Senior Utilities & Energy Engineer — Remote

Conagra Brands; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 109.000 - 159.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

Bonus opportunity

401(k) matching

Zusammenfassung

Conagra Brands is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead and implement utility and energy strategies across complex infrastructure, partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain Engineering and Operations to cut costs while boosting equipment performance.

You will assess, modernize and justify steam, condensate, compressed air, boiler and wastewater systems, driving capital plans and reliable operation across facilities. Remote-friendly with travel.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of technical and project leadership experience in the design and operation of plant utility systems, including steam and condensate, compressed air, boilers, hot water systems, and wastewater treatment.

Aufgaben

• Develop programs that improve utility system capacity, capability, sustainability, and control while reducing total delivered cost.
• Provide technical feasibility assessments and recommendations to cross‑functional teams throughout the organization.
• Partner with platform engineering leadership to develop annual and multi‑year capital plans by recommending energy and utility system improvements that are proven in both concept and performance.
• Apply strategic thinking, technical expertise, and hands‑on execution across a portfolio of complex infrastructure projects.
• Navigate ambiguity while advancing new and emerging utility solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Lead Front End Loading packages and technical briefs for infrastructure and utility projects.
• Perform infrastructure technology assessments and recommend best‑in‑class solutions for steam and condensate systems, compressed air systems, air dryers, boilers, hot water systems, and wastewater treatment.
• Collaborate with engineering project managers to develop preliminary capital and expense estimates, schedules, and primary equipment and system performance criteria.
• Identify alternatives, prerequisites, risks, and opportunities associated with proposed utility and energy solutions.
• Review Front End Loading Phase 1 and technical brief packages developed by third‑party engineering partners to ensure accuracy, completeness, and operational effectiveness.
• Participate in design reviews to ensure proper implementation of utility technical solutions and applicable codes through project execution.
• Analyze system performance data and operational metrics to identify improvement opportunities and build business cases aligned with cost, performance, and strategic objectives.

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Conagra Brands is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead and implement utility and energy strategies across complex infrastructure, partnering with Procurement, Supply Chain Engineering and Operations to cut costs while boosting equipment performance.

You will assess, modernize and justify steam, condensate, compressed air, boiler and wastewater systems, driving capital plans and reliable operation across facilities. Remote-friendly with travel.