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Capital Projects Manager

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Fort Morgan, COJob$97–140K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$97–140K/yr
Location
Fort Morgan, CO
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Capital Projects Manager plans, supports, and where applicable executes engineering deliverables across core technology or engineering areas. The role develops and applies engineering standards and procedures and advises on engineering issues. It oversees project planning, design, cost and schedule estimates, construction, and maintenance, and develops solutions to manufacturing equipment and systems problems. The position is based in Fort Morgan, Colorado; relocation assistance is provided, and visa sponsorship is not provided.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Engineering Standards, nice to haveProject Management, requiredCapital Project Management, nice to haveFood Facility Experience, nice to haveSupervisory Leadership, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience, requiredCapital Project Subject Matter Knowledge, required4+ Years Related Work Experience, required

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance

Full job description

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Food Enterprise where we are committed to serving food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. Our portfolio includes poultry, beef, egg, alternative protein, salt, oils, starches, sweeteners, cocoa and chocolate.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Capital Projects Manager will plan, support, and where applicable, execute engineering deliverables for one or more of our broad core technology or engineering area. We seek a professional who will develop and apply engineering standards and procedures, providing advice on issues within the engineering field. (#LI-ES2)

Key Accountabilities

  • Plan, design and estimate time and cost, overseeing construction and maintenance of structures, facilities, systems and components.

  • Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems or the causes of component failures.

  • Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, testing manufactured products to maintain quality.

  • Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

  • Possesses comprehensive knowledge of Capital Project subject matter

  • Strong project management aptitude and experience

  • Minimum of four years of related work experience

  • Other minimum qualifications may apply

Preferred Qualifications

  • Previous background managing high-value capital projects

  • Experience working in a beef or food facility.

  • Previous supervisory / leadership experience

Position Information

  • Relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

  • Visa sponsorship will not be provided.

  • Location: CO - FORT MORGAN - 1505 EAST BURLINGTON AVENUE

  • Day Shift

  • Accepting applications 30 days from the posting date.The expected salary for this position is $97,000 - $140,000 Compensation varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific location, certifications, education, and level of experience. The disclosed range estimate may be adjusted for any applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. This position is eligible for a discretionary incentive award. The incentive award amount is dependent upon company performance and your personal performance.At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked. Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet

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How this job compares

Set against the 5,657 open Engineering Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$97–140K/yr
  • Colorado median$145–236K/yr185 salary ranges
  • US median$144–257K/yr4,641 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $119K, is 39% below the Colorado median midpoint ($195K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering Manager salary ranges in Colorado.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 194 open Engineering Manager jobs in Colorado and 5,657 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Colorado
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience — less than three in four Engineering Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 8 years, across 4,947 postings).
Education
2,475 of the 5,657 open Engineering Manager jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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