Project Manager

Role and Major Responsibilities of Position

Capital Portfolio and Site Master Planning:

• Coordinate the development and prioritization of the annual and long-range capital plan.
• Lead and maintain the Site Master Plan, providing a roadmap for future capacity, infrastructure, technology, sustainability, compliance, and operational requirements.

• Work with the Business Sponsor and project owner to define the business need, strategic alignment, expected benefits, costs, risks, challenges, and options.
• Coordinate technical and financial feasibility studies before significant investment commitments are made.
• Ensure the Business Case remains the governing justification for the project throughout delivery.

• Develop and maintain the Project Charter following initial project approval.
• Clearly document what is in scope and out of scope.
• Develop and coordinate User Requirement Specifications with project owners and end users.
• Quantify the expected impact of projects where possible, including cost, productivity, capacity, headcount, utility consumption, quality, safety, or sustainability improvements.

• Coordinate feasibility analysis, basic design, detailed design, and technical reviews.
• Finalize P&IDs, functional design specifications, layouts, equipment specifications, and other required engineering documentation.
• Obtain final quotations and confirm budget requirements before execution.
• Identify and analyse risks, assumptions, dependencies, constraints, and mitigation actions.

• Coordinate construction, equipment installation, contractor activities, testing, and site integration.
• Lead the multidisciplinary project team and ensure responsibilities, deliverables, and deadlines are clearly understood.
• Coordinate regular project reviews and provide accurate status reports to sponsors, steering teams, Finance, and plant leadership.

• Prepare project cost estimates, capital forecasts, cash-flow plans, financial justifications, and funding requests.
• Ensure that expenditure takes place only after appropriate authorization.
• Control project commitments, purchase orders, invoices, accruals, forecasts, and capitalization.
• Ensure commercial dealings are competitive, transparent, ethical, and properly documented.

• Integrate occupational safety, environmental, food safety, hygiene, quality, and security requirements into every phase of the project.
• Ensure designs comply with CPS engineering requirements, legal obligations, hygienic-design principles, and applicable Company standards.
• Ensure contractors are appropriately selected, inducted, trained, supervised, and evaluated.
• Ensure compliance with permit-to-work and other applicable critical safety controls.

• Develop and coordinate commissioning, qualification, start-up, and ramp-up plans.
• Ensure input/output checks, safety tests, dry runs, wet runs, and relevant performance tests are completed
• Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests and Site Acceptance Tests where applicable.
• Support stabilization of the new process or equipment after start-up.

• Ensure completed assets are formally handed over to Operations and Maintenance.
• Confirm that operating procedures, maintenance plans, recommended spares, warranties, manuals, drawings, safety documentation, and asset records are complete.
• Obtain formal acceptance from the project sponsor and accountable end users.

• Coordinates civil, mechanical, electrical, automation, process, utility, infrastructure, safety, sustainability, and manufacturing projects.
• Manages a capital portfolio that may amount to approximately US$13 million annually, subject to the approved Business Plan.
• Manages multiple projects of varying complexity, value, risk, and operational impact.
• Evaluates project options and supplier proposals based on technical compliance, safety, quality, cost, timing, capability, and total cost of ownership.
• Maintains financial control over budgets, commitments, expenditure, forecasts, project changes, and capitalization

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial, Process Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Proven experience in engineering and maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
• Technical Skills in mechanical, electrical & civil engineering
• More than 5 years' experience as a Project Engineer Mechanical /Electrical/ Industrial / Chemical.
• Working knowledge of safety measures and ISO related requirements.
• Requirements Analysis, Design Skills, Project Management, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Process Improvement, Technical Understanding, Documentation Skills, Safety Management, Supervision, CAD
• Proficiency in project management software, AI tools, and industry-specific technical knowledge
• Financial acumen
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, adaptability, and emotional intelligence
• Teamwork and coordination skills.
• Time management, prioritizing, planning and self-direction skills.
• Ability to assess project performance, interpret data, and make informed decisions
• Continuous improvement and Operational Excellence knowledge