Project Engineering Manager

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The Project Engineering Manager is responsible for providing technical leadership, coaching, and managing resources by identifying, developing, and executing capital projects for the factories. This position will manage resources that handle the design process and assure adherence to all established key components and project deliverables as well as directly manage overall project execution including construction and commissioning. Additionally, this position will coordinate with the client, as well as various other groups inside and outside of the organization.

Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates who live outside the commutable distance to the facility.

• Assist in development of pre-project approval documents including project charter, project management plan, project kick start, estimate and milestone schedule creation.
• Monitor design progress and deliverables are met in adherence to established project key components.
• Receive design details from design team with full understanding of project deliverables to coordinate bid package development and release for construction bidding and field execution.
• Select contractors and contracting methods based on engineering ways of working methodology.

• Direct and execute installation, construction, and commissioning of assigned projects.
• Manage adherence to project scope and secure approvals for all changes in projects based on engineering ways of working methodology.
• Manage and control project budget providing cost forecasts and cash flow projections through development of project cost and status reports on at least a monthly basis or as requested by project stakeholders.
• Manage and maintain project milestone schedules with integrated detailed scheduling as agreed upon in the project charter.
• Manage data collection and feedback process for projects.
• Monitor processes for compliance with quality and GMP requirements in accordance with FDA and OSHA regulations.
• Provide construction management and plant startup assistance as needed to ensure successful project execution.
• Evaluate, select, and issue contracts for construction firms through bidding and prequalification vetting processes.
• Provide self-directed project management of assigned projects from end to end with minimal supervision from department manager.

• Monitor work output from less senior engineers on the project team as assigned by the department manager.
• Provide technical support to Factory operations.
• Support and participate in Nestlé Continuous Excellence (NCE) and Total Performance Management (TPM) as a part of job responsibility within the Business Unit or assigned factory.

• Responsible for ensuring that direct reports exhibit an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations and never implement any change, whether directly instructed to, or under own initiative, without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment. No compromises will be tolerated.
• Involved in developing key strategies to…