Engineering Programme Manager (Global Strategic Capital)

Job title:

Engineering Programme Manager (Global Strategic Capital)

Company:

PepsiCo

Job description

Overview:PepsiCo is on the look-out for a Engineering Programme Manager (Global Strategic Capital) to join our global engineering function based in Cork.We are the concentrate business in PepsiCo (PGCS) working across the Beverage, Nutrition and Snacks categories to deliver concentrate for many of PepsiCo’s mega brands including Gatorade, 7Up and Pepsi. We are at the heart of PepsiCo products consumed everywhere in the world, spanning globally sourcing ingredients to manufacturing and distributing across the globe PGCS is a multi-functional business unit offering careers in various functions from Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, Finance, Tax, Customs & Trade, R&D, HR and IT. We want team members who can collaborate in our fast-paced global organisation and are passionate about creating and delivering much-loved household brands to markets across the world.The Technical Function is our team of enabling experts offering knowledge and partnership to functions on specialist subjects including engineering, quality and productivity. They ensure operations and food safety excellence for our team. Could you bring a new dimension to our technical expertise? If so we could take your talents to a whole new level.Reporting to the Global Sr. Strategic Capital Engineering Manager, this is a central engineering role based in Ireland. The key focus will be the delivery of the large, complex, time sensitive, global strategic capital projects for PGCS. Key challenges will be balancing resources, capital and operating priorities with a complex business global model and variable business dynamics arising from broad and varying demands. Responsibilities:

• Lead the execution of Large Strategic Capital Projects required to deliver the key business critical initiatives including increasing capacity requirements, infrastructure, and business continuity planning (BCP) for the PCGS business.

• Lead and manage a globally diverse group of > 20 direct/indirect contract engineers to ensure the delivery of large strategic capital projects.

• Responsible for delivering the engineering and procurement standards, including technical and commercial aspects, supplier relationships and performance managements of large strategic capital projects globally.

• Responsible for identifying and resourcing the capabilities needed to deliver technically complex solutions.

• Responsible for the safe execution, the budget, and the schedule of the large strategic capital projects.

• Responsible for the adherence to project governance protocols and the compliance with project controls in accordance with company policies.

• Identify and develop strategic supplier relationships to support effective management of the large strategic capital projects. Work with Corporate & local legal resources, in conjunction with PGCS engineers, to ensure that the necessary procedures, contractual documentation, contacts & relationships are in place.

• Implement project management best practice including PM procedures, EHS management, validation, risk management, tracking & performance metrics required to deliver the large strategic capital projects.

• Develop and leverage best practices from PepsiCo divisions as well as from other industries to deliver world class performance in plant and equipment design, project implementation and construction management.

• Develop and implement sustainable engineering practices and programmes ensuring sustainability in plant design and operation.

• Lead value management exercises as required.

• Support the communications planning and flow of information from projects through to the Governance/Steering teams and the wider stakeholder network. Escalation of risks and changes as required.

• Lead and/ or support the identification and resolution of project issues.

• Support set up of organisation and reporting structures for new strategic projects.

• Responsible for project capital and opex budget control, cashflow forecasting and cashflow tracking/reporting.

• Lead the interface and communication across functions to ensure seamless handover of projects to plant operations.

• Provide technical leadership as required to both project and site/cross functional teams. This role requires significant technical competency and the ability to influence key stakeholders to drive change and the ability to manage teams of contractors and staff to deliver capital projects to a high standard within committed budget and schedule.

• Be a change advocate.

Qualifications:

• 5 to 10 years process industry experience in engineering with additional operations or maintenance exposure and extensive capital project management experience.

• Degree qualification in Chemical, Process, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

• Experience in leading large multi-cultural engineering teams.

• Proven track record in delivering large capital projects in a global and diverse environment.

• Experience in: process plant technical standards, project concept development, business case and capital approval, design, procurement, installation/construction, commissioning, validation, EHS management and contractor/construction management.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, proven ability to work at all levels in an international organization.

• Highly developed influencing skills required to manage various stakeholders.

• Strategic leadership mind-set capability a requirement (need to build the business case and present at the highest levels in PepsiCo).

PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo generated more than $79 billion in net revenue in 2021, driven by a complementary beverage and convenient foods portfolio that includes Lay’s, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, and SodaStream. PepsiCo’s product portfolio includes a wide range of enjoyable foods and beverages, including many iconic brands that generate more than $1 billion each in estimated annual retail sales.Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability and human capital at the center of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people. For more information, visit .For the purposes of external advertising we have called this role a Engineering Programme Manager (Global Strategic Capital). However please note that the internal job title the successful candidate will have will be SC Eng Assoc Program Manager.

Expected salary

Location

Cork

Job date

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 05:26:52 GMT

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