Job Description:
Our Sr. Project Engineer is responsible for leading and executing engineering projects at the site, ensuring adherence to Mars Standards for Safety, Asset Conservation and Quality & Food Safety. This role requires advanced project management skills and the ability to provide strong technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration to deliver projects on time, within budget, and in full compliance with Regulatory and Mars Standards.
What are we looking for?
Minimum:
Bachelor's degree in engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
Minimum 5 + years’ experience in project engineering and capital project management, preferably in food manufacturing, pharmaceutical or FMCG
Strong foundational understanding of safety, quality and food safety principles and standards, regulatory compliance and HSE and Q&FS systems within manufacturing operations
Exceptionally strong project management credentials, with experience leading cross-functional teams
Experience with budgeting, scheduling, and contractor management
Proven ability to make sound decisions in complex and/or ambiguous business environments
History of building internal and external relationships and interaction with management at all levels
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization
Work history and exposure across diverse geographic markets is advantageous.
50% travel in North America and Canada
Preferred:
Master’s degree in engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
What will be your key responsibilities?
Associate Safety & Asset Conservation – Your First Responsibility
- Provide visible leadership to foster a strong safety culture, ensuring all contractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders are properly trained, actively engaged, and held accountable for safe behaviors
- Champion a zero‑incident environment by ensuring that all projects fully comply with all local safety and environmental regulations as well as Mars HSE and Asset Conservation Standards
- Ensure all contractors and suppliers on site follow site safety procedures and permit-to-work systems
- Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation measures for all engineering works prior to any project execution
- Lead safety reviews and toolbox talk for project teams and contractors
- Integrate safety-by-design principles into all engineering solutions and drive improvements in machine safety, ergonomic design, and hazard elimination
- Lead incident investigations related to engineering projects, corrective actions, and risk mitigation processes to prevent recurrence
- Protect site assets by ensuring proper installation, commissioning, and validation of equipment
Quality & Food Safety – Site’s License to Operate
- Design and execute projects in compliance with local food safety and quality regulatory requirements as well as Mars Quality and Food Safety Standards
- Partner with Site Q&FS teams to assess project-related food safety risks and implement change management processes to avoid product contamination or quality impact
- Ensure all equipment and installations meet Mars facility and hygienic design standards
- Coordinate validation activities with Site Operations, R&D and other stakeholders during FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ where required
- Support internal and external audits by ensuring engineering compliance documentation is complete
- Maintain accurate documentation including P&IDs, SOP updates, and technical files
Project Management
- Lead end-to-end project management using RC PMP process for assigned engineering projects, from concept through execution, commissioning and handover
- Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans, ensuring alignment with business objectives
- Manage budgets, forecasts, and cost control measures
- Manage project teams, including internal associates, contractors, and suppliers
- Track project progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions to ensure successful delivery
- Manage vendor selection, contractor performance, and procurement processes with support from MGS Indirect stakeholders
- Ensure all project documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with Mars standards
- Communicate project status, risks, and achievements to stakeholders and leadership teams
- Responsible for leading projects up to $30M or part of a team on larger projects greater than $30M
- May lead projects across multiple factory locations
Technical Leadership & Engineering Excellence
- Provide advanced technical expertise in mechanical, electrical, automation, or process systems to site Technical Teams when required
- Partner with site FI and Operations Teams to troubleshoot complex operational technical problems and support root cause analysis
- Standardize engineering solutions across the site where applicable
Stakeholder Management
- Ensure alignment between site CBN priorities, country and regional business objectives and engineering project execution
- Present project updates, risks, and financial summaries to site, regional and global leadership teams
- Build strong vendor and contractor relationships
What can you expect from Mars?
Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles
Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today
A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University
An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
- Minimum 5+ years' experience in project engineering and capital project management
- Strong foundational understanding of safety, quality and food safety principles and standards
- Exceptionally strong project management credentials
- Experience with budgeting, scheduling, and contractor management
- Proven ability to make sound decisions in complex business environments
- Exceptional communication skills
- Work history and exposure across diverse geographic markets is advantageous
- Master's degree in engineering in Electrical, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
Mars Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mars and has not been reviewed or approved by Mars.
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Healthcare Strength — The benefits package is positioned as comprehensive, with broad medical coverage and additional protections like life insurance and short- and long-term disability. Mental health support is emphasized, including free mental health services and wellbeing programming under initiatives such as Mars Be Well.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is highlighted as market-leading in the U.S., with an example of 18 weeks fully paid for both parents. Additional family-related leave types such as sick time for caregiving and bereavement leave are also described as part of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings are described as strong, including 401(k) matching (with a 6% match cited) and pension plans in some cases. The broader package also references retirement savings options and contributions aligned to local market practice, supporting long-term financial security.
Mars Insights
What We Do
For more than a century, Mars, Incorporated has been driven by the belief that the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today. This idea is at the center of who we have always been as a global, family-owned business. Today, Mars is transforming, innovating and evolving in ways that affirm our commitment to making a positive impact on the world around us. Across our diverse and expanding portfolio of confectionery, food, and petcare products and services, we employ 133,000 dedicated Associates who are all moving in the same direction: forward. With $40 billion in annual sales, we produce some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, WHISKAS®, COCOAVIA®, and 5™; and take care of half of the world’s pets through our pet health services AniCura, Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, Pet Partners™, and VCA™. We know we can only be truly successful if our partners and the communities in which we operate prosper as well. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our Associates to take action every day to help create a world tomorrow in which the planet, its people and pets can thrive.
