Project Engineer

Glanbia

Project Engineer executing business sustaining and strategic capital projects for Glanbia. Leading cross-functional teams to ensure successful completion within specifications, schedule, and budget.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeMooresville • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Execute business sustaining and strategic capital projects throughout the entire project cycle, from initial concept through successful completion.
Present project updates and reports to executive level within the organization with clear objectives and timelines.
Leverage key stakeholders to ensure project deliverables are successful including PSM, Commercial, Operations, Quality and Safety.
Finish assigned engineering projects in accordance with customer specifications and within schedule and budget limitations, coordinating activities of cross-functional projects team, contractors, and vendors.
Use team management skills to lead the design group during the conceptual phase of project development.
Develop and implement agreed project success criteria based on performance, schedule, and budget.
Direct development of an action plan and requirements for resource management, labor, materials, and time required to complete project.
Develop and implement projects to improve operational costs, efficiency, yields, quality, and safety.
Troubleshoot technical problems and identify solutions with cross functional teams which reduce downtime and conserve costs.
Conduct and manage voice of the customer reviews, technical design reviews, project progress reviews to ensure projects are developed and delivered successfully.
Apply general engineering and technical principles to troubleshoot and implement improvements in various plant or project areas including civil, mechanical, electrical, process, utility, packaging etc.
Develop project packages for capex approval (scopes, budget, tendering etc.), ensure projects meet Glanbia procurement and contract requirements, ensure all work meets Glanbia Quality or EHS requirements (safety, permits, contracts etc.)
Manage third party contractors throughout all project phases.
Apply Glanbia Early Management principles.
Determine the layout of piping, equipment, and utilities for project engineering changes.
Develop energy and mass balances to determine plant requirements.
Interface with all levels of management and employees to gather information and provide guidance for implementation.
Monitor project equipment to identify potential errors and develop solutions to eliminate the reoccurrence of those problems.
Produce project status reports for circulation to leadership team.
Manage project installation and commissioning, hours may vary (late nights or weekend work)
Develop accurate and efficient Process and Instrument Drawings for projects through the use of customer specifications, general process descriptions, company standards and verbal instructions.
Ensure project system design complies with State and Federal regulations.
Check drawings for drafting and engineering errors to produce a complete system design for presentation to customers.
Utilize GPS processes, driving zero losses and uphold the culture of Glanbia Nutritionals non-negotiables.
Support with developing capital budget for the site, 1-to-5-year plans to outline investment needs that support and growth the business.
Manage and control capital budget planning for a particular area – help plant prioritizing key projects that will lead to business growth and reduce cost.
Serve on committees as needed.
Participate in capital planning sessions.
Improve reporting systems and processes used in engineering.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Engineering plus a minimum of 5 years of experience or equivalent years of experience
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and in written form
Demonstrated ability to participate, support, develop and lead cross functional teams of people through projects to successful completion
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
Basic knowledge of software tools for project management and engineering drawing (MS Project, Excel, AutoCAD etc.)
Ability to prioritize tasks and handle multiple projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures
Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources
Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill

Benefits

Comp & perks

health & dental plan
competitive salary
generous family leave policy
continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform

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Hard Skills & Tools

engineering principlesproject managementcapital project developmentprocess designtechnical troubleshootingresource managementbudget planningenergy and mass balancesdrawing checksproject reporting

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillscommunication skillsteam leadershipproblem-solvingtask prioritizationmulti-project managementdata analysiscollaborationguidance provisionproactive participation

Certifications

BS in Engineering