Site Capital Projects Manager

Role Overview

• Provide leadership for the site project engineering department and all its functions to deliver annual business sustaining and strategic capex projects
• Manage site controlled budgeting, multi-year capex planning, and yearly capex site spend
• Develop graduate engineers in Dairy Processing, Project Management and Leadership
• Assure implementation of Early Management on projects to assure results
• Provide technical and tactical engineering support to the operations director, maintenance manager and director of engineering
• Complete preliminary engineering, oversee design and construction of capital projects
• Work directly with multiple departments and personnel to support resolution of production issues and process optimization
• Manage external contractors in accordance with work site specifications
• Responsible for development of engineering graduates, productivity of full time project engineers, and trouble shooting support for processes equipment to enhance operations
• Ensure EM process is followed and EM tools are utilized to achieve excellence in project delivery and minimize impact to daily operations
• Maintain and influence $1MM or more in annual site capital planning and $6-8 MM or more of annual budget for all capital projects at the plant
• Work with finance director of engineering, and VP of engineering to coordinate budget and cash flow
• Work with operations to assure Operational Readiness for projects to achieve vertical startup
• Ensure projects delivered meet all applicable standards i.e. USDA compliancy, Grade A and/or PMO requirements
• Responsible for understanding and complying with EPA, DEQ, OSHA and other regulatory requirements for the plants
• Lead activities and reviews between General Contractor, Engineering firm and project team
• Lead in the development of startup and commissioning documents and training of plant staff
• Research and analyze data, such as engineering documents, design proposals, specifications, and manuals to determine acceptability for project team goals
• Develop scope and criteria for the design of systems, such as instruments, machines, pneumatic, mechanical, thermal, hydraulic, or heat transfer systems
• Directs and coordinates installation activities to ensure products and systems conform to engineering design and specifications
• Evaluates field installations and recommends design modifications to align systems with project design criteria and goals
• Maintain equipment, project, and construction documents and plans utilizing Vault
• Review supply and installation of mechanical and utility systems and insure compliance with design documents and company standards
• On Call for Emergencies

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree from a four-year College or University
• Requires 7+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated progression into capital project leadership and site-level responsibility
• Requires a proven record of project management and utility systems operation
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry, heat transfer, and trigonometry
• Ability to define problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables
• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiply projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures
• Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.

Tech Stack

• Vault

Benefits

• Continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform
• Competitive compensation package
• Staff discounts
• Generous family leave policy
• Health & dental plan
• 401K