Senior Capital Projects Engineer

Mars; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mars University access

Company bonus

Job summary

Mars is seeking a Principal Project Engineer to lead major capital projects across North America, from ideation to closure. You will own project delivery leadership per the Mars Snacking Engineering standard, potentially working from multiple sites or traveling as needed.

Responsibilities include guiding process and packaging initiatives, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with R&D and global teams to maintain a sustained technical advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in engineering; an advanced degree in engineering, MBA or PMP certification considered a plus.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable.
• In-Depth understanding of project management principles and general knowledge of engineering disciplines: Building, Infrastructure, Civil, Utilities, Process, Packaging, Electrical and Construction.
• In-depth understanding of functional engineering area of expertise – process or packaging manufacturing in food or related industry.
• Team skills - high performance team experience.
• Excellent communication, listening and influencing skills.
• Good innovation management.
• Thrives working in ambiguous situations.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% or more requirement depending on project demands.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute projects of $50M+ that meet business objectives, while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, security and environmental standards.
• Member of the Engineering Leadership team, focused on upskilling the process engineering team in various process technologies and project management execution.
• Develop standards for equipment, systems and engineering processes and collaborate with other senior engineers and global technical teams.
• Work with R&D and global technical teams to support the development of technology platforms for providing a sustained technical advantage.
• Participate in staffing and management strategy for engineering associates that may be distributed across multiple Mars Snacking sites.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Communication skills

Innovation management

Ambiguity tolerance

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

MBA or PMP considered a plus

Job description

Mars is seeking a Principal Project Engineer to lead major capital projects across North America, from ideation to closure. You will own project delivery leadership per the Mars Snacking Engineering standard, potentially working from multiple sites or traveling as needed.

Responsibilities include guiding process and packaging initiatives, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with R&D and global teams to maintain a sustained technical advantage.