Sr Capital Project Engineer

Business Unit Overview

Headquartered in Lakeville, Minn., Post Consumer Brands, a business unit of Post Holdings, Inc., is dedicated to providing people and their pets with delicious food choices for every taste and budget. The company's portfolio includes beloved brands such as Honey Bunches of Oats™, PEBBLES™, Grape-Nuts™ and Malt-O-Meal™ cereal and Peter Pan™ peanut butter, as well as Rachael Ray® Nutrish™, Kibbles 'n Bits™ and 9

Lives™ dog and cat food. Post also provides private label solutions to customers in pet food, cereal, nut butters and granola. As a company committed to high standards of quality and to our values, we are driven by one idea:
To make lives better by making delicious food accessible for all. For more information about our brands, visit  and follow us on Linked In or Facebook for the latest news.

Post Consumer Brands corporate headquarters in Lakeville, Minnesota, is about 20 miles south of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Lakeville has all the benefits of smaller town living with access to everything a large metropolitan area has to offer. Join more than 400 team members collaborating on the two-building campus to help put breakfast on the tables of millions of consumers in North America.

Location: Lakeville, MN (Hybrid)

Travel required: 30-50%

Significant travel is a core requirement of this role. This position supports major capital programs across multiple manufacturing facilities and requires extensive on-site presence during active project phases. Travel may exceed typical levels at key stages of execution, including periods where approximately three out of every four weeks are spent at plant locations.

At Post Consumer Brands, you'll lead major capital investments that shape our manufacturing network, support business strategy, and drive operational growth. You'll have the resources of a large organization, the visibility to influence enterprise decisions, and the opportunity to deliver projects that create lasting impact across multiple facilities. Big ambitions are welcome here!

As a Sr Capital Project Engineer, you will lead complex, multi-million-dollar capital programs. This role combines engineering expertise, construction management, capital planning, and cross-functional leadership to deliver strategic initiatives safely, on schedule, and within budget.

You will oversee multiple concurrent projects and related work streams that collectively support a common business objective.

Working at the corporate level, you will establish project frameworks, engineering standards, and best practices that enable consistent execution across facilities while partnering closely with operations, plant leadership, and external partners.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineering and construction professional who has directly managed multiple concurrent, multi-million-dollar capital projects across manufacturing facilities, including construction management, equipment installation, contractor oversight, commissioning, and startup. This individual has successfully led design, construction, equipment installation, startup, and commissioning activities while coordinating multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and stakeholders across multiple locations.

• Lead capital engineering projects involving facility construction, manufacturing infrastructure, utilities, process equipment installations, line expansions, and plant modernization initiatives.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects across several manufacturing facilities while aligning execution with business priorities.
• Own project scope, schedule, budget, forecasting, and financial performance from concept through…