Apply for the Senior Engineer, Industrial Projects- Lakeland job opening.Senior Engineer, Industrial Projects- Lakeland

Location: Lakeland, FL between Orlando and Tampa
Job ID: 33824BR
Department: Industrial Projects
Working Hours: Minimum of 45 hours per week
Pay Frequency: Monthly
Date Posted: Jul 18, 2025

$103 - 155k

Onsite

Full Time - Regular

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Description

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to join our Industrial Projects team! Publix Super Markets tops the list of privately-owned supermarkets in the US. We hold no long-term debt and continue to grow year after year. Publix and our associates excel in community involvement, volunteerism, and environmental sustainability. Our collective commitment has contributed to our success in being a great place to work and shop.

Senior Engineers are responsible for leading, coordinating and managing the design of Publix’s large scale industrial projects through interaction with various design and engineering disciplines including civil, architects, structural, mechanical, plumbing, refrigeration and electrical engineers and Publix stakeholders. This position is the point of contact for interaction and coordination with municipalities, jurisdiction authorities, economic development councils and Publix’s internal tax and treasury departments. Join us in shaping the future of warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution here at Publix.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing support for managing design development of new construction, additions and renovations of industrial projects
• Providing support for project programming of design for all capital industrial projects
• Providing support for managing continuous improvement efforts related to the design and maintenance of industrial warehousing, manufacturing and distribution facilities and systems and
• Making recommendations for large-scale projects and making selections for smaller scale projects in procurement of design services.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, Chemical or Electrical Engineering from an accredited program
• 5 years of experience working as an engineer in design and administration of large-scale projects
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Valid driver’s license to operate a company vehicle
• Intermediate technical and computer skills including the ability to utilize various Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) programs
• Basic knowledge of Revit and Bluebeam
• Intermediate skills using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint
• Basic skills using Microsoft Project
• Knowledge of proper site design and building principles
• Knowledge of project management principles
• Knowledge of supplier management principles
• Knowledge of appropriate and applicable codes
• Knowledge of AIA and similar architecture and engineering design performance contracts
• Supplier management skills
• Written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead a variety of team members to complete a task
• Organizational skills
• Time management skills
• Negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Ability to be detail oriented
• Ability to visualize and conceptualize
• Ability to travel (including by air) to various locations including overnight stays
• Ability to work a variable schedule, nights, weekends and holidays if required

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Additional Required Qualifications

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Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering from an accredited program
• 8+ years of experience working as an engineer in design, development and construction with responsibilities for large scale industrial refrigerated warehouses and/or manufacturing with industrial refrigerated systems
• Knowledge of grocery warehousing, distribution and manufacturing operations
• Knowledge of material handling automation
• Knowledge of refrigerated warehousing design
• Knowledge and understanding of lifecycles of recommended design criteria, including an understanding of various products and construction methods
• Knowledge or Process Safety Management (PSM)/OSHA requirements
• Knowledge of company culture
• Basic skills using SAP
• Basic skills using the Industrial Maintenance Project Tacking (IMPTS) system
• Basic skills using the Capital Budgeting System (CapB)

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Additional Preferred Qualifications

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Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health, dental and vision plans plan
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)

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Year End Bonus

As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year. This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

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Additional Information

Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.

Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.

For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.

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