Senior Engineering Project Manager - Control & Instrumentation

Pernod Ricard España SA; Elgin; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pernod Ricard is hiring a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead major Capex projects in the Control & Instrumentation domain from Miltonduff, Elgin, UK. You will drive delivery within safety, time and budget while guiding technical design and stakeholder engagement across the region.

Join a global engineering team supporting distillation and maturation operations, with opportunities to coordinate with international experts, manage RFPs, ensure compliant handovers to operations, and advance

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in engineering with substantial controls & instrumentation experience.
• Extensive engineering project management experience in a process environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic or high-spend projects from initiation to completion.
• Build and support project teams with the skills, expertise and resources required for successful project delivery.
• Coordinate all technical activities, including design packages and specifications.
• Assist in RFP processes, vendor selection and constructability reviews.
• Ensure Capex requirements are supported by studies (FEED, detailed design).
• Ensure seamless integration of global technology experts in design discussions.
• Arrange asset testing with startup leads and ensure contractual performance compliance.
• Manage internal and external communication for project execution.
• Oversee reporting and meeting cadence with senior management and steering committees.
• Capex management: track progress, monitor and steer costs of ongoing projects.
• Handover to Operations ensuring technology, safety and quality.

Skills

Controls & Instrumentation

Engineering PM

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting & finance

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Engineering Project Manager - Control & Instrumentation Your Manager: Engineering Manager - Electrical/OT Team: Global Engineering - Distillation & Maturation, UK & I Location: Miltonduff, Elgin, UK Contract Type: Permanent Travel requirement: Regularly across local geography, and across UK&I as needed and occasional to other regions Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive and responsible culture of authentic conviviality. Pernod Ricard’s Gold Brand Unit is the Group’s Aged Spirits & Champagne division, bringing together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Chivas Brothers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers. With a global team operating across 40 sites and brands spanning Irish, Scotch and American Whisk(e)y, Cognac, Champagne and wine, the division unites exceptional craftsmanship and deep expertise across iconic terroirs in Ireland, Scotland, France and North America. Its portfolio, rooted in heritage and provenance, embodies Pernod Ricard’s commitment to excellence from Premium to Ultra-Prestige, delivering some of the world’s most celebrated and enduring spirits and champagnes.

About the role

We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Engineering Project Manager to be responsible for leading major capital expenditure (Capex) projects and delivering agreed project outcomes safely, effectively and within agreed timelines and budgets. This role also includes Capex management of the projects under its governance, ensuring budgets are correct, maintained and correctly phased from a cash perspective, working closely with Engineering Managers to provide technical guidance, expertise and support across the region.

What you will do

• Project Management Lead strategic or high-spend projects from initiation to completion.
• Build and support project teams with the skills, expertise and resources required for successful project delivery.
• Coordinate all technical activities, including design packages, specifications.
• Assist in Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, vendor selection and constructability reviews.
• Ensure Capex requirements are supported by executed studies (FEED, detailed design).
• Ensure seamless integration of global technology experts in design discussions.
• Arrange asset testing in cooperation with startup leads and ensure contractual performance compliance.
• Manage internal and external communication for project execution.
• Oversee reporting and meeting cadence with senior management and steering committees.
• Support continuous learning and professional development for yourself and others within the project team.
• Act as Senior Project Engineer, providing technical expertise, guidance and support throughout project delivery.
• Ensure compliant handover to Operations in all areas: technology, safety, quality.
• Capex Management Track progress, monitor and steer costs of ongoing projects.

Your skills and background

• Degree qualified with substantial Controls and Instrumentation and experience required to become chartered
• Substantial engineering project management experience delivering projects in a process environment.
• Experience in risk management, stakeholder engagement and financial planning within project environments.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to manage budgets and project expenditure effectively.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

Why join us?

Collective Spirit

You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where collaboration, fun and ambition coexist.

Craft your Path

We empower you to own your career, innovate boldly and grow alongside our business, surrounded by leaders who value curiosity, energy, and impact.

Cultivate the Future

You’ll help shape a business with a soul — one that cherishes the land, respects communities, and brings good times from a good place, responsibly and sustainably.

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as ‘Créateurs de Convivialité’. We promote inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams, we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture, an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills, experiences, and achievements, not your gender, age, ethnic or educational background or any other such factors.

Our recruiting team are more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process, in order for you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

Benefits and perks

• Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus
• Defined Contribution Pension
• Private medical insurance, including income protection.
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual holiday plus public holidays, Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan.
• Life Assurance
• An allowance each year to spend on our brands.
• Our reward & recognition scheme
• Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

Competitive salary, along with performance related bonus Defined Contribution Pension Private medical insurance, including income protection. Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme Generous annual holiday plus public holidays, Pernod Ricard share incentive plan and share ownership plan. Life Assurance An allowance each year to spend on our brands. Our reward & recognition scheme Employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

Learn more about working with Pernod Ricard https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en

Learn more about Chivas Brothers https://www.chivasbrothers.com/

Closing Date for Applications: 31st August 2026 Job Posting End Date: 2026-09-01 Target Hire Date: 2026-12-14 Target End Date:

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and champagne industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes. Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive and responsible culture of authentic conviviality. Pernod Ricard’s Gold Brand Unit is the Group’s Aged Spirits & Champagne division, bringing together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Chivas Brothers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers. With a global team operating across 40 sites and brands spanning Irish, Scotch and American Whisk(e)y, Cognac, Champagne and wine, the division unites exceptional craftsmanship and deep expertise across iconic terroirs in Ireland, Scotland, France and North America. Its portfolio, rooted in heritage and provenance, embodies Pernod Ricard’s commitment to excellence from Premium to Ultra-Prestige, delivering some of the world’s most celebrated and enduring spirits and champagnes. Pernod Ricard’s consolidated sales amounted to € 10,959 million in fiscal year FY25. Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN Code: FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 index.