Senior Project Engineer - Capital Projects Leader

Glanbia; St. Johns (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Glanbia is seeking a Senior Project Engineer in Michigan to drive capital projects from ideation to implementation. You will oversee site CAPEX, provide engineering leadership to manufacturing operations, and ensure safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives are met.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage contractors, and develop detailed piping and utility layouts while ensuring compliance with USDA and PMO standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 8+ years of experience.
• Understanding and complying with EPA, DEQ, OSHA and other regulatory requirements.
• Basic knowledge of software tools for project management and engineering drawing (MS Project, Excel, AutoCAD).

Responsibilities

• Lead and drive capital projects from ideation through implementation across the full lifecycle.
• Direct development of resource plans including labor, materials and time requirements.
• Troubleshoot technical issues with cross-functional teams to reduce downtime and costs.
• Apply engineering principles to improvements across plant areas including civil, mechanical, electrical and process.
• Manage third-party contractors through all project phases and ensure alignment with specs.
• Layout piping, equipment and utilities; develop energy and mass balances for plant needs.
• Provide troubleshooting support for process equipment to improve operations.
• Ensure compliance with USDA, Grade A and PMO requirements in projects.
• Coordinate installation activities to match design and specifications.
• Maintain project documentation using Vault and support installation/commissioning.

Skills

Engineering calculations

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Excel

AutoCAD

Job description

Glanbia is seeking a Senior Project Engineer in Michigan to drive capital projects from ideation to implementation. You will oversee site CAPEX, provide engineering leadership to manufacturing operations, and ensure safety, quality, schedule, and budget objectives are met.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage contractors, and develop detailed piping and utility layouts while ensuring compliance with USDA and PMO standards.