Senior Project Engineer
DSJ Global is currently partnered with a leading food manufacturing company in the Atlanta, GA area who is looking to add a Senior Project Engineer to their team. The Senior Project Engineering will be responsible for planning, organizing, and executing engineering projects from start to finish, including developing project scope and schedules, performing engineering calculations, coordinating with contractors, managing budgets, documenting progress, and ensuring successful integration into plant operations.
Responsibilities will include:
- Lead and manage engineering projects from concept to completion including project scope and deliverables
- Develop and maintain project schedules and budgets
- Track and control project spending and provide accurate forecasts
- Identify staffing needs and coordinate with department managers
- Oversee design, documentation, and bid package preparation
- Assign tasks to team members to oversee project personnel and manage technical work
- Review designs for compliance with standards and customer requirements
- Coordinate technical activities across departments to resolve engineering design and testing challenges
- Approve design changes and technical documentation
- Prepare and present project status and final reports
- Provide updates to project team, leadership, and stakeholders
Education/Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related Engineering discipline
- 5-8 years of related experience, ideally in the food, beverage, or beverage industry.
- Experience managing projects ranging from $10,000 to $1 million in scope.
- Experience dealing with air handling, dust control, raw material and final product handling, warehousing and storage racks, electrical power and controls, flooring, conveyors, fire protection, bar coding/labeling, utilities, packaging equipment, structural issues, lighting, HVAC, mixing equipment, metal detection, check weighing, plant renovations, etc.
- Strong background in contractor management and technical integration.
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