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Project Engineering Manager

Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Elizabethtown, NC

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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Elizabethtown, NC
POSTED
30+ days ago
Title: Project Engineering Manager

Location: Elizabethtown, VA

Overview:
Sterling has helped build careers for thousands for professionals like yourself. Our expert recruiters support you at every step in the process and as a Best of Staffing company, Sterling provides exciting work with exceptional employers across the U.S.

Hire Type: Direct Hire
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
Bonus/ Incentives/ Stock Options: 401k, Annual bonus potential, relocation assistance available 
Pay: $120k-$150k 

Job Summary:
  • We are seeking an experienced Project Engineering Manager to lead complex technical projects within the pork and packaged meat industry. In this role, you will oversee the full lifecycle of engineering initiatives—from concept and design through implementation—while leading a talented team of engineers both directly and indirectly. You will leverage your expertise to identify potential risks, optimize processes, and ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
    This is an opportunity to drive innovation and make a significant impact at one of the nation’s leading consumer packaged goods companies.

Job Duties:
  • Project Design & Planning: Develop engineering designs, material specifications, cost estimates, and feasibility studies. Validate fieldwork, create as-built documentation, and ensure compliance with industry standards and codes.
  • Implementation & Execution: Coordinate with vendors, contractors, and plant personnel to execute projects. Review consultant and contractor work, maintain project documentation, and ensure utility and layout requirements are met.
  • Project Management & Reporting: Define project scope, review proposals, manage contracts, and oversee schedules and budgets. Provide regular updates to management on project status.
  • Leadership & Team Development: Mentor and develop engineering staff, foster a positive and collaborative work environment, and drive employee engagement through coaching and guidance.

Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field and 5+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
  • Minimum of 2 years in a leadership role managing engineers or technical teams.
  • Strong foundation in engineering principles, project management, and contract administration.
  • Knowledge of construction and installation scheduling, national codes, and standards.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, analytical reasoning, and organizational skills.
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.


Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. 

About the Company

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Sterling Engineering, Inc.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

 

  • Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

 

  • Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

 

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
1969
WEBSITE
http://www.sterling-engineering.com