Engineering Project Manager (Mechanical)

Givaudan; Ashford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Site Mechanical Engineer to lead large-scale Capex investments and enhance project management capabilities. In this role, you will oversee the execution of engineering projects, ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards while managing diverse teams across multiple disciplines. You will be instrumental in driving innovation and efficiency, contributing to a culture of collaboration and excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment where your expertise will help shape the future of engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of engineering experience managing multi-country projects.
• Strong proficiency in project management and stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale Capex projects from design to execution.
• Manage project scopes, cost estimations, and compliance with regulations.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Management

Negotiation Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

EHS Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Plant Engineering Certification

Project Management Certification

Tools

SAP

TPM

KPI Tools

Job description

Join us and celebrate the beauty of human experience. Create for happier, healthier lives, with love for nature. Together, with kindness and humility, we deliver food innovations, craft inspired fragrances and develop beauty and wellbeing solutions that make people look and feel good. There’s much to learn and many to learn from, with more than 16,000 employees around the world to explore ideas and ambitions with. Dive into varied, flexible, and stimulating environments. Meet empowered professionals to partner with, befriend, and stretch your skills alongside. Every day, your energy, your creativity, and your determination will shape our future, making a positive difference on billions of people. Every essence of you enriches our world. We are Givaudan. Human by nature.

Purpose

Leads the implementation of large-scale Capex investments or projects from business case and technical design through to successful on-site execution and commissioning at local level while developing internal project management capabilities to deliver and support the best Engineering/Maintenance. You will provide engineering support to the operations team.

Core Responsibilities

• Strategy design and execution
• Contribute to the design of the Regional Project Engineering plan by advising its management regarding on project feasibility.
• Prepare business cases and designs related project plans and coordinates their execution upon approval by sponsor(s) and steering committee(s).

Project management

• Manage capital projects and studies for large scale projects or multiple processes (technical solutions, number of disciplines, contractors).
• Develop project scopes, cost estimations, credit applications and specifications, etc.
• Responsible for all design and construction parameters, respecting all norms and regulations and EHS.
• Sets parameters for project execution, including timing, detailed cost estimate, list of deliverables.
• Request dedicated resources for project planning and execution.
• Manage dedicated resources as per project assignment (internal and external).
• Co-lead tender process with suppliers and contractors.
• Implement and apply appropriate project monitoring tools (cost and resources).
• Run regular reporting to higher management and stakeholders.
• Support project management in action and contingency planning.
• Support project management in resource planning.
• Runs hazard studies, risk assessments and process optimizations.
• Establish control of contractors on site for the projects managed.
• Establish budgetary control for approved projects.
• Produce all required design documents.
• Executes the project plan(s) within approved budget.

Compliance

• Site Mechanical Engineer with a responsibility for mechanical compliance.
• Contributes to the annual human resources processes by providing feedback to line managers regarding performance of project team members.
• Works with the respective line managers and HR Business Partner(s) in developing project management capabilities in the Engineering function.
• Contributes to the development and promotion of functional talents within and outside the Engineering function.

Academic Background

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or related discipline.
• Plant Engineering or Maintenance Certification.
• Project Management Certification.

Professional Experience

• 7 to 10 years of experience in engineering, including management of multi-country/multiple process engineering projects involving resources from diverse disciplines.
• Experience working with diverse cultures and multidiscipline specialists (internal and external).
• Experience working in complex/matrix organizations (incl. Global CoE setup).
• Experience of COMAH sites would be an advantage.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in project management.
• Good command in using TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools.
• Proficiency in stakeholder management and communications.
• Knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.
• Knowledge of financial concepts (e.g. OPEX, CAPEX) and tools (e.g. SAP).
• Good negotiation skills to support procurement to manage contractors.

At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions. Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.