Senior Electrical Project Engineer, Auburn Plant

Procter & Gamble; City of Auburn (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Procter & Gamble's Auburn Plant seeks a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to lead capital projects spanning facilities, utilities, and site initiatives. On-site Monday–Friday, you’ll drive warehouse construction and automation with cross-functional teams, delivering 2 new warehouses and 4.0 tech advances.

Expect to manage budgets from $100K to $100 million, coordinate with a Cincinnati delivery team, and create clear front-end plans while enhancing output at the plant.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant project engineering experience.
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related degree (including military).
• Portfolio and project management experience; ability to manage multiple projects.
• Financial and budget management experience.
• Multi-functional team leadership experience.
• Technical mastery, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Prior manufacturing industry experience (preferred).
• CAPM or PMP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects as a mid-level individual contributor with potential future supervision.
• Manage strategic projects across site, region, and business unit stakeholders.
• Create front end technical base plans.
• Coordinate with a central project delivery team in Cincinnati.
• Prepare timelines with milestones and report progress to cross-functional teams.
• Manage risks and define resolution strategies; reduce ambiguity.
• Develop new processes for visibility and accountability.
• Report project progress to manager and leadership.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Project management

Budget management

Team leadership

Manufacturing exp

CAPM/PMP

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Military experience (electrical)

Job description

Job Location: AUBURN PLANT

P&G is the largest consumer packaged goods company in the world. We have operations in over 75 countries, with 65 trusted brands that improve lives for 5 billion consumers worldwide. This brings many advantages, including the opportunity for our employees to enjoy a diverse and rewarding lifelong career filled with new and exciting challenges.

Our Auburn Plant is located about 40 minutes from Portland - Maine's largest city - and is an integral production node within our Feminine Care business unit. Here we manufacture most of P&G's tampon products for worldwide distribution. At Auburn we model our approach to work after several core values: culture of safety - nothing we do is worth getting hurt - utmost emphasis on quality, as well as placing confidence and trust in our people and systems.

The Auburn plant was founded in 1968 as part of Tambrands, Inc. before being acquired by P&G in 1997. Our site has almost 600 full-time employees split between technicians, engineers, and support personnel working in a variety of operating or support departments.

The Role

We are currently looking for a Senior Electrical Project Engineer to join our Site Engineering team. This team focuses on capital projects affecting facilities, construction, utilities, and other total site initiatives. The current priority is delivering 2 new warehouses with supply chain 4.0 technologies to drive manufacturing and inventory excellence.

The work schedule is on-site, Monday through Friday. Successful candidates will strategically manage and drive top notch execution of specific project activities within the warehouse construction scope. This will vary from a portfolio of smaller projects (typically 3-5) to full ownership of a larger-scale project. Project budgets range from $100K to $100 million and reflect a mix of self-owned and cross functional, collaborative initiatives. Ultimately, you will help increase the output of our plant! This is an exciting role that will provide a high level of engagement, visibility, and ownership, and will leverage your project management and technical experience to help deliver exceptional results for our site and our company.

Site Facilities & Warehouse Automation

• Facilities expansion and upgrades
• Warehouse construction and logistics automation (AGV expansion, automated racking systems, and other material handling / movement initiatives)
• Driving cost savings and sustainability initiatives for site utilities
• Capital procurement

In this role, you will:

• Deliver projects as a mid-level individual contributor. There will be management of other opportunities down the line for this position, but not within initial role scope.
• Manage strategic projects across site, region, and business unit stakeholders
• Create front end technical base plans
• Work with a central project delivery team based in Cincinnati
• Prepare project timelines inclusive of key project milestones, providing transparency to the project team(s) and communicating with cross-functional teams
• Manage risks and define resolution strategies while creating clarity in ambiguous situations
• Develop new processes and routines for increased visibility and accountability
• Report on project progress and communicate relevant information to manager & leadership

Job Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant project engineering experience
• BS or MS in an Electrical Engineering, an electrically related technical degree, or relevant electrical experience (including military service)
• Demonstrated portfolio and project management experience with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Financial and budget management experience
• Multi-functional team leadership experience
• Demonstrated technical mastery, leadership, & collaboration skills
• Preferred: Prior manufacturing industry experience
• Project manager certifications like CAPM, PMP, etc

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation for roles at P&G varies depending on a wide array of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, degree/credentials, relevant skill set, and level of relevant experience. At P&G compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Total rewards at P&G include salary + bonus (if applicable) + benefits. Your recruiter may be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Immigration Sponsorship is not available for this role. For more information regarding who is eligible for hire at P&G along with other work authorization FAQ’s, please click HERE.

Procter & Gamble participates in E-Verify. Qualified individuals will not be disadvantaged based on being unemployed. P&G is dedicated to meeting the needs of applicants requesting an accommodation/adjustment due to a disability in order to complete the online application process. If you have a disability that affects your ability to complete our online application process, please visit our Disability Accommodation Page.

Job Schedule and Details

Job Schedule: Full time
Job Number: R000148495
Job Segmentation: Experienced Professionals
Starting Pay / Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $165,300.00 / year

About P&G

P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we’re the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We’ve spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship. The insight, innovation and passion of talented teams has helped us grow into a global company that is governed responsibly and ethically, that is open and transparent, and that supports good causes and protects the environment. This is a place where you can be proud to work and do something that matters.