Want to build a stronger, more sustainable future and cultivate your career? Join Cargill's global team of 160,000 employees who are committed to safe, responsible and sustainable ways to nourish the world. This position is in Cargill’s food ingredients and bio-industrial business, where we anticipate trends around taste, nutrition and safety to innovate and provide solutions to manufacturers, retailers and foodservice companies.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Project Engineer III will plan, support, and execute capital project engineering deliverables at our Fort Dodge, IA bio-refinery campus. The Fort Dodge site is part of Cargill's corn milling and texturizing solutions business, and includes 5 different departments from corn milling to ethanol.
The Project Engineer III will primarily be focused on low and medium rigor projects from design to startup, while overseeing construction management, considering safety, schedule efficiency, cost management and documentation.
This professional will actively develop and apply engineering standards, project management procedures, and provide advice on issues within their engineering scope.
Key Accountabilities

• Lead the development of capital project scope, schedule, and budget while following project management deliverables and best practices.
• Coordinate staffing and development of construction, commissioning and start-up plans and assists operations in troubleshooting and optimization activities.
• Perform process engineering for individual projects as needed to meet project objectives.
• Lead equipment specification and procurement, and develop, review and award bid packages for equipment and labor.
• Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems, or the causes of component failures.
• Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, and test manufactured products to maintain quality.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Informally lead, mentor and coach early career engineers through hands-on training and project work.
• Other duties as assigned.

QualificationsMinimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of four years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of related engineering experience
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Ag/Biosystems or related Engineering degree
• Demonstrated ability to execute large capital projects or portfolio of projects
• Previous experience in chemical, food or related industry
• Ability and desire to travel domestically to other network plants and locations to support capital project work
• Ability and desire to work hands on in fast-paced and technical plant environment

Short Description
This position is located in Fort Dodge, IA. Relocation is provided.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet