Global Project Engineer

This opportunity is located within our AFB International business, the global science and technology leader in pet food palatability. We develop and produce a full range of liquid and dry palatability enhancers using high-quality ingredients proven to optimize companion animal response and consumption.  to learn more.

You will lead multiple, complex projects while partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, Corporate Engineering, plant leadership, consultants, contractors, and suppliers. Your leadership will help ensure projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and with minimal disruption to production.

Develop project scopes, estimates, schedules, budgets, business cases, execution plans, and Capital Appropriation Requests. Establish project governance, risk registers, action tracking, change-control processes, reporting, and decision-making practices. Coordinate competing priorities, stakeholders, resources, and external partners across multiple projects.

Develop design criteria, technical specifications, bid packages, and procurement documents. Review drawings, layouts, P&IDs, electrical documents, equipment specifications, and contractor submittals. Coordinate consultants, contractors, equipment suppliers, bidding activities, contract negotiations, construction, field issues, and project changes. Apply sound engineering judgment to resolve technical and construction-related challenges.

Direct commissioning, startup, training, performance verification, operational readiness, and project turnover. Partner with site teams to ensure new equipment and systems are safely integrated into operations. Complete punch lists, as-built documentation, manuals, warranties, spare-parts information, final cost reporting, and lessons learned. Ensure projects transition successfully from construction to reliable, sustainable operation.

Ensure projects comply with AFB standards, applicable codes, OSHA and EHS requirements, food safety expectations, permitting requirements, and site procedures. Identify risks early and coordinate effective mitigation plans with project stakeholders. Promote a culture of safety, accountability, quality, and operational excellence throughout every phase of the project.

Use data, root-cause analysis, and engineering expertise to identify opportunities for improvement. Develop recommendations that balance safety, quality, productivity, reliability, timing, and cost. Communicate complex technical information clearly to both technical and nontechnical audiences. Lead project teams and influence outcomes across functions without relying on direct authority.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited university.
• At least five years of engineering and capital project experience in an industrial manufacturing or process environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
• Strong knowledge of project scope development, estimating, scheduling, budgeting, procurement, construction, change control, and project closeout.
• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities while maintaining accurate documentation and status reporting.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, layouts, P&IDs, specifications, equipment documentation, and contractor submittals.
• Strong communication, organizational,…