe and effective delivery of approved capital projects

• Achievement of…