Principal Project Engineer

Job Description :

Principal Project Engineer

The Principal Project Engineer will be a project manager for the large and complex projects executed by the Processing team and will be responsible for all aspects of planning and executing projects from ideation to project closure. This role will potentially lead projects in process areas, buildings and infrastructure, general manufacturing processes, and packaging systems depending on business needs.

The role owns overall leadership of major capital projects through the Mars Snacking Engineering Execution Standard for executional excellence in project delivery. This role will drive Process Technology capability within the entire process team, as well as line management responsibility for a small team and major project management for the process team.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor of Science in engineering; advanced degree in engineering, MBA or PMP certification preferred
• Minimum 10 years of experience in a comparable technical position - food, beverage, pharmaceutical or related industry preferable
• Demonstrated understanding of project management principles and general knowledge of engineering disciplines : Building, Infrastructure, Civil, Utilities, Process, Packaging, Electrical and Construction
• Strong understanding of functional engineering - expertise in - process manufacturing in food or related industry.
• High performance team and people leadership experience
• Proven success developing and executing projects
• Future travel up to 50%

What will your key responsibilities be?

What can you expect from Mars?

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