Project Engineer

Project Engineer

About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate your pets food the paper you write on and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience theres a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

As a Project Engineer you will be responsible for the management and execution of capital and technical improvement projects at the Cedar Rapids facility. This role leads projects through all engineering phases - including concept development planning budgeting detailed design construction commissioning startup training and handover to manufacturing while ensuring safe execution cost control schedule adherence and compliance with engineering and regulatory standards.

The Project Engineer works closely with operations maintenance safety procurement and external engineering and construction partners to deliver value-driven projects aligned with business goals.

What you will do:
Project Execution & Leadership

• Manage the design and implementation of assigned capital and improvement projects ensuring delivery within approved scope schedule and budget.
• Lead and coordinate all project phases including planning budgeting construction commissioning startup training and transition to operations.
• Provide day-to-day project supervision and coordination of contractors vendors consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Maintain project controls to ensure adherence to cost schedule quality and safety requirements.

Engineering & Technical Support

• Review evaluate and recommend equipment systems and technologies for new and existing installations.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety standards engineering best practices and regulatory requirements.
• Perform or support engineering studies equipment specifications system design testing troubleshooting optimization and due diligence activities.
• Review proposed capital projects to validate scope technology selection equipment sizing budget estimates and schedule alignment with business objectives.

Safety Quality & Compliance

• Integrate safety environmental and risk management considerations into all project phases.
• Ensure projects comply with company policies engineering standards and applicable regulatory requirements.

Collaboration & Communication

• Establish and manage interdisciplinary project teams coordinating interfaces with operations maintenance procurement EH&S and third-party partners.
• Provide clear communication of project status risks and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Challenge the status quo by identifying opportunities to improve reliability efficiency cost and performance.

Knowledge Management & Continuous Improvement

• Support the maintenance of engineering standards specifications best practices and design documentation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and share learnings across the engineering organization.

What you will bring:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Chemical or related discipline).
• Minimum 3 years of project engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated success managing capital projects including coordination of external engineering and construction resources.
• Strong working knowledge of project execution engineering design practices and industrial safety standards.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD SAP and Microsoft Office tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information clearly.
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and drive results without direct authority.

Who you are:

• Experience with capital projects greater than $5MM.
• Knowledge of corn wet milling food chemical or process manufacturing environments.
• Experience supporting multiple concurrent projects in an active plant environment.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate technical and business needs into sound engineering decisions.

Key Competencies & Attributes

• Strong project leadership and organizational skills
• Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
• Decisive accountable and safety-focused
• Able to work effectively across functions and cultures
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced capital-intensive environment

Work Environment

• Primary work location at the Cedar Rapids manufacturing facility.
• Project roles may require occasional support during off-hours or critical project milestones.
• Interaction with construction sites contractors and operating plant environments is required.

Why Join Ingredion
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support Health long-term savings and resources for your physical mental and emotional well-being
• Career Growth Learning training and development opportunities including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program A culture of real-time appreciation with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products services and travel

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race color religion age gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry handicap or disabilitymental or physicalmarital status sexual orientation veteran status disability resulting from military service or any other classification protected by law (protected classifications). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicants accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.