Senior Director, Liquid Processing – Capital Projects Engineering

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $176k - $205k / year

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The Coca-Cola Company

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1886

🍽️ Food & Beverage

Food & Beverage • Beverage • Sustainability

The Coca-Cola Company is a global beverage corporation with a rich history of over 136 years in refreshing the world. Known for its flagship product, Coca-Cola, the company has developed a diverse portfolio of over 200 brands, including sparkling beverages, hydration options, coffee and tea, juices and dairy, and alcohol-ready-to-drink beverages. Committed to sustainability, The Coca-Cola Company actively engages in initiatives like water stewardship, sustainable agriculture, and reducing sugar in its products. Operating in more than 200 countries, the company strives to make a positive social impact through diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and partnerships. The Coca-Cola Foundation supports various community initiatives worldwide. The company offers numerous career opportunities globally, emphasizing an inclusive and accessible workplace.

📋 Description

• 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