Senior Project Engineer: Lead Capital Projects & Startup

Nestle; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 106,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina in St. Louis seeks a Senior Project Engineer to manage capital projects end-to-end, from concept to commissioning, coordinating with clients and internal teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering (or related) with 5+ years of project management experience, or an Associate’s with 8+ years, and willingness to travel up to 30-75% depending on schedules. Nestlé Purina offers a competitive salary and benefits, a commitment to inclusion, and opportunities to impact people,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field and 5+ years of project management experience.
• Associate's Degree and 8+ years of project management experience.
• Willingness to travel up to 30-75%.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of pre-project approval documents including project charter, project management plan, project kick start, estimate and milestone schedule creation.
• Ensure design progress and deliverables are met in adherence to established project key components.
• Receive design details from the design team with full understanding of project deliverables to coordinate bid package development and release for construction bidding and field execution.
• Direct and execute installation, construction and commissioning of assigned projects.
• Manage adherence to project milestones and project scope and secure approvals for all changes in projects based on engineering ways of working methodology.
• Provide construction management and plant startup assistance to ensure successful project execution.

Skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field

Associate's Degree

Job description

Nestlé Purina in St. Louis seeks a Senior Project Engineer to manage capital projects end-to-end, from concept to commissioning, coordinating with clients and internal teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering (or related) with 5+ years of project management experience, or an Associate’s with 8+ years, and willingness to travel up to 30-75% depending on schedules. Nestlé Purina offers a competitive salary and benefits, a commitment to inclusion, and opportunities to impact people,