Capital Project Engineer (Onsite - Columbia, MO)

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Job Description:

Capital Project Engineer

3M Health Care is now Solventum

At Solventum, we enable better, smarter, safer healthcare to improve lives. As a new company with a long legacy of creating breakthrough solutions for our customers’ toughest challenges, we pioneer game-changing innovations at the intersection of health, material and data science that change patients' lives for the better while enabling healthcare professionals to perform at their best. Because people, and their wellbeing, are at the heart of every scientific advancement we pursue.

We partner closely with the brightest minds in healthcare to ensure that every solution we create melds the latest technology with compassion and empathy. Because at Solventum, we never stop solving for you.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role

As a Capital Project Engineer will be a part of the Engineering team, dedicated to delivering capital projects that enhance facility infrastructure, utilities, production systems, and technology assets.

In this role you will manage projects from concept through commissioning. This includes providing technical leadership in design, ensuring safe and compliant execution, and acting as the primary liaison between the contractor, internal stakeholders, and external partners. The Capital Project Engineer will ensure projects are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Here, you will make an impact by:

• Managing capital projects from concept development, design, procurement, and construction through commissioning and turnover.
• Preparing project justifications, scope documents, cost estimates, and schedules to support capital expenditure requests.
• Providing technical expertise in mechanical, electrical, utilities, or facility systems to ensure robust and reliable designs.
• Collaborating with operations, maintenance, EH&S, and quality teams to ensure stakeholder requirements are met.
• Developing bid packages, evaluating vendor proposals, and managing external contractors and consultants.
• Ensuring projects comply with regulatory, environmental, and safety requirements, as well as company standards.
• Managing project documentation including design drawings, equipment specifications, and commissioning protocols.
• Leading and supporting Management of Change (MOC) processes for new systems and modifications.
• Overseeing day-to-day construction management, including contractor supervision, safety compliance, quality control, and schedule adherence.

Your Skills and Expertise 

To set you up for success in this role from day one, Solventum requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a science or engineering discipline (completed and verified prior to start) AND two (2) years of experience in capital project management, process engineering, product engineering and/or manufacturing engineering in a private, public, government or military environment

Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

• Five (5) years of experience in capital project management, process engineering, product engineering and/or manufacturing engineering in a private, public, government or military environment
• Demonstrated experience serving as a designated contractor representative on capital or infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction management practices, safety programs, and contractor coordination.
• Proficiency with project scheduling and cost control tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, or equivalent).
• Subject matter expertise in automated manufacturing equipment processes
• Familiarity w