Engineering Project Manager – Utilities (Food Manufacturing)

Bridor; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Bridor combines French baking expertise with advanced manufacturing technology to produce premium breads, croissants, and pastries for restaurants, hotels, cafés, retailers, and foodservice customers throughout North America. We are expanding our North American manufacturing capacity through investments in new facilities, production lines, and equipment.

As our Engineering Project Manager – Utilities, you will help deliver the infrastructure that makes this growth possible—from early engineering

Qualifications

• An engineering degree with 4–7 years of relevant industrial utility and capital project experience.
• Experience delivering manufacturing utility projects involving engineering partners, suppliers, contractors, and internal teams.
• Technical experience in electrical infrastructure, industrial refrigeration, or mechanical utility systems.
• Ability to evaluate engineering drawings, system layouts, and technical specifications.
• Experience managing schedules, costs, risks, and project commitments.
• Clear communication, strong organization, and practical problem-solving skills.
• Ownership of project outcomes and consistent follow-through.
• Ability to coordinate technical partners and contractors without direct supervisory authority.
• Willingness to meet the travel requirements and relocate to Dallas/Lancaster as required.
• A successful track record of leading teams and contractors on capital projects and in plant operations.
• Experience supporting large capital projects and scaling systems for global operations.
• Hands-on experience managing large-scale refrigeration systems and mechanical utilities in a high-volume production environment.
• Experience managing capital projects, engineering contractors, and technical service providers.

Responsibilities

• Lead utility projects from scope development and technical design review through installation, testing, commissioning, and handover
• Define utility requirements with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, and process-equipment teams
• Collaborate with engineering, production, safety, finance, procurement, and maintenance teams to implement best practices and corporate standards
• Coordinate utility systems within each project’s scope, including electrical infrastructure, refrigeration, boilers, steam, compressed air, chilled water, HVAC, and wastewater treatment
• Review engineering drawings, system layouts, equipment specifications, and supplier proposals
• Guide engineering partners, suppliers, and contractors to keep technical decisions and project execution aligned
• Partner with plant teams to identify opportunities that improve safety, reliability, operational performance, and sustainability outcomes
• Develop and manage schedules, budgets, milestones, and action plans
• Identify risks, monitor costs and progress, manage scope changes, and communicate decisions needed to keep projects moving
• Support equipment purchasing through technical evaluations, scope clarification, and procurement coordination
• Coordinate utility connections and interfaces with process equipment, building infrastructure, and construction teams
• Plan installation activities and connections with plant teams working in operating facilities
• Coordinate testing and commissioning to verify that systems meet agreed performance requirements
• Resolve outstanding issues and provide plant teams with the drawings, manuals, and documentation needed for operational handover
• Apply lessons learned to improve future projects

Skills

Electrical infrastructure

Industrial refrigeration

Mechanical utilities

Project management

Budgeting & scheduling

Stakeholder management

Engineering coordination

Communication

Problem solving

Relocation/travel readiness

Leadership without supervision

Contractor coordination

Capital project delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Bridor combines French baking expertise with advanced manufacturing technology to produce premium breads, croissants, and pastries for restaurants, hotels, cafés, retailers, and foodservice customers throughout North America. We are expanding our North American manufacturing capacity through investments in new facilities, production lines, and equipment.

As our Engineering Project Manager – Utilities, you will help deliver the infrastructure that makes this growth possible—from early engineering