Project Engineering Delivery Lead

GEA Group; Janesville (WI); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA is seeking a Project Engineering Manager to lead a team of Senior and Project Engineers delivering core business technology projects. You will ensure safe, efficient execution within scope, budget, schedule, and quality, while driving governance and continuous improvement across engineering.

The role interfaces with Engineering, PMI, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Management and senior leadership to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Process, Manufacturing or related Engineering discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day leadership and operational management of the Project Engineering team.
• Ensure successful delivery of engineering work packages across the project portfolio, meeting scope, budget, schedule, quality, and compliance requirements.
• Develop resource strategies and capacity plans to meet current and future project demands.
• Monitor engineering performance, utilisation, and delivery KPIs, taking corrective actions where required.
• Provide regular updates to Project Management and Engineering Leadership on progress, risks, resource constraints, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead the allocation and prioritisation of engineering resources across projects and business objectives.
• Support technical escalation, risk mitigation, and resolution of complex engineering, manufacturing, and procurement challenges.
• Ensure effective management of SAP/ERP engineering data, Bills of Materials, engineering releases, and project documentation.
• Drive collaboration between Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Management, and Site Services.
• Support customer meetings, project reviews, design reviews, and key technical discussions where required.
• Promote and ensure the application of engineering standards, procedures, best practices, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Lead engineering design review processes (PDR, CDR, technical reviews) and ensure resulting actions are effectively managed.
• Develop team capability through recruitment, coaching, mentoring, succession planning, performance management, and career development.
• Support PDP activities, appraisals, objective setting, training plans, and workforce development initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve engineering tools, processes, standards, knowledge management, and ways of working.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
• Support business growth initiatives by providing engineering input to strategic projects, new opportunities, and organisational development activities.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

ERP SAP

Capital equipment

Budget management

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Engineer desirable

Tools

SAP

Job description

GEA is seeking a Project Engineering Manager to lead a team of Senior and Project Engineers delivering core business technology projects. You will ensure safe, efficient execution within scope, budget, schedule, and quality, while driving governance and continuous improvement across engineering.

The role interfaces with Engineering, PMI, Manufacturing, Procurement, Product Management and senior leadership to achieve objectives.