Global Capital Projects Engineer - Manufacturing

AFB International; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AFB International, headquartered in Missouri, seeks a Senior Global Project Engineer to lead major capital projects from concept through startup at our Aurora facility. You will guide initiatives with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, and Supply Chain to deliver on time and within budget, with minimal production disruption.

You will manage budgets, schedules, risk, and vendor relationships, while mentoring junior engineers and driving best practices across sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Typically 8+ years of engineering and capital project experience in manufacturing, food, chemical, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated success delivering multiple capital projects valued at $1 million or more; experience with projects exceeding $5 million is preferred.
• Experience leading projects through design, bidding, construction, commissioning, startup, and handover in an active manufacturing facility.
• Strong knowledge of estimating, scheduling, procurement, contracting, cost control, risk management, and executive reporting.
• Familiarity with HACCP, cGMP, food safety, industrial safety, environmental compliance, and management-of-change practices is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex, multi-discipline capital projects from identification through handover and closeout.
• Develop project charters, scopes, schedules, capital requests, risk registers, cost estimates, and execution strategies.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously including budgets, forecasts, contingencies, change control, and financial reporting.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, site engineering, and leadership to set priorities and minimize production impacts.
• Select and coordinate engineering firms, construction managers, contractors, OEMs, consultants, and other partners.
• Support commercial evaluations, contractor bid reviews, procurement, and contract negotiations.
• Establish governance, stage-gate reviews, decision logs, and executive reporting.
• Lead constructability reviews, value-engineering, field coordination, safety planning, quality inspections, and turnover documentation.
• Coordinate process, mechanical, electrical, controls, structural, civil, and utility disciplines.
• Identify and resolve technical interfaces, project risks, and execution challenges.
• Ensure compliance with codes, permits, OSHA/EHS, and site procedures.
• Support long-range capital planning by evaluating asset needs and business-case economics.
• Drive operational readiness through SOPs, maintenance planning, and startup support.
• Mentor project engineers and foster repeatable, high-quality practices.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project management

Risk management

Financial acumen

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

3D scanning

BIM

MS Office

Job description

AFB International, headquartered in Missouri, seeks a Senior Global Project Engineer to lead major capital projects from concept through startup at our Aurora facility. You will guide initiatives with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, EHS, Finance, and Supply Chain to deliver on time and within budget, with minimal production disruption.

You will manage budgets, schedules, risk, and vendor relationships, while mentoring junior engineers and driving best practices across sites.