Project Manager – Engineering / Customer Implementation Projects

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large and complex customer implementation and plant projects
• Develop project execution strategies following sales handover
• Establish and manage agreed project schedule baselines
• Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors and project partners
• Manage cost, schedule, quality and EHS performance
• Monitor project risks and opportunities
• Manage scope changes, technical deviations and change orders
• Develop and manage claims strategies
• Lead commercial discussions with customers, subcontractors and partners
• Conduct project reviews and executive-level reporting
• Coordinate site briefings, documentation and project handovers
• Maintain senior-level customer and contractor relationships
• Resolve contractual and project delivery disputes
• Coach project team members and drive continuous improvement
• Capture lessons learned and best practices following project completion

Minimum Requirements

• Mechanical Engineering degree – essential
• Current PMP certification – essential
• Minimum 5 years’ experience as a Project Manager
• Proven delivery of large, complex industrial or plant implementation projects
• Strong experience within FMCG, industrial manufacturing, food processing or process engineering environments
• Experience working with international or regional stakeholders
• Strong commercial experience covering scope, risk, claims, variations and negotiations
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams and contractors
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management capability
• Must be available for regional and international travel across Africa, the Middle East and India