Project Engineer, Operations Management

Location: Owings Mills

About the Role:

TAI is seeking a motivated Project Engineer to manage diverse capital projects within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You’ll take projects from initial scope and budgeting through construction, installation, and completion, working alongside operations, maintenance, engineering teams, and contractors. If you enjoy managing multiple projects, solving technical challenges, and driving improvements in productivity and reliability, this role offers the opportunity to make a visible impact.

About TAI:
TAI brings together engineering, construction, systems integration, on-site services, and technical services — combining proven execution with trusted expertise to support clients across the entire project lifecycle. Team members at TAI are capable, well-rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take.

More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

Here’s a glimpse into your day to day:

Managing all aspects and resources of multiple capital projects from inception through completion, developing detailed objectives and standards to meet all project deadlines & deliverables, and ensuring that all budgetary guidelines are met. Projects are typically under $2M in value.

Managing capital appropriation for assigned projects, preparing cost/benefit analysis to justify and support project approvals, and preparing detailed written reports & deliver presentations outlining the status of projects

Managing contractor and construction activities on assigned projects, ensuring successful project execution.

Working collaboratively with the Operations and Maintenance/Engineering departments to provide technical support in the acquisition, installation, operation, maintenance, and improvement of manufacturing equipment, to include facilitating disposal of what is obsolete

Ensuring that departmental and plant objectives are met in the areas such as Safety, Quality, Sanitation and Overall Equipment Effectiveness Developing and implementing process improvement projects to increase productivity, reliability, sustainability, and cost reduction

Supporting a High Performance Work (HPW) environment by utilizing a total team approach to process improvements

You'll be a perfect fit if you have:

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial)
Minimum 2 years of project engineering experience in a manufacturing/industrial setting

Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizing and communication skills

Experience managing multiple projects from the evaluation through implementation stages

Experience scoping capital projects, managing capital projects to budgets, obtaining equipment specifications, managing schedules, and managing construction activities.

Preferred

Qualifications/Requirements:

Project engineering experience in the Facilities, food processing, pharmaceutical, and/or chemical processing industry

Knowledge and experience with plant operations, CAD systems and shop floor integration

Experience with SAP or a similar ERP systemA strong understanding of sanitary design concepts

Experience with maintenance programs and processes

Compensation and Beneftis:

Pay: $,000 Annually (depending on experience)
Eligible for overtime pay
Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)
PTO and Paid Holidays

Health Benefits:

Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long-term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!
401(k) with employer match

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