Senior Director, Liquid Processing – Capital Projects Engineering
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Senior engineering leader delivering Coca-Cola’s liquid processing, blending, and capital projects across U.S. manufacturing networks. Shaping strategy, leading complex projects, and developing technical talent.
Responsibilities:
- Create and execute multi-year strategies for liquid processing, blending, utilities, infrastructure, and related manufacturing capabilities
- Lead large, complex capital projects spanning process, blending, utilities, automation, electrical, civil, building, packaging interfaces, and site infrastructure
- Own project delivery from business case and concept development through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, stabilization, and operational handoff
- Develop and control project scope, estimates, budgets, cash flow, schedules, resource plans, risk registers, change control, and performance metrics
- Provide technical leadership for processing and blending systems, sanitary design, batching, mixing, ingredient handling, thermal processing, CIP, utilities, controls, and process integration
- Lead concurrent projects across geographically dispersed manufacturing and co-manufacturing sites
- Develop technical specifications, basis-of-design documents, process flow diagrams, P&IDs, equipment requirements, bid packages, and acceptance criteria
- Lead cross-functional teams across Operations, Quality, Safety, R&D, Commercialization, Supply Chain, Finance, Procurement, OEMs, engineering firms, integrators, contractors, and plant personnel
- Manage relationships with equipment suppliers, engineering partners, and co-manufacturers
- Provide on-site leadership during design reviews, construction, installation, commissioning, startup, and ramp-up
- Establish project governance and report status, financial performance, milestones, risks, decisions, and mitigation actions
- Identify and deploy technologies improving capacity, capability, product quality, reliability, flexibility, sustainability, and total delivered cost
- Partner with network and plant leaders to develop prioritized capital roadmaps
- Coach and mentor engineers and project managers and promote common engineering and project management standards
- Work independently, escalate critical issues, drive decisions to closure, and adapt execution plans as priorities change
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or a related engineering discipline
- Minimum 10 years of progressive engineering and capital project experience
- Extensive leadership of processing and blending projects in regulated manufacturing environments
- Success leading large, complex, multi-scope capital projects from concept through commissioning and operational handoff
- Advanced project management capability, including scope, schedule, budget, cash flow, risk, change control, procurement, contractor management, and stakeholder alignment
- Deep technical knowledge of liquid processing and blending systems
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across multiple manufacturing sites or a distributed production network
- Strong financial acumen, including capital and expense budgeting, business case development, estimating, cash-flow forecasting, and financial project analysis
- Ability to develop strategic plans and technical roadmaps
- Exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making skills
- Strong written, verbal, and executive communication skills
- Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively, and lead through influence in a matrixed organization
- Commitment to safety, quality, and business results
- Ability and willingness to travel 70% to 80%
- Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States without employer sponsorship
- Master’s degree in engineering, engineering management, or business administration preferred
- PMP certification or comparable formal project management training preferred
- Preferred experience in beverage or food manufacturing, batching, blending, ingredient handling, aseptic and thermal processing, sanitary piping, CIP, and process controls
- Preferred working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Co-Pilot, AutoCAD, Power BI, Microsoft 365, CAD, process design, data visualization, and project governance tools
- Preferred experience with stage-gate capital processes, FAT/SAT, commissioning and qualification, operational readiness, and performance validation
- Preferred knowledge of safety, quality, environmental, food safety, regulatory requirements, GMP, and hygienic design principles
- Preferred experience developing engineers, project managers, and technical standards across multiple locations
Benefits:
- Annual incentive reference value of 30% at target
- Medical benefits
- Financial benefits
- Other benefits dependent on position
- Highly visible leadership opportunity with meaningful impact
- Opportunity to lead technically challenging processing, blending, and capital projects
- Opportunity to shape engineering standards and develop technical talent
- Opportunity to influence strategic investment decisions
- Connection with iconic and innovative brands and a diverse group of colleagues, suppliers, bottlers, and manufacturing partners
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