Sr. Building & Safety Project Manager

Lactalis American Group; Hyde Park Township (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Building & Safety Project Manager to lead critical projects ensuring safety and compliance across multiple facilities. This role involves managing the design and implementation of safety standards, conducting audits, and optimizing operational spaces. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction and project management, with a focus on regulatory compliance and safety systems. Join a company that values ambition and engagement, and make a significant impact in a collaborative environment where your expertise will help shape the future of dairy production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project management experience in capital expenditure projects.
• Strong building construction expertise and knowledge of regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects related to building and safety for offices and plants.
• Perform audits to monitor compliance with local regulations and standards.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Audit and Investigation

Effective Communication

Prioritization and Organization

Continuous Improvement Mindset

Time Management

Ability to Work with Minimum Supervision

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction, architecture, or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Advanced Excel (macros, pivot tables)

Job description

Description

Lactalis USA is currently seeking candidates to join our USA Engineering, Energy, and Environmental team in Buffalo, NY or Chicago, IL.

Lactalis, the world leader in dairy, is a family-owned business with more than 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals worldwide, committed to nurturing the future by providing healthy and delicious dairy products that bring people together every day. We produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together every day. We offer an enviable range of dairy brands including Galbani, Président, Kraft Natural Cheese, Cracker Barrel, Black Diamond, Parmalat, Siggi’s, and Stonyfield Organic in addition to several brands imported from our affiliates in Europe.

At Lactalis, our core values of AMBITION, ENGAGEMENT, and SIMPLICITY are at the heart of everything we do. We are dedicated to building a safe, diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and we know that our candidates come from many different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we still encourage you to apply and share with us your STORY, your PASSION, and your EXPERTISE! You may be just the perfect candidate for this or other roles within our company.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities.

From your PASSION to ours

The Sr. Building & Safety Project Manager is responsible for managing and leading projects related to the Building and Safety of all our offices & plants, from design to full implementation, supporting the plant operations and ensuring it meets the local regulatory requirements while following Lactalis Property Loss Prevention Guidelines & Standards. Working with Plant Operations, Engineering, Environment and Safety, the Sr. Building & Safety Project Manager will be responsible for the design of any new building and expansion, optimizing the spaces for offices or manufacturing sites and including Fire prevention, extreme weather protection, utilities monitoring, security systems and safety of the sites, buildings and equipment.

Travel will be required up to 50% of the time to plants based in NY, WI, CA, ID, NH, VT, AZ, TN & MI or to manufacturers/vendors site locations nationally and internationally.

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Perform audits of the manufacturing plants and offices to monitor deficiencies & noncompliance versus local regulations or Lactalis Guidelines & Standards,
• Participate in testing & evaluate installed systems,
• Study optimization possibilities with actual systems,
• Propose upgrades and/or replacements as needed,
• Develop drawings, scopes of work, budgets, and timelines as needed to prepare a project for submittal.
• Verify stamped engineered drawings.
• Participate and follow up on building permitting process steps with local agencies,
• Source vendors, negotiate and acquire quotes for project investments.
• Manage projects,
• Track project costs and maintain them within budget,
• Coordinate project review meetings to include setting them up, keeping meeting notes, and reporting out results to key stakeholders.
• Manage principles for the effective execution of projects,
• Store all approved documents in an organized environment physically and electronically,
• Work cross-functionally to ensure projects meet the needs of all key stakeholders to include but not be limited to Quality, Food Safety, Planning, Operations, and Maintenance.
• Attend Site Acceptance Tests as required to validate installed systems.
• Lead and assist in the development of the annual capital budget,
• Travel and/or extended or off work hours may be required based on project needs,
• This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

Requirements

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in construction, architecture, or engineering.

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working on capital expenditure projects as project manager,
• Building construction expertise required,
• Manufacturing Industry required, Food preferred,
• Fire prevention, extreme weather, Utility monitoring systems knowledge required,
• Energy saving project experience preferred.

Specialized Knowledge

• Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel skills; macros, pivot tables, AutoCAD (equipment & P&ID dwg)
• Regulatory agencies requirements (OSHA, DEQ, PSM, PHA, etc.).

Skills / Abilities

• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to audit, investigate, and improve manufacturing process machinery,
• Effectively communicate to internal and external customers,
• Prioritization, organization, time management, and follow-up skills,
• Continuous improvement mindset,
• Ability to work with minimum supervision,
• Ability to travel to plant and machine manufacturers sites nationally and internationally.