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Director, Civil and Building Engineering

Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States; Coopersville, Michigan, United States; Goodyear, Arizona, United States; United States; Webster, New York, United States
Employment type
Contract
Posted
Jun 9, 2026

About the role

fairlife, LLC is a Chicago-based nutrition company that creates great-tasting, nutrition-rich and dairy products to nourish consumers.

With over $3B in annual retail sales, fairlife’s portfolio of delicious, lactose-free, real dairy products includes: fairlife® ultra-filtered milk ; Core Power® High Protein Shakes, a sports nutrition drink to support post-workout recovery; fairlife® nutrition plan™ , a nutrition shake to support the journey to better health.

A wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola company, fairlife, LLC has been recognized by both Fast Company and Nielsen for its industry leading innovation.

To learn more about fairlife and its complete line of products, please visit fairlife.com .

job purpose :

The Civil, Building, and Wastewater Engineering Director serves as the primary executive lead in delivering these workstreams for large-scale greenfield and brownfield dairy beverage projects typically exceeding $250M. This leader is accountable for delivering these workstreams across the entire lifecycle of the project within scope, budget, schedule and safely.

Responsibility includes facilitating collaboration between Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain and Technical stakeholders. Accountabilities include leading a project management team for feasibility assessments, design, permitting, procurement, construction and commissioning.

responsibilities:

  • Front-End Engineering, Detailed Design & Strategic Procurement
  • Integrated Project Definition: Lead the progression from Site Plan and Conceptual Design through to Detailed Design, ensuring facility layouts optimize logistics, personnel flow, and long-term expansion capability.
  • Technical Design Leadership: Direct the engineering of all civil, architectural and structural, and wastewater workstreams. Ensure detailed design packages are fully integrated with MEP systems and meet dairy-specific GMP standards. Ensure designs are compliant with all plan and environmental approvals.
  • Strategic Procurement: Own the procurement strategy, including the selection and contract negotiation of Architectural & Engineering (A&E) firms, sourcing of long-lead specialized equipment and General Contractor Selection
  • Value Engineering: Continuously review de