Senior Construction & CAPEX Leader (Hybrid)

Jollibee Group of Companies; Calamba; Hybrid; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Zenith Foods Corporation, Inc., a Jollibee Foods subsidiary, seeks a Construction Senior Manager to lead large-scale CAPEX projects, including new facilities and expansions, across multiple locations. You will oversee feasibility, design, construction, commissioning and turnover, manage multi-disciplinary teams and vendors, and ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery.

A Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering degree and 10+ years FMCG project experience are required; hybrid work setup in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering.
• Ten or more years of managerial and technical experience in factory/industrial engineering projects or construction management in a FMCG environment.
• Experience managing multi-billion-peso CAPEX or large-scale facility construction projects.
• Expertise in civil/structural design, mechanical systems, utilities engineering, and end-to-end construction processes.
• Strong background in contractor management, cost estimating, and project controls.
• Advanced skills in project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• 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.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Civil Engineering

Job description

Zenith Foods Corporation, Inc., a Jollibee Foods subsidiary, seeks a Construction Senior Manager to lead large-scale CAPEX projects, including new facilities and expansions, across multiple locations. You will oversee feasibility, design, construction, commissioning and turnover, manage multi-disciplinary teams and vendors, and ensure safety, quality and on-time delivery.

A Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering degree and 10+ years FMCG project experience are required; hybrid work setup in