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Principal Project Manager - Capital Engineering

Louisville, KY, US

14 days ago Requisition ID: 2174

This role is an office position based either in Louisville or Bardstown, KY. Depending on organizational needs, travel will be required to other Heaven Hill sites located in Kentucky, Texas, Pennsylvania, New York and Canada.

What the Role Is

The Principal Project Manager - Capital Engineering will provide senior leadership, project management, and engineering support across Heaven Hill's capital portfolio including distilling and bottling operations. A substantial portion of the role will be spent directly leading large, complex, and high-risk capital projects and/or front-end development of future major investments, including scope definition, alternatives evaluation, preliminary engineering and basis of design, cost and schedule development, financial justification, and Early Equipment Management (EEM). This position will collaborate across all levels of the organization on needs and priorities to support existing operations and growth, with an emphasis on high-quality products, employee involvement, continuous improvement, and profitability.

In addition to direct project execution, the Principal Project Manager will help advance and standardize Heaven Hill's capital project delivery process by integrating EEM, front-end planning, project controls, risk and commercial management, construction readiness, commissioning/CQV, startup readiness, asset turnover, and lessons learned into practical, repeatable ways of working. The role will coach project managers and site teams and will collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Maintenance, Safety, Finance, Procurement, IT/OT, and Engineering.

How You Will Spend Your Time?

Lead the successful implementation of capital projects through effective collaboration and buy-in from all stakeholders including leaders, peers, team members, internal/external customers
Lead front-end development of complex or strategically important capital opportunities, including problem definition, alternatives and Best Value Options Analysis, preliminary engineering and basis of design, EEM, constructability, cost estimate, integrated schedule, risk register, execution strategy, ROI/ business case, Project Success Criteria (PSC), and Capital Authorization Request (CAR).
Collaborate with various sites to deliver capital projects on time, on budget, and safely
Ensure project compliance with local, state and federal regulations
Advance and standardize Heaven Hill’s capital project delivery process by integrating EEM, front-end planning, project controls, risk and change management, design reviews, construction readiness, commissioning/CQV, asset turnover, and lessons learned into practical, repeatable ways of working.
Serve as Project Manager and technical leader for strategic and cost improvement projects across Processing, Bottling/Packaging Lines, Controls and Automation, New Facilities and Infrastructure upgrades
Interpret, and properly apply related Engineering codes and standards to capital projects as required
Drive project controls and commercial discipline, including baseline and recovery schedules, cost forecasting and cash flow, contingency, risk management, procurement and contracting strategy, bid evaluation, change order management, contract administration, and claims avoidance
Embed maintainability, reliability, operability, safety, and lifecycle-cost considerations into equipment and facility design
Coach and mentor project managers, engineers, site leaders, and project teams; conduct project health reviews, challenge assumptions, share lessons learned, and build capability in project development and execution without relying on direct reporting authorityOffer recommendations to system and equipment designs to increase productivity, reliability, sustainability, and reduce cost
Plan and recommend capital equipment purchases to support and improve manufacturing processes, and completes financial analysis for such recommendations
Monitor implementation of capital projects to ensure that standards and expectations for each objective are completed as planned
Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Safety, Finance, Sourcing, IT, and business leaders to make data-driven capital decisions, communicate project status, risks, and recommendations to senior leadership, and identify opportunities to improve productivity, reliability, sustainability, cost, and capital-efficiency.

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