Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer

Hunt Valley, MD, US, 21031

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work. We are looking to hire a Senior Project Engineer immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Position Summary:

Under the general direction of the Sr Project Manager, the Sr. Project Engineer is responsible for developing, leading and executing large and strategic capital projects in a manner that follows all process and technical standards. The Sr. Project Engineer will have responsibility for multiple projects simultaneously, across multiple manufacturing sites within the Americas network.

Responsibilities:

• Provides engineering leadership to the cross-functional project teams
• Represents Engineering within business and cross-functional teams
• Assists Americas Engineering in the development of strategic capital plans
• Develops detailed charter and objectives
• Writes technical specifications and standards
• Develops cost justifications, scope, schedule, and budget estimates
• Drives development of project success criteria
• Responsible for scope, cost, and schedule management
• Reviews, marks up, and approves drawings and other technical documentation
• Develops FAT planning and executes successful FAT
• Provides field installation supervision, leads commissioning, and field troubleshooting
• Completes closeout and capitalization documentation
• Develops and executes IQ, OQ, PQ with project team
• Drives adherence to standards, develops/contributes to company technical specifications and standards
• Adds value by influencing through innovation and continuous improvement
• Supports a High-Performance Organization (HPO) environment
• Trains and develops other engineering resources in the network

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Minimum 7+ years of project engineering experience in the manufacturing industry
• Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizing and communication skills
• Experience managing multiple projects from the evaluation through implementation stages
• Experience developing justification, scoping and managing capital projects to budgets and schedule
• Contractor management experience
• Ability to follow up and prioritize project issues independently and juggle multiple projects with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated ability to identify, troubleshoot, and solve technical problems
• Proficient in Excel, Power Point, MS Project, Word, AutoCAD
• Ability to work weekends, varying shifts, holidays as project execution schedules may require
• Travel will be approximately 20%, but may be higher during specific project phases

Preferred Qualifications:

• Project engineering experience in the food processing, pharmaceutical, facilities, and/or chemical processing industry
• BS or MS Degree focused in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience with dry and liquid processing, facilities, and packaging equipment
• Knowledge and experience with plant operations, CAD systems and shop floor integration
• Experience with SAP or a similar ERP system
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• A strong understanding of sanitary design concepts
• Experience with maintenance programs and processes
• Working knowledge and general understanding of PLC/equipment controls methodology

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.