Principal Project Engineer

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Waco, TX

Salary: $ - $ (Posted 2 weeks ago)

The Principal Project Engineer will be a project manager for large and complex projects executed by the Processing team, responsible for all aspects of planning and executing projects from ideation to project closure. This role will lead projects in process areas, buildings and infrastructure, general manufacturing processes, and packaging systems, depending on business needs.

The role owns overall leadership of major capital projects through the Mars Snacking Engineering Execution Standard, driving Process Technology capability across the team and providing line management for a small team and major project management for the process team.

• Bachelor of Science in engineering; advanced degree in engineering, MBA or PMP certification preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a comparable technical position – food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable
• Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and general knowledge of engineering disciplines:
  Building, Infrastructure, Civil, Utilities, Process, Packaging, Electrical and Construction
• Strong understanding of functional engineering – expertise in process manufacturing in food or related industry
• High performance team and people leadership experience
• Proven success developing and executing projects
• Future travel up to 50%

• Develop and execute projects of $50M+ that meet business objectives while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, security and environmental standards
• Member of the Process Engineering Leadership team, focused on upskilling the process engineering team in various process technologies and project management execution
• Direct line management for a small team of project engineers
• Develop standards for equipment, systems and engineering processes and collaborate with other senior engineers and global technical teams
• Partner with R&D and global technical teams to support the development of technology platforms providing a sustained technical advantage
• Participate in staffing and management strategy for engineering associates

• Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose‑driven company striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best‑in‑class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in‑house Mars University.
• An industry‑competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

• Director

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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