Senior Capital Project Engineer

Linxus Group; Fort Dodge (IA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food manufacturing company is looking for a Senior Capital Project Engineer at their Fort Dodge, IA campus. This role involves planning and executing large capital projects within a technical environment. Candidates should have 8+ years of engineering experience and a relevant degree. The position offers hands-on experience in leading projects from design to startup, focusing on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated ability to execute large capital projects.
• Previous experience in chemical, food, or related industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of capital project scope, schedule, and budget.
• Perform process engineering for individual projects.
• Lead equipment specification and procurement.
• Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems.
• Design and improve manufacturing processes.
• Mentor early career engineers.

Skills

Process engineering

Project management

Equipment procurement

Analytical problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

About the job Senior Capital Project Engineer

Industry: Food Manufacturing
Job Category: Engineering

JOB DETAILS
Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career?

Join the company's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in the company's food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.

Job Purpose and Impact
The Senior Capital Project Engineer will plan, support, and execute capital project engineering deliverables at our Fort Dodge, IA bio- refinery campus. The Fort Dodge site is part of the company's corn milling and texturizing solutions business and includes 5 different departments from corn milling to ethanol.

The Senior Capital Project Engineer will primarily be focused on mid to large sized capital projects from design to startup, while overseeing construction management, considering safety, schedule efficiency, cost management and documentation.

This professional will actively develop and apply engineering standards, project management procedures, and provide advice on issues within their engineering scope.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the development of capital project scope, schedule, and budget while following project management deliverables and best practices. Coordinate staffing and development of construction, commissioning and start-up plans and assists operations in troubleshooting and optimization activities.
• Perform process engineering for individual projects as needed to meet project objectives.
• Lead equipment specification and procurement, and develop, review and award bid packages for equipment and labor.
• Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems, or the causes of component failures.
• Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, and test manufactured products to maintain quality. Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Informally lead, mentor and coach early career engineers through hands-on training and project work.
• Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of eight years of related engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Chemical, Ag/Biosystems or related Engineering degree
• Demonstrated ability to execute large capital projects or portfolio of projects.
• Previous experience in chemical, food or related industry
• Ability and desire to travel domestically to other network plants and locations to support capital project work.
• Ability and desire to work hands on in fast-paced and technical plant environment.