Engineering – Project Manager

Overview

In this role you lead site-wide capital and improvement projects, guiding end-to-end delivery from concept to handover. You will develop a rolling 3–5-year investment plan and partner with operations, QA, finance, NPD, and engineering to drive growth, cost reduction, and automation. You manage suppliers, budgets, risk, and compliance in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, delivering projects on time, safely, and within budget. You shape strategy and provide structured recommendations to optimize scope, cost, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of capital and improvement projects (concept to handover)
• Develop and maintain a 3–5-year Capital Investment Plan
• Manage supplier and contractor performance, tendering and commercial negotiations
• Forecast capital spend and provide ROI-based reporting
• Ensure CDM Regulations, health & safety, and governance compliance
• Lead project risk assessments across technical, financial, and operational risks
• Support engineering asset care and site improvement initiatives
• Coordinate live installations in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Drive continuous improvement projects with CI teams
• Provide structured challenges and recommendations on scope, cost, and delivery strategy

Key requirements

• Proven Project Management experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, pharma, or similar fast-paced environments
• Engineering background essential
• Experience delivering capital projects in live manufacturing environments
• Strong budget management, forecasting, ROI, and commercial project control
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations and contractor management
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders
• Ability to manage multiple projects/priorities with strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Project Management qualifications desirable
• Degree or HND in Engineering or equivalent experience preferred
• CI experience advantageous but not required

• stakeholder management
• cross-functional collaboration
• strong communication
• project management
• budgeting and ROI analysis
• procurement and tendering

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