Senior Project Engineer - Industrial Capital Projects Lead

HTI; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) plan with generous companymatch

Company-paid disability insurance

Generous paid time off and holidays

Opportunity to influence capital‑proj.

Job summary

HTI is recruiting a Senior Project Engineer for a global manufacturing company opening a state-of-the-art operation in Augusta, GA. You will lead capital projects from early development through design, execution, startup, and closeout, while guiding budgets and schedules to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 10+ years in industrial capital-project engineering, strong leadership, and experience with Front-End Loading, MOC, and complex vendor management. Onsite work and PPE are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical, or related engineering.
• At least 10 years of industrial capital-project engineering experience.
• Experience managing projects ranging from $50,000 to more than $5 million.
• Strong knowledge of project-engineering processes, budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, and project controls.
• Experience with Front-End Loading and capital-project development.
• Knowledge of Management of Change, PSSR, HAZOP, risk reviews, and related compliance processes.
• Experience managing engineering contractors, suppliers, RFQs, MSAs, and vendor performance.
• Demonstrated project leadership or engineering-management experience.
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.
• PE license, PMP, or another relevant professional certification preferred.
• Heavy industrial, chemical, or process-manufacturing experience preferred.
• Willingness to work onsite in an industrial environment and wear required PPE.

Responsibilities

• Manage capital projects from early development through design, execution, startup, and closeout.
• Support the effective allocation and forecasting of the capital budget
• Maintain and improve project-engineering processes, systems, and standards
• Coordinate project approvals and support multi-year capital planning
• Manage project schedules, budgets, risks, progress, and deviations
• Lead Management of Change, hazard-review, and pre-startup safety-review processes
• Establish project metrics and use results to improve delivery performance
• Coordinate contractors, engineering firms, vendors, and supplemental project resources
• Develop RFQs, support contractor selection, and evaluate supplier performance
• Maintain project documentation and alignment with corporate engineering standards
• Facilitate post-project reviews and apply lessons learned to future projects
• Partner across engineering, operations, maintenance, finance, and safety to deliver projects safely, on time, and within budget

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Communication

Scheduling

Budgeting

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering

Tools

Front-End Loading

MOC/HAZOP procedures

Project controls software

Job description

HTI is recruiting a Senior Project Engineer for a global manufacturing company opening a state-of-the-art operation in Augusta, GA. You will lead capital projects from early development through design, execution, startup, and closeout, while guiding budgets and schedules to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 10+ years in industrial capital-project engineering, strong leadership, and experience with Front-End Loading, MOC, and complex vendor management. Onsite work and PPE are expected.