Senior Project Manager, Engineering

Bay Valley Foods, LLC, part of TreeHouse Foods, is hiring a Senior Project Manager, Engineering to lead capital planning and project execution across multiple food manufacturing facilities. The role manages projects from concept through start-up and operational handoff, while guiding cross-functional resources and delivering safe, reliable, and sustainable improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Own assigned capital projects end-to-end, from concept and scope through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, start-up, and seamless handoff to Operations
• Collaboratively form and lead internal and external cross functional resources to develop a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities in scope
• Build and drive project scope, budget, and schedule, balancing speed, cost, quality, safety, and operational impact
• Create clear capital-approval and engineering deliverables, including charters, screening scopes, estimates, business cases, justifications, schedules, and technical specifications
• Lead vendors, contractors, partner engineering firms, and internal experts through procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning
• Responsible for the team’s project KPIs including safety, food safety, environmental impacts, operational impacts, adherence to scope, CQV performance, on time delivery, cash flow, and overall budget tracking
• Identify and manage execution risks early, maintain stakeholder alignment, and use disciplined escalation and change management to protect project outcomes
• Lead start-up and early equipment management to deliver stable, repeatable performance and a confident ramp-up for manufacturing teams
• Mentor, coach and lead team members, both internal and external, to ensure resources meet the business’ engineering needs

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field
• 7+ years of project management experience, including responsibility for multiple capital projects totaling approximately $10M annually
• Demonstrated experience leading capital projects in a food manufacturing environment across project engineering and/or project management
• Experienced in multi-site capital planning
• Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities
• Demonstrated track record of following LEAN Capital Initiative Management processes
• An operational excellence mindset, challenging current processes both internally and externally with a commitment to bringing adaptable solutions forward
• Clear, confident communication, technical writing, stakeholder management, and cross-functional influence skills
• Comfortable communicating, presenting & influencing senior leadership on key technical issues
• Proficient with CADD and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
• Proven effectiveness in working collaboratively within a matrix organization
• Experience with utility systems, wastewater pre-treatments systems, ingredient handling, food processing, and primary and secondary packaging systems preferred
• Formal project management training or certifications are a plus