Senior Capital Projects Engineer

Elanco in; Clinton (IN); On-site; USD 131,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation packages

Shutdowns (US)

Parental leave (8 weeks)

Employee Resource Groups

401K matching

Job summary

Elanco, a global leader in animal health, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead capital projects at the Clinton, IN site. You will drive concepts through startup, partnering with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and external contractors to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery.

This hands-on role requires field presence, strong communication, and collaboration across functions. A Bachelor’s in engineering and 7+ years in regulated industrial environments are expected, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Minimum of 7 years of engineering and capital project experience.
• Capital project execution and project leadership; strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and closeout of capital projects, including recapitalization, growth, productivity, compliance, and major capital investments, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, User Requirements (URs), and Design Requirements (DRs), while supporting projects through the Capital Investment Committee approval process.
• Coordinate procurement activities, contractor management, equipment installation, commissioning, qualification, and startup activities to support successful project implementation.
• Forecast project spending, manage budgets, oversee capitalization activities, and provide regular project status updates to stakeholders.
• Mentor and support project engineers by providing guidance on project execution, forecasting, procurement, invoicing, troubleshooting, and technical design considerations.

Skills

Capital project execution

Project leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

AutoCAD

CMMS systems

Project management tools

Job description

Elanco, a global leader in animal health, is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to lead capital projects at the Clinton, IN site. You will drive concepts through startup, partnering with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, and external contractors to ensure safe, on-time, and on-budget delivery.

This hands-on role requires field presence, strong communication, and collaboration across functions. A Bachelor’s in engineering and 7+ years in regulated industrial environments are expected, with