Senior CAPEX Construction Manager, Multi‑Site

Jollibee Group of Companies; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith Foods Corporation, Inc. in the Philippines seeks a Construction Senior Manager to lead large-scale CAPEX projects from feasibility to turnover, coordinating civil, mechanical, and utilities disciplines across multiple sites.

The role demands at least 10 years of managerial/technical experience in FMCG or related industrial construction, with licensure as a mechanical, electrical, or civil engineer. Hybrid work setup in Canlubang, Laguna.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering and licensure.
• Ten years of managerial and technical experience in factory/industrial projects or construction management in FMCG industry.
• Experience managing multi-billion-peso CAPEX or large-scale facility construction projects.
• Expertise in civil/structural design, mechanical systems, utilities, and end-to-end construction.
• Strong background in contractor management, cost estimating, and project controls.
• Advanced skills in project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management.
• Willing to report on a hybrid work setup in Canlubang, Laguna.

Responsibilities

• Leads the full project lifecycle: feasibility, scoping, budgeting, detailed design, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Directs and manages large-scale CAPEX projects across multiple locations.
• Develops engineering standards, project management tools, and best practices for organization-wide deployment.
• Formulates project schedules, budgets, cost estimates, risk assessments, and performance metrics.
• Collaborates cross‑functionally with Real Estate, Procurement, R&D, Manufacturing, Legal, Facilities, and external partners.
• Oversees contractor and vendor performance, ensuring alignment with design specs, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Provides technical leadership across civil/structural, mechanical, utilities and construction disciplines.
• Ensures compliance with government permitting, safety regulations, environmental guidelines, and quality standards.
• Leads issue resolution, escalation management, cost control, and change management processes.
• Drives capability building, mentoring, and succession planning for the project engineering team.
• Benchmarks industry practices to continuously improve engineering and construction processes.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management methodologies

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Licensed Engineer)

Licensed Engineer

Job description

Zenith Foods Corporation, Inc. in the Philippines seeks a Construction Senior Manager to lead large-scale CAPEX projects from feasibility to turnover, coordinating civil, mechanical, and utilities disciplines across multiple sites.

The role demands at least 10 years of managerial/technical experience in FMCG or related industrial construction, with licensure as a mechanical, electrical, or civil engineer. Hybrid work setup in Canlubang, Laguna.