Senior Manager, Engineering PMO & Capital Projects

Clemens Family Corporation; Hatfield Township (PA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Clemens Food Group is seeking a Senior Manager, PMO Engineering to strengthen how we plan, prioritize, and execute capital projects across our manufacturing network. You will directly lead 2-3 large, complex projects from planning through commissioning and mentor project engineers and resources.

You will partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, and business leaders to mature PMO practices, improve capital planning, and standardize execution across facilities, while delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 15+ years of engineering or capital project experience in manufacturing.
• 3–5 years of leadership experience.
• Experience directly managing large, complex capital projects.
• Experience supporting capital planning and multi-project portfolio management.
• Strong project controls and financial management.
• Ability to travel approximately 15%.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex capital projects from concept, business case, and approval through design, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, financial forecasts, risks, vendors, contractors, and resources.
• Coordinate capital planning, prioritization, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio reviews.
• Develop project plans, business cases, cost estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and approval documentation.
• Monitor project financial performance, commitments, change orders, ROI, and forecasts.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and facility leaders to improve project execution and engineering standards.
• Provide hands-on coaching and direction to project engineers and project resources.
• Establish clear expectations, deliverables, KPIs, and accountability.
• Use lessons learned, root cause analysis, project reviews, and PMO metrics to continuously improve execution.

Skills

PMO leadership

Capital projects

Portfolio management

Project controls

Financial management

Multi-site manufacturing

PMP certification

Travel required

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Job Category: Engineering and Innovation

Requisition Number: SENIO014453

• Posted : August 29, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

Clemens Food Group is looking for a Senior Manager, PMO Engineering to help strengthen how we plan, prioritize, and execute capital projects across our manufacturing network.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can see the broader capital portfolio while still rolling up their sleeves to directly lead 2-3 large, complex capital projects from planning through commissioning.

Why Join as Senior Manager, PMO Engineering?

You will join an organization investing in its manufacturing capabilities, automation, operational excellence, and future growth.

This role provides the opportunity to help mature our PMO practices, improve capital planning and project execution, and create greater consistency across multiple manufacturing facilities. You will partner closely with engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, and business leaders while remaining directly involved in project delivery.

The Impact You’ll Make

• You will help bring greater structure, visibility, and execution discipline to our capital portfolio.
• Your impact will include:
• Strengthening PMO governance, stage-gate processes, project controls, and portfolio reporting.
• Supporting annual and multi-year capital planning aligned with our 5-year strategic plan.
• Directly managing 2-3 large, complex capital projects.
• Improving visibility to project schedules, budgets, risks, resources, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Helping standardize engineering and project execution practices across facilities.
• Supporting automation, labor optimization, reliability, cost reduction, and operational improvement initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Lead complex capital projects from concept, business case, and approval through design, installation, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, financial forecasts, risks, vendors, contractors, and resources.
• Coordinate capital planning, prioritization, budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio reviews.
• Develop project plans, business cases, cost estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and approval documentation.
• Monitor project financial performance, commitments, change orders, ROI, and forecasts.
• Partner with operations, maintenance, engineering, and facility leaders to improve project execution and engineering standards.
• Provide hands‑on coaching and direction to project engineers and project resources.
• Establish clear expectations, deliverables, KPIs, and accountability.
• Use lessons learned, root cause analysis, project reviews, and PMO metrics to continuously improve execution.

What Makes This Role Exciting?

• This is not a role where you simply maintain an established PMO.
• You will have the opportunity to help strengthen the processes, tools, governance, and operating rhythm behind how capital projects are planned and executed, while personally leading critical projects.
• You will work across multiple facilities and functions, giving you visibility into both immediate manufacturing priorities and longer-term capital strategy.
• This Role Is Ideally for Candidates Who
• Enjoy being both a PMO leader and hands‑on project executor.
• Have personally led complex capital projects and can clearly demonstrate measurable results in safety, cost, schedule, reliability, productivity, or operational performance.
• Can create structure in evolving environments while building strong relationships with engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, and business leaders.

This Role May Not Be for Candidates Who

• Have primarily worked in PMO governance, reporting, or consulting roles without personally owning complex capital project execution.
• Prefer strategic portfolio oversight without remaining actively involved in project details, vendors, schedules, budgets, and execution.
• Have limited experience influencing stakeholders and driving accountability across a multi‑site manufacturing environment.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering aor a related technical field.
• 15+ years of engineering, project management, or capital project experience within manufacturing, industrial, food production, or a related environment.
• 3-5+ years of leadership, people management, or project team leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience directly managing large, complex capital projects.
• Experience supporting capital planning and multi-project portfolio management.
• Strong project controls and financial management capabilities.
• Experience supporting multi‑site manufacturing operations.
• Formal project management training; PMP certification preferred.
• Ability to travel approximately 15%.
• Experience with automation, process optimization, labor reduction initiatives, or customer-facing environments is preferred. PE certification or an advanced technical degree is a plus.

Skills & Mindset

• You will be successful in this role if you can balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.
• We’re looking for someone who communicates clearly, builds relationships across functions, makes sound decisions with incomplete information, and creates accountability without losing collaboration.
• You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where priorities compete, resources need to be balanced, and strong project leadership directly impacts business performance.
• This role offers the opportunity to influence how engineering projects are planned and executed across our manufacturing network while developing broader leadership experience within the organization.
• At Clemens Food Group, we value people who build strong relationships, continuously improve how work gets done, take ownership, and deliver results.

EEO Statement:

It is the policy of Clemens Food Group to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. All employees are subject to a pre-employment screening process including a background check and drug screen. In addition, we will provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to your recruiter.

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