Senior Project Engineer

McCormick & Company; Cockeysville (MD); Hybrid; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth opportunities

Flexibility and Support for Diverse L!

Job summary

McCormick & Company in Hunt Valley, MD seeks a Senior Project Engineer to lead large capital projects across multiple sites in the Americas. The role reports to the Sr Project Manager and requires developing charters, budgets, and schedules while coordinating cross-functional teams.

You will drive FAT, commissioning, and field troubleshooting, manage vendor relationships, and push continuous improvement. Travel ~20% and a hybrid work model are expected, with strong emphasis on safety and GMP

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 7+ years of project engineering experience in manufacturing.
• Proven leadership, planning, organizing and communication skills.
• Experience managing multiple projects from evaluation through implementation.
• Contractor management, bid process, field installation supervision, and change order management.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to travel ~20%.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership to cross-functional project teams across sites.
• Develop strategic capital plans with Americas Engineering.
• Develop charters, cost estimates, schedules, and budgets for projects.
• Prepare capital request documentation and drive project success criteria.
• Manage scope, cost, and schedule; supervise field installation and commissioning.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and negotiate contracts; approve invoices.
• Lead FAT planning, installation, commissioning, and verification activities.
• Drive process improvements, standards adherence and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

MS Project

Word

AutoCAD

Job description

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team. McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work. We are looking to hire an Senior Project Engineer immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

What We Bring To The Table

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

Position Summary

Under the general direction of the Sr Project Manager, the Sr. Project Engineer is responsible for developing, leading and executing large and strategic capital projects in a manner that follows all process and technical standards. The Sr. Project Engineer will have responsibility for multiple projects simultaneously, across multiple manufacturing sites within the Americas network.

Responsibilites

• Provides engineering leadership to the cross-functional project teams which may include McCormick salaried and hourly personnel, contractors, vendor reps. Represents Engineering within business and cross-functional teams.
• Assists Americas Engineering in the development of strategic capital plans across multiple manufacturing sites.
• During the project development phase:
  • Develops detailed charter and objectives in an environment where scope and deliverables may be ambiguous and needs to be brought into focus
  • Writes technical specifications and standards to meet project deliverables
  • Develops cost justifications, scope, schedule, and budget estimates
  • Writes, submits and presents capital request documentation.
  • Drives development of project success criteria for vertical start up and alignment with sponsor and stakeholders
• During the project execution phase:
  • Responsible for scope, cost, and schedule management
  • Responsible for project success through training planning and execution.
  • Evaluates vendor proposals, makes equipment selections, negotiates contracts, enters requisitions, reviews and approves invoices.
  • Makes Best Value Option Analysis to compare solutions and cost for best value and provide recommendations to leadership.
  • Reviews, marks up, and approves drawings and other technical documentation
  • Develops FAT planning and executes successful FAT
  • Provides field installation supervision, leads commissioning, and field troubleshooting during startup phase.
  • Identifies and resolves technical problems
  • Communicates project status throughout the organization
  • Coordinates and supervises contractors and vendor reps and construction management
  • Completes closeout and capitalization documentation.
• Develops and executes IQ, OQ, PQ with project team during installation, commissioning, qualification, and verification project phases.
• Ensure that all technical deliverables, cost, and schedule requirements are met throughout the execution of the project.
• Drives adherence to standards, develops/contributes to company technical specifications and standards.
• Adds value by influencing through innovation and continuous improvement.
• Identifies, develops, and implements process improvement projects to increase productivity, reliability, sustainability, and cost reduction.
• Supports a High-Performance Organization (HPO) environment by utilizing a total team approach to capital project execution and process improvements.
• Trains and develops other engineering resources in the network
• This role will lead several initiatives which may include
  • Automation projects
  • Production efficiency improvement projects (PR/OEE improvement)
  • Manufacturing and Distribution center projects

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• Minimum 7+ years of project engineering experience in the manufacturing industry
• Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizing and communication skills
• Experience managing multiple projects from the evaluation through implementation stages
• Experience developing justification, scoping and managing capital projects to budgets and schedule
• Contractor management experience, including scoping the work, managing a bidding process, negotiations, field installation supervision, and change order management
• Experience leading small and large project teams
• Ability to follow up and prioritize project issues independently and juggle multiple projects with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, troubleshoot, and solve technical problems.
• Proficient in Excel, Power Point, MS Project, Word, AutoCAD
• Must have solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work weekends, varying shifts, holidays as project execution schedules may require.
• Travel will be approximately 20%, but may be higher during specific project phases (i.e. FAT)

Preferred Qualifications

• Project engineering experience in the food processing, pharmaceutical, facilities, and/or chemical processing industry
• Knowledge of cGMP systems
• BS or MS Degree focused in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Specific Automation roles require experience in industrial controls and automation
• Experience with dry and liquid processing, facilities, and packaging equipment
• Knowledge and experience with plant operations, CAD systems and shop floor integration
• Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• A strong understanding of sanitary design concepts
• Experience with maintenance programs and processes
• Experience with TPM
• Knowledge of preventative maintenance programs
• Working knowledge and general understanding of PLC/equipment controls methodology

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Base Salary: $103,520 - $181,150

Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
• Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans