Engineering Manager

Private Advertiser; Calabarzon; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser seeks an Engineering Manager to lead site-based engineering activities across assets, utilities, automation, and safety. You will own capital projects, drive reliability, and optimize production support while coordinating cross-functional teams of engineers and technicians at scale.

This role requires hands-on leadership, broad technical knowledge, and the ability to manage multiple projects and teams at production sites.

Qualifications

• License: Registered / licensed Civil Engineer.
• Seven+ years in engineering roles, including five+ leading a team or function.
• Sector exposure to industrial, agricultural, or food and feed production infrastructure.
• Working command of civil works, mechanical/electrical systems, process utilities, effluent treatment, and automated equipment.
• Proficiency with engineering design and project scheduling software (CAD and planning tools).
• Ability to run projects and people simultaneously and communicate clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Take facilities from concept to commissioning — scoping, design review, budgeting, tendering, construction supervision.
• Hold contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers to agreed specifications, timelines, cost, and safety standards.
• Manage site works: earthworks, structures, drainage, water supply, roads, and utility distribution.
• Build the technical case for future expansion and equipment investment and support leadership in capital planning.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Team management

Technical breadth

Contractor liaison

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

CAD

Project scheduling software

Job description

Engineering Manager

Integrated Agribusiness Operations | Site-Based Roles

A growing agribusiness group is expanding its internal engineering capability and is looking for a hands-on engineering leader to take full ownership of the physical assets that keep its production sites running.

This is a broad, site-based mandate. You will sit at the centre of everything the company builds, operates, and maintains - from new facility construction and site development through to the day-to-day reliability of utilities, automated production equipment, and environmental systems. The role suits someone equally comfortable reviewing structural drawings, negotiating with contractors, troubleshooting a control system, and coaching a maintenance crew.

Where You Fit

You will report into senior operations leadership and lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and technicians. You are the group's technical authority on infrastructure: production teams come to you when something needs to be built, fixed, upgraded, or brought into compliance.

What You Will Own

Capital Projects and Site Development

• Take new facilities from concept to commissioning — scoping, design review, budgeting, tendering, and construction supervision.
• Hold contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers to agreed technical specifications, timelines, cost, and safety standards.
• Manage site works: earthworks, structures, drainage, water supply, roads, and utility distribution.
• Build the technical case for future expansion and equipment investment, and support leadership in capital planning.

Asset Reliability and Maintenance

• Design and run the preventive and corrective maintenance programme across all buildings, equipment, and utility systems.
• Keep mechanical, electrical, and structural assets available and performing, with uptime, cost, and failure trends tracked and acted on.
• Maintain spare parts strategy, maintenance records, and equipment history in a way that supports decisions rather than just filing them.

Automation and Production Support

• Oversee installation, calibration, and upkeep of automated production equipment - environmental and climate control, automated feed and material delivery, conveying and handling systems, sensors, and controls.
• Partner with production teams to remove technical bottlenecks and improve throughput, consistency, and energy efficiency.
• Evaluate and introduce new technology where it demonstrably improves output, cost, or working conditions.

Utilities, Waste, and Renewable Energy Systems

• Manage the operation and integrity of on-site effluent treatment and renewable energy recovery facilities.
• Ensure water, power, and waste systems are engineered and operated to environmental permit conditions.
• Drive efficiency and sustainability improvements in resource use and waste handling.

Hygiene, Safety, and Regulatory Compliance

• Embed engineering controls that support the site's strict hygiene, access control, and contamination-prevention protocols.
• Ensure designs and works comply with national building codes, environmental regulations, and occupational safety law.
• Coordinate with government agencies, consultants, and third-party inspectors on permits, clearances, and audits.

Team, Budget, and Coordination

• Lead, develop, and hold accountable a team of engineers, technicians, and maintenance personnel; build technical depth and succession within the group.
• Prepare and control the engineering budget, and deploy manpower, equipment, and materials where they generate the most value.
• Work closely with production, quality, and environmental functions so engineering support lands where the operation actually needs it.

What We Are Looking For

Essential

• License: Registered / licensed Civil Engineer.
• Experience: At least seven years in engineering roles, including five or more leading a team or function.
• Sector exposure: Track record delivering and maintaining industrial, agricultural, or food and feed production infrastructure.
• Technical breadth: Working command of civil works, plus practical familiarity with mechanical and electrical systems, process utilities, effluent treatment, and automated equipment.
• Tools: Competent with engineering design and project scheduling software (CAD and equivalent planning platforms).
• Leadership: Proven ability to run projects and people at the same time, decide with incomplete information, and communicate clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Advantageous

• Postgraduate qualification in agricultural, mechanical, industrial, or engineering management disciplines.
• Experience with renewable energy recovery or biogas installations.
• Exposure to controlled-environment or high-hygiene production settings.
• Background in commissioning automation or control systems from scratch.

Why This Role Is Worth a Conversation

• Genuine ownership — this is the senior engineering seat, not a support function.
• A build-and-run mandate: you deliver the asset, then you are accountable for how it performs.
• An organisation actively investing in automation, capacity, and sustainability rather than simply maintaining what exists.