About Us: BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world. Job Description: Process Engineering Manager (This position is located in Oak Brook, IL. Relocation assistance is available for highly qualified candidates.) Who You’ll Work With You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment. When you join Design Group as a Process Engineering Manager, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Architecture/Engineering Process Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy. What You’ll Do As our Process Engineering Manager, you will bring a blend of technical prowess in process engineering, strong leadership and communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage complex projects effectively. This role is pivotal in ensuring that the manufacturing process is not only designed efficiently but also aligns with the overall business objectives. You love the challenge of delivering high quality, on-time and on (or under) budget, complex design packages as part of an in-house multidiscipline engineering and architecture team. In order to be considered to join our AEC Practice as a Process Engineering Manager, you must have demonstrated experience with delivery of facilities design packages for complex multi-discipline, process, architecture & engineering design projects. Preferably for Food, Beverage, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), or Life Science sector manufacturing clients. Strategic Planning and Conceptualization: Understand the overall objectives and constraints of the manufacturing process. Conceptualize the entire process flow, defining the stages of production and the requirements at each step. Design Oversight: Oversee the design of the manufacturing process, ensuring it is efficient, cost-effective, and meets all requirements. This involves the selection of appropriate technology and equipment, layout planning, and integration of various process stages. Team Leadership and Coordination: Lead and coordinate a team of process engineers, designers, and other professionals. This involves mentoring, assigning tasks, and facilitating collaboration among team members and with other departments. Technical Expertise and Problem Solving: Apply your deep technical expertise to solve complex engineering problems, make decisions on process design, and troubleshoot issues that arise during project execution. Compliance and Standards: Ensure adherence to industry standards, environmental regulations, safety protocols, and quality assurance procedures is critical. Stay updated on relevant regulations and integrate these into the design and processes. Implement rigorous project quality reviews. Review and approve drawings for client and project needs. Documentation and Reporting: Develop comprehensive documentation for the process design, including process flow diagrams, equipment specifications, and operating instructions, and present reports to upper management or stakeholders. Project Management: Ensure that the project stays on track, within budget, and adheres to timelines. Plan, budget, schedule, and monitor resource allocation for projects. Verify that onsite work is proceeding according to design by reviewing submittals, answering RFIs, and directing field visits. Client Development: Execute client development activities including presenting our firms process capabilities, proposing technical solutions to meet client needs, and developing completed proposals. Risk Management: Identifying potential risks in the process design and execution stages, and developing strategies to mitigate these risks is a critical function. Collaboration with Stakeholders: Build relationships with the greater practice and market sector professionals including interfacing and integrating highly complex technical solutions across our firm-wide practices including facility, utility, process, automation (control systems integration), and construction management professionals. Professional Development and Training: Responsible for your own continuous learning and staying abreast of technological advancements, as well as training and developing your team. What You’ll Bring A minimum of 10 years of process engineering design experience in cGMP, FDA, or other regulated manufacturing environments. A minimum of two years of experience as a process engineering design manager (preferred). Experience developing process engineering designs for food and beverage manufacturing facilities, including process descriptions, process flow diagrams, and P&IDs. The ability to present process designs to new and existing clients. The ability to lead a process engineering design team. Subject-matter expertise in cGMP regulations and standards (preferred). Revit experience (preferred). Proficiency in Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Proficiency in written and verbal technical communication including generating reports and conducting group presentations. A willingness to travel for project requirements including installation and start-up activities, client and company sponsored meetings, trainings, industry related seminars, forums, and conventions. A bachelor of science in chemical engineering from an ABET accredited institution (preferred). A professional engineer (PE) license (preferred). Our culture and commitment to our people is what sets us apart. We foster an environment of mutual respect, integrity, and unconditional interest in the individual and collective success of our professionals. Our model and entrepreneurial mindset offer a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible path. As a Process Engineering Manager, you will build a meaningful and fulfilling career with the support of professional development resources and mentorships including our First Year Experience program, Individual Development Plans, and Career Path resources and tools. You will be surrounded by exceptional talent who will support your development as both a world-class engineer and a highly effective leader. Feel like you're on the path to becoming a Process Engineering Manager but you're not quite there yet? We'd love to connect with you to see if we can take you from where you are today and grow you into a Design Group Engineering Consultant. #LI-BH1 At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process. Barry-Wehmiller is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V This organization uses E-Verify. Applicants may be subject to pre-employment screening which may include drug screening, reference checks, employment verifications, background screening and/or skills assessments. Company: Design Group Throughout Barry-Wehmiller, we hold ourselves to a unique measure of success: by the way we touch the lives of people. It’s that vision that drives us in creating world-class experiences and solutions for our customers and unites us around our common goal—to use the power of our business to build a better world. 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