Engineering Project Manager Job Details | Perdue Farms

Summary

Perdue Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business focused on producing premium proteins while fostering a culture of teamwork, integrity, and respect. The Engineering Project Manager will lead capital planning and execution for feed mill and hatchery operations, managing technical strategies, project timelines, budgets, risks, resources, infrastructure, and cross-functional coordination to support safety, compliance, quality, and profitable growth.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead technical strategies and tactics focused on safety, compliance, quality, environmental performance, profitable growth, and cost
• Partner collaboratively with operations and engineering leadership to execute capital projects aligned with company values and project deliverables
• Manage capital projects, including facility infrastructure, equipment, production systems, technical maintenance support, environmental initiatives, and energy utilization
• Conduct project meetings with cross-functional teams to ensure scope and business objectives are delivered on time and within budget
• Utilize engineering work processes to support successful project execution
• Build project timelines, clearly define objectives, and identify risks
• Develop 5-year capital plans and forecast spending for assigned areas
• Train project managers and team members on project management methodologies and best practices
• Serve as a technical resource for project teams
• Escalate issues to leadership to maintain project timelines and performance
• Report key project management metrics
• Build and maintain accurate floor plans and equipment layouts
• Ensure infrastructure meets or exceeds operational needs, including safety, code compliance, and mechanical, electrical, boiler, and HVAC systems
• Collaborate with safety, quality, operations, maintenance, and environmental teams to support project success
• Travel frequently to various sites to support project execution

Skills

• * Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, agricultural, civil, structural engineering, or related discipline
• * 3–5 years of related work experience
• * Ability to travel to remote facilities and project sites, with frequent and extensive travel requirements
• * Demonstrate proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• * Work is performed on project and plant sites, including active production environments
• * Perform floor-level activities such as troubleshooting and redesign of existing systems
• * Move equipment and access files, supplies, and tools as needed
• * Work in environments including offices, construction sites, feed mills, hatcheries, and wastewater facilities
• * Exposure to wet and moist floors, including metal and plastic grating surfaces
• * Exposure to temperatures ranging from 28°F to 100°F and high humidity levels
• * Exposure to noise levels ranging from 50 dB to 110 dB
• * Exposure to chemicals used in processing facilities
• * Wear required personal protective and safety equipment
• * Work at heights and around operating equipment
• * Experience in construction, grain material handling, milling equipment, project management, and equipment layout
• * Demonstrate experience in problem solving, negotiating, managing resources, and establishing and meeting schedules

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, agricultural, civil, structural engineering, or related discipline
• * 3–5 years of related work experience
• * Ability to travel to remote facilities and project sites, with frequent and extensive travel requirements
• * Demonstrate proficiency with AutoCAD and Microsoft Office
• * Work is performed on project and plant sites, including active production environments
• * Perform floor-level activities such as troubleshooting and redesign of existing systems
• * Move equipment and access files, supplies, and tools as needed
• * Work in environments including offices, construction sites, feed mills, hatcheries, and wastewater facilities
• * Exposure to wet and moist floors, including metal and plastic grating surfaces
• * Exposure to temperatures ranging from 28°F to 100°F and high humidity levels
• * Exposure to noise levels ranging from 50 dB to 110 dB
• * Exposure to chemicals used in processing facilities
• * Wear required personal protective and safety equipment
• * Work at heights and around operating equipment

Nice to Haves

• * Experience in construction, grain material handling, milling equipment, project management, and equipment layout
• * Demonstrate experience in problem solving, negotiating, managing resources, and establishing and meeting schedules

Benefits

• This position is remote within NC (Central preferred) with travel to project locations.