Capital Projects Engineer - GMP Manufacturing

CREMER North America, LP; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Cremer North America, LP is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital projects within a GMP environment. You will plan, manage, and coordinate engineering efforts across teams and vendors, ensuring design, construction, commissioning, and startup meet schedule and budget goals.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Procurement to deliver safe, compliant projects. A mechanical/chemical engineering background and 3–5 years of relevant experience are required or

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering or relevant field.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• 3–5 years of project engineering, project management, or related engineering experience in a chemical, consumer goods, or related manufacturing environment.
• Excellent analytical, logical, and project management skills.
• Strong project management, leadership, time management, and prioritization skills.
• Experience managing projects from concept and design through installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Experience developing project budgets, schedules, resource plans, and tracking performance against targets.
• Ability to collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Procurement, and external contractors.
• Excellent knowledge of design and visualization software
• Solid decision making and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards as it relates to engineering
• Prior experience in a customer-facing engineering or project management role preferred.
• Safety management mindset

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute multiple engineering projects from concept through design, installation, commissioning, and startup.
• Define project scope, technical requirements, deliverables, budgets, resource needs, schedules, and milestones to support successful project execution.
• Manage project performance against approved scope, budget, schedule, quality, and safety requirements; monitor expenditures, identify variances, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and technical challenges using sound engineering judgment, root cause analysis, and a systematic problem-solving approach.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams, customers, equipment suppliers, engineering firms, and contractors to ensure project requirements and deliverables are met.
• Communicate project status, risks, issues, and recommendations to relevant stakeholders and maintain accurate project documentation.
• Ensure project activities comply with applicable engineering codes, technical specifications, company policies, and industry standards.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in project execution, cost, quality, safety, and operational performance.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of the RC14001/EHS&S management system and applicable site objectives, targets, and programs.
• Incorporate safety, environmental, and quality requirements into project planning and execution; understand and apply the hierarchy of controls to manage risks.
• Follow applicable EHS&S procedures, complete required training, report accidents and incidents, participate in contractor qualification for capital projects, and initiate Management of Change (MOC) as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• We will follow the company written training program for this position.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Time management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Safety mindset

Vendor coordination

GMP knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering

PMP certification preferred

Tools

Design/Visualization software

Job description

Cremer North America, LP is seeking a Project Engineer to lead capital projects within a GMP environment. You will plan, manage, and coordinate engineering efforts across teams and vendors, ensuring design, construction, commissioning, and startup meet schedule and budget goals.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, and Procurement to deliver safe, compliant projects. A mechanical/chemical engineering background and 3–5 years of relevant experience are required or