Senior Capital Project Engineer with Chemical, Food or related Industry Exp.

Health Talent Pro

Fort Dodge, IA

Full-Time

Job Description

Job Purpose and Impact

The Senior Capital Project Engineer will plan, support, and execute capital project engineering deliverables at our Fort Dodge, IA bio-refinery campus. The Fort Dodge site is part of the company's corn milling and texturizing solutions business and includes 5 different departments from corn milling to ethanol.

The Senior Capital Project Engineer will primarily be focused on mid to large-sized capital projects from design to startup, while overseeing construction management, considering safety, schedule efficiency, cost management, and documentation.

This professional will actively develop and apply engineering standards, and project management procedures, and provide advice on issues within their engineering scope.

Key Accountabilities

Lead the development of capital project scope, schedule, and budget while following project management deliverables and best practices.

Coordinate staffing and development of construction, commissioning and start-up plans and assists operations in troubleshooting and optimization activities.

Perform process engineering for individual projects as needed to meet project objectives.

Lead equipment specification and procurement, and develop, review, and award bid packages for equipment and labor.

Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems, or the causes of component failures.

Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments, and equipment, and test manufactured products to maintain quality.

Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

Informally lead, mentor, and coach early career engineers through hands-on training and project work.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience

Minimum of four years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Minimum of eight years of related engineering experience

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Chemical, Ag/Biosystems, or related Engineering degree

Demonstrated ability to execute large capital projects or portfolio of projects.

Previous experience in chemical, food, or related industry

Ability and desire to travel domestically to other network plants and locations to support capital project work.

Ability and desire to work hands-on in fast-paced and technical plant environment.

SCREENING QUESTIONS
Do you have a bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience?
Do you have a minimum of 4 years of related work experience?