Senior Building & Safety Project Manager

Lactalis USA; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards program

Insurance coverage

Retirement plan

Paid time off from day one

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Lactalis USA is seeking a Senior Building & Safety Project Manager based in Buffalo, NY. The role oversees building and safety projects from design through implementation, ensuring regulatory compliance and adherence to Lactalis guidelines across offices and plants.

Responsibilities include audits, system testing, upgrades, budgeting, and collaboration with Plant Operations, Engineering, Environment and Safety teams. Travel up to 50% is required to support plants nationwide and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, architecture or engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience managing capital expenditure projects as a project manager.
• Manufacturing industry experience required; food sector preferred.
• Knowledge of fire prevention, extreme weather, and utility monitoring systems.
• Ability to travel up to 50% to plants and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Audit plants and offices for deficiencies and regulatory compliance per local laws and Lactalis guidelines.
• Test and evaluate installed systems; study optimization possibilities.
• Propose upgrades or replacements as needed; develop drawings, scopes of work, budgets, and timelines for submittals.
• Verify stamped engineered drawings; participate in building permitting with local agencies.
• Source vendors and quotes; manage project costs and budgets; track progress and sit in review meetings.
• Coordinate cross-functional work with Quality, Food Safety, Planning, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Attend Site Acceptance Tests as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Auditing

Communication

Project management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction, architecture or engineering

Job description

Lactalis American Group, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Senior Building & Safety Project Manager based in Buffalo, New York. The Sr. Building & Safety Project Manager is responsible for managing and leading projects related to the Building and Safety of all our offices & plants, from design to full implementation, supporting the plant operations and ensure it meets the local regulatory requirements and follows Lactalis Property Loss Prevention Guidelines & Standards. Working with Plant Operations, Engineering, Environment and Safety, the Sr. Building & Safety Project Manager will be responsible for the design of any new building and expansion, optimizing the spaces for offices or manufacturing sites and including Fire prevention, extreme weather protection, utilities monitoring, security systems and safety of the sites, buildings and equipment. The position will be based in one of the main manufacturing sites Londonderry NH, Buffalo NY, Nampa ID, Tullare CA or in the corporate office located in Chicago Il. Travel will be required up to 50% of the time to plants based in NY, WI, CA, ID, NH, VT, AZ, TN & MI or to manufacturers/vendors site locations nationally and internationally.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Perform audits of the manufacturing plants and offices to monitor deficiencies & noncompliance versus local regulations or Lactalis Guidelines & Standards,
• Participate in testing & evaluates installed systems,
• Study optimization possibilities with actual systems,
• Propose upgrades and/or replacements as needed,
• Develop drawings, scopes of work, budgets and timelines as needed to prepare a project for submittal.
• Verify stamped engineered drawings.
• Participate and follow up on building permitting process steps with local agencies,
• Source vendors, negotiate and acquire quotes for project investments.
• Source, negotiate and acquire quotes for budgetary needs
• Manage projects,
• Track projects cost and maintain them within budget,
• Coordinate project review meetings to include setting them up, keeping meeting notes, and reporting out results to key stakeholders.
• Manage principles for the effective execution of projects,
• Store all approved documents in an organized environment physically and electronically,
• Work cross-functionally to ensure projects meet the needs of all key stakeholders to include but not be limited to Quality, Food Safety, Planning, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Attend Site Acceptance Tests as required to validate installed systems.

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, architecture or engineering.

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working on capital expenditure projects as project manager,
• Manufacturing Industry required, Food preferred,
• Fire prevention, extreme weather, Utility monitoring systems knowledge required,
• Energy saving project

Specialized Knowledge

• Regulatory agencies requirements (OSHA, DEQ, PSM, PHA, …… ).

Skills / Abilities

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to audit, investigate and improve manufacturing process machinery,
• Effectively communicate to internal and external customers,
• Prioritization, organization, time management, and follow-up skills,
• Ability to work with minimum supervision,
• Ability to travel to plant and machine manufacturers sites nationally and internationally.

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affinity Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.