Senior Project Delivery Engineer

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The Senior Project Delivery (SPDE) role exists to manage the end‑to‑end delivery of site capital projects for our Hellman’s Mayonnaise factory in Chicago. The projects will span a wide range of safety, quality, infrastructure, savings, and equipment improvements across many technologies and functional areas including process, packaging, utilities and land/buildings. The SPDE will contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of the site investment masterplan and provide technical support to day‑to‑day and reliability activities.

• Organized and detail oriented to deliver projects with respect to safety, product quality, project timing, and cost. Supported by full‑time staff and contractors.
• Lead a portion of the capital project portfolio in the site, managing cost estimating, analyzing options, building business cases, critiquing designs, managing construction, installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Lead improvement projects in a fast‑moving environment with many stakeholders, making independent decisions, collaborating constructively, managing expectations, and navigating tradeoffs.
• Act as a site expert on food processing, packaging, and energy and utilities management.
• Lead the standardization and development of the plant masterplan for packaging, process, grounds, and utilities.
• Provide technical resource to the category engineering team for new products and re‑stages, and support factory continuous improvement programs.
• Participate in cross‑plant improvement teams and develop strong partnerships with plant manufacturing, continuous improvement, corporate engineering, and union workforce.
• Support root‑cause analysis for both manufacturing and reliability teams.
• Bring new Ways of Working to the Engineering community and drive transformation.
• Deliver multiple capital projects on time and in full (OTIF) with typical values $100k–$2M, adhering to Unilever project management standards and ensuring safety as the top priority.

• Education:
  
  BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical degree.
• 3+ years of Engineering experience in FMCG or related industry or in an engineering consultancy.
• End‑to‑end project management/engineering, maintenance, or continuous improvement experience with food processing and/or utilities systems in manufacturing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to negotiate.

• First‑hand experience delivering major capital projects ($2+ million) within an FMCG environment.
• 5+ years of Project Engineering experience in FMCG or related industry or in an engineering consultancy.

The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120.

This position is bonus eligible.

This position is LTI eligible.

Unilever employees are eligible to participate in a benefits plan that may include health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, and numerous voluntary benefits.

Unilever is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Manufacturing