Job Description

Our client is a global food/drink company that is known as a category leading brand, this business is currently recruiting for a Building & Safety Engineer to join their corporate engineering team. Over the past 5 years this company has continued to grow at a staggering rate both domestically and internationally due to a number of mergers/acquisitions along with investment in their manufacturing sites to make sure they have the best in the industry.

The Building & Safety Engineer is responsible for managing and leading projects related to the Buildings and Safety of all the offices & plants, from design to full implementation. Working with Plant Operations, Engineering, Environment and Safety, the Building & Safety Engineer will be responsible for the design of any new building and expansion, optimizing the spaces for offices or manufacturing sites and including Fire prevention, extreme weather protection, utilities monitoring, security systems and safety of the sites, buildings and equipment.

This company has a strong track record of promoting from within and has a brilliant culture.

Key responsibilities for this position include:

• Perform audits of the manufacturing plants and offices to monitor deficiencies & noncompliance versus local regulations or company Guidelines & Standards,
• Participate in testing & evaluates installed systems,
• Study optimization possibilities with actual systems,
• Propose upgrades and/or replacements as needed,
• Develop drawings, scopes of work, budgets and timelines as needed to prepare a project for submittal.
• Participate and follow up on building permitting process steps with local agencies,
• Source vendors, negotiate and acquire quotes for project investments.
• Source, negotiate and acquire quotes for budgetary needs
• Track projects cost and maintain them within budget,
• Coordinate project review meetings to include setting them up, keeping meeting notes, and reporting out results to key stakeholders.
• Attend Site Acceptance Tests as required to validate installed systems.
• Lead and assist in the development of the annual capital budget

The Ideal candidate would have/be:

• Degree in construction, architecture or engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience working on CAPEX projects as project manager,
• Building construction expertise required,
• CPG – Food/Beverage experience is necessary.
• Regulatory agencies knowledge (OSHA, DEQ, PSM, PHA, …… ).
• Microsoft Office and AutoCAD literate

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