Senior Project Manager, Utilities

Senior Project Manager, Utilities

The Senior Project Manager, Utilities, is responsible for the successful execution of large-scale capital projects within the utilities workstream, ensuring delivery within approved schedules and budgets. This role requires strong coordination across Engineering and Operations to drive alignment and collaboration. The Utilities Senior Project Manager must possess a solid technical understanding of project scope, along with a clear awareness of cross-functional stakeholder requirements.

Responsibilities also include managing budgets, timelines, and supporting resources. Key accountabilities span the full project lifecycle, including feasibility studies, procurement, installation support, commissioning, validation, and ramp-up activities.

Support the review of scope, including budget analysis, schedule analysis, and identifying possible scope gaps.

Ownership over budget, timeline, and risk assessments of the project.

Key communications between internal stakeholders, key vendors and partners, and operations team.

Manage equipment deliveries, required access and shutdown, installation support, commissioning support, and start up support.

Ensures key criteria of the project are delivered by the vendors and meet fairlife's standards.

Participate in equipment factory acceptance testing, punch list creation, and close out.

Understand critical business needs to ensure success of the project as well as other business functions.

Support for the integration of PLCs, HMIs, and auxiliary equipment associated with Utility Equipment

Deliver status updates and weekly routines to project stakeholders.

Implement key plant fit-out items, including visual displays, signage, workstations, lab equipment, and safety barriers.

Support development of technical data base for project hand off to include creating standardized Engineering documentation for future project needs.

Coordinate with EHS and Quality Managers to ensure safety and compliance with all environmental laws and regulations

Understand and develop turnover documentation to ensure success of the equipment and operations team.

10+ years of industrial manufacturing experience – dairy, food & beverage, or liquid manufacturing preferred

Knowledge of aseptic and sanitary design standards.

Strong understanding of Utility systems to support process equipment, including steam and boiler systems, glycol chiller systems, tower water systems, Reverse Osmosis systems, and electrical systems.

Ability to read and understand P&IDs.

Experience project managing commercial and capital projects.

Developed leadership skills – ability to lead contractor and project teams through various project disciplines

Initiative-taker; positive & proactive mindset

Effective cost management, forecasting, and budget experience.

Understanding of total supply chain and ability to flex to support cross functional work streams.

Strong project life cycle understanding to include development, planning, installation, commissioning, and acceptance phases.

Ability to lead cross functional teams and influence others.

Experience with SharePoint, MS office suit, and Autocad to develop and maintain project trackers, prepare data analysis, and web hosted applications.

Effective collaborative skills and ability to work with a diverse team of resources.

Ability to clearly communicate verbally and written within the organization and externally.

Ability to handle ambiguity and work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment

Proficiency in English:
Comfortable with both written and verbal communication, including reading and writing.

12 hours sitting/standing/walking

Exposure to Ability to lift up to ___ lbs.

Reaching/bending requirements (if any)

Exposure to hazards (machinery, confined spaces, etc.)

Any other physical requirements

Notify supervision of any repairs or adjustments that are required that may affect product quality or food safety.

Understand, observe, and comply with the handling and usage of the color-coded container policy while in the Production Areas.

Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, Customer and/or Government requirements/standards as prioritized by the Company.

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