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Remote Engineering Project Lead jobs are open across the U.S. at remote-first firms, distributed engineering organizations, and companies with globally dispersed teams in sectors like software, infrastructure, and hardware development. Employers hiring remotely right now include Olsson, Meridial, and DSV. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Employee Type:
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IL Oak BrookJob Type:
EngineeringJob Posting Title:
Senior Project Manager, EngineeringAbout Us:
TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.
Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values— Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.
What You Gain:
Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
Job Description:
About the Role:
We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Project Manager, Engineering, to lead capital planning and project execution across multiple food manufacturing facilities. This hands-on role will own high-impact capital projects from concept through start-up and handoff to Operations, modernizing process, packaging, automation, utilities, facilities, and safety systems across our manufacturing network. You will guide on-site technical resources in developing and executing a 5-year capital plan aligned with our broader business strategy and use a structured Initiative Management process to deliver safe, reliable, and sustainable results.
You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
- Own assigned capital projects end-to-end, from concept and scope through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, start-up, and seamless handoff to Operations.
- Collaboratively form and lead internal and external cross functional resources to develop a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities in scope.
- Build and drive project scope, budget, and schedule, balancing speed, cost, quality, safety, and operational impact.
- Create clear capital-approval and engineering deliverables, including charters, screening scopes, estimates, business cases, justifications, schedules, and technical specifications.
- Lead vendors, contractors, partner engineering firms, and internal experts through procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning.
- Responsible for the team’s project KPIs including safety, food safety, environmental impacts, operational impacts, adherence to scope, CQV performance, on time delivery, cash flow, and overall budget tracking.
- Identify and manage execution risks early, maintain stakeholder alignment, and use disciplined escalation and change management to protect project outcomes.
- Lead start-up and early equipment management to deliver stable, repeatable performance and a confident ramp-up for manufacturing teams. Mentor, coach and lead team members, both internal and external, to ensure resources meet the business’ engineering needs.
Important Details:
- This is a full-time role that is expected to travel approximately 50% across assigned plants.
- This remote role may be based near any of our manufacturing facilities, with preference for candidates near a major airport, particularly in the Chicago, Atlanta, or Dallas metro areas The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $132,300.00 - 198,500.00 USD Annually. This is the lowest to highest salary that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
You’ll fit right in if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
- 7+ years of project management experience, including responsibility for multiple capital projects totaling approximately $10M annually
- Demonstrated experience leading capital projects in a food manufacturing environment across project engineering and/or project management
- Experienced in multi-site capital planning. Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities
- Experience with utility systems, wastewater pre-treatments systems, ingredient handling, food processing, and primary and secondary packaging systems preferred
- Formal project management training or certifications are a plus
- Demonstrated track record of following LEAN Capital Initiative Management processes
- An operational excellence mindset, challenging current processes both internally and externally with a commitment to bringing adaptable solutions forward
- Clear, confident communication, technical writing, stakeholder management, and cross-functional influence skills.
- Comfortable communicating, presenting & influencing senior leadership on key technical issues Proficient with CADD and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. Proven effectiveness in working collaboratively within a matrix organization
Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!
Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!
At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com
TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1
Employee Type:
Full timeLocation:
IL Oak BrookJob Type:
EngineeringJob Posting Title:
Senior Project Manager, EngineeringAbout Us:
TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.
Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values— Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.
What You Gain:
Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
Job Description:
About the Role:
We are seeking a strategic and collaborative Senior Project Manager, Engineering, to lead capital planning and project execution across multiple food manufacturing facilities. This hands-on role will own high-impact capital projects from concept through start-up and handoff to Operations, modernizing process, packaging, automation, utilities, facilities, and safety systems across our manufacturing network. You will guide on-site technical resources in developing and executing a 5-year capital plan aligned with our broader business strategy and use a structured Initiative Management process to deliver safe, reliable, and sustainable results.
You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:
- Own assigned capital projects end-to-end, from concept and scope through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, start-up, and seamless handoff to Operations.
- Collaboratively form and lead internal and external cross functional resources to develop a 5-year capital plan for manufacturing facilities in scope.
- Build and drive project scope, budget, and schedule, balancing speed, cost, quality, safety, and operational impact.
- Create clear capital-approval and engineering deliverables, including charters, screening scopes, estimates, business cases, justifications, schedules, and technical specifications.
- Lead vendors, contractors, partner engineering firms, and internal experts through procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning.
- Responsible for the team’s project KPIs including safety, food safety, environmental impacts, operational impacts, adherence to scope, CQV performance, on time delivery, cash flow, and overall budget tracking.
- Identify and manage execution risks early, maintain stakeholder alignment, and use disciplined escalation and change management to protect project outcomes.
- Lead start-up and early equipment management to deliver stable, repeatable performance and a confident ramp-up for manufacturing teams. Mentor, coach and lead team members, both internal and external, to ensure resources meet the business’ engineering needs.
Important Details:
- This is a full-time role that is expected to travel approximately 50% across assigned plants.
- This remote role may be based near any of our manufacturing facilities, with preference for candidates near a major airport, particularly in the Chicago, Atlanta, or Dallas metro areas The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $132,300.00 - 198,500.00 USD Annually. This is the lowest to highest salary that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.
You’ll fit right in if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field
- 7+ years of project management experience, including responsibility for multiple capital projects totaling approximately $10M annually
- Demonstrated experience leading capital projects in a food manufacturing environment across project engineering and/or project management
- Experienced in multi-site capital planning. Demonstrated strategic planning capabilities
- Experience with utility systems, wastewater pre-treatments systems, ingredient handling, food processing, and primary and secondary packaging systems preferred
- Formal project management training or certifications are a plus
- Demonstrated track record of following LEAN Capital Initiative Management processes
- An operational excellence mindset, challenging current processes both internally and externally with a commitment to bringing adaptable solutions forward
- Clear, confident communication, technical writing, stakeholder management, and cross-functional influence skills.
- Comfortable communicating, presenting & influencing senior leadership on key technical issues Proficient with CADD and Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Project. Proven effectiveness in working collaboratively within a matrix organization
Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!
Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team!
At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com
TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Manufacturing
- Technology & Software
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote engineering project lead jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related technical field
- 5 or more years of experience managing engineering projects from initiation to closeout
- Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Primavera P6, or similar platforms
- PMP certification or equivalent project management credential
- Demonstrated experience managing project budgets, schedules, and cross-functional teams
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation review
Tips for Your Remote Engineering Project Lead Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote engineering project lead openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sifting through general postings. Early applications on new remote listings get more attention from hiring teams.
Show your async communication in writing
Remote engineering teams hire project leads who can run a project through written communication alone. Include examples in your resume and cover letter of status updates, decision memos, or risk logs you've written, since remote hiring managers treat these as evidence you can keep distributed teams aligned without meetings.
Demonstrate remote tooling fluency upfront
Remote engineering project lead roles assume daily use of tools like Jira, Confluence, Linear, or Notion for tracking and documentation. Name the specific tools you've used to manage engineering deliverables and reference how you've structured workflows in them, not just that you've used them.
Prepare a remote work story for interviews
Remote engineering hiring panels consistently ask how you unblock engineers or resolve scope conflicts without being in the same room. Have a specific example ready that shows how you resolved a cross-functional issue asynchronously, including what you wrote, who you looped in, and what the outcome was.
Remote Engineering Project Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote engineering project lead job?
Target companies with distributed engineering teams, since they're built around the practices remote project leads rely on daily: async standups, written status updates, and cross-timezone coordination. Remote employers screen hard for self-direction, clear written communication, and demonstrated ability to keep distributed teams aligned without in-person oversight. Candidates who can show project delivery across remote teams, proficiency in tools like Jira or Confluence, and a history of unblocking engineers without direct supervision consistently edge out others.
Which companies hire remote engineering project leads?
Companies hiring remote engineering project leads right now include Olsson, Meridial, and DSV, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed infrastructure teams, and technology-driven enterprises with engineering departments spread across multiple locations are among the most active hirers for this role.
Can you get a remote engineering project lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles are harder to land because employers expect you to operate with minimal supervision from day one, which raises the bar on demonstrated self-direction. Companies hiring early-career remote project leads in engineering tend to look for evidence of leading even small projects independently, familiarity with remote collaboration tools, and strong written communication. Open-source contributions, side projects with documented delivery timelines, or contract work with distributed teams can substitute for traditional experience.
Do you need a degree for remote engineering project lead jobs?
Not always. Many remote engineering teams weigh demonstrated project delivery, relevant certifications like PMP or Agile credentials, and hands-on tool proficiency more heavily than a formal degree. Remote employers in particular focus on outcomes you can point to since they can't observe your day-to-day work directly, so a portfolio of shipped projects and measurable results carries real weight in the hiring decision.
Which industries hire the most remote engineering project leads?
The sectors hiring the most remote engineering project leads are Consulting & Professional Services, Manufacturing, and Technology & Software, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed engineering teams to build and ship products across time zones, which makes remote project leadership a structural need rather than an exception.
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