Project Manager

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Job Description Summary: Role and Major Responsibilities of Position Capital Portfolio and Site Master Planning: Coordinate the development and prioritization of the annual and long-range capital plan. Lead and maintain the Site Master Plan, providing a roadmap for future capacity, infrastructure, technology, sustainability, compliance, and operational requirements. Project Initiation and Business Case Development: Work with the Business Sponsor and project owner to define the business need, strategic alignment, expected benefits, costs, risks, challenges, and options. Coordinate technical and financial feasibility studies before significant investment commitments are made. Ensure the Business Case remains the governing justification for the project throughout delivery. Project Charter and Scope Definition: Develop and maintain the Project Charter following initial project approval. Clearly document what is in scope and out of scope. Develop and coordinate User Requirement Specifications with project owners and end users. Quantify the expected impact of projects where possible, including cost, productivity, capacity, headcount, utility consumption, quality, safety, or sustainability improvements. Engineering Design and Project Planning: Coordinate feasibility analysis, basic design, detailed design, and technical reviews. Finalize P&IDs, functional design specifications, layouts, equipment specifications, and other required engineering documentation. Obtain final quotations and confirm budget requirements before execution. Identify and analyse risks, assumptions, dependencies, constraints, and mitigation actions. Project Execution, Monitoring and Control: Coordinate construction, equipment installation, contractor activities, testing, and site integration. Lead the multidisciplinary project team and ensure responsibilities, deliverables, and deadlines are clearly understood. Coordinate regular project reviews and provide accurate status reports to sponsors, steering teams, Finance, and plant leadership. Financial and Commercial Management: Prepare project cost estimates, capital forecasts, cash-flow plans, financial justifications, and funding requests. Ensure that expenditure takes place only after appropriate authorization. Control project commitments, purchase orders, invoices, accruals, forecasts, and capitalization. Ensure commercial dealings are competitive, transparent, ethical, and properly documented. Safety, Quality, Environment and Food Safety: Integrate occupational safety, environmental, food safety, hygiene, quality, and security requirements into every phase of the project. Ensure designs comply with CPS engineering requirements, legal obligations, hygienic-design principles, and applicable Company standards. Ensure contractors are appropriately selected, inducted, trained, supervised, and evaluated. Ensure compliance with permit-to-work and other applicable critical safety controls. Commissioning, Qualification and Verification: Develop and coordinate commissioning, qualification, start-up, and ramp-up plans. Ensure input/output checks, safety tests, dry runs, wet runs, and relevant performance tests are completed Coordinate Factory Acceptance Tests and Site Acceptance Tests where applicable. Support stabilization of the new process or equipment after start-up. Handover, Closeout and Benefits Support: Ensure completed assets are formally handed over to Operations and Maintenance. Confirm that operating procedures, maintenance plans, recommended spares, warranties, manuals, drawings, safety documentation, and asset records are complete. Obtain formal acceptance from the project sponsor and accountable end users. Financial/ Job Scope Coordinates civil, mechanical, electrical, automation, process, utility, infrastructure, safety, sustainability, and manufacturing projects. Manages a capital portfolio that may amount to approximately US$13 million annually , subject to the approved Business Plan. Manages multiple projects of varying complexity, value, risk, and operational impact. Evaluates project options and supplier proposals based on technical compliance, safety, quality, cost, timing, capability, and total cost of ownership. Maintains financial control over budgets, commitments, expenditure, forecasts, project changes, and capitalization Minimum Requirements for Position: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical, Industrial, Process Engineering, or another relevant engineering discipline. Proven experience in engineering and maintenance within a manufacturing environment. Technical Skills in mechanical, electrical & civil engineering More than 5 years’ experience as a Project Engineer Mechanical /Electrical/ Industrial / Chemical. Working knowledge of safety measures and ISO related requirements. Requirements Analysis, Design Skills, Project Management, Manufacturing Methods and Procedures, Process Improvement, Technical Understanding, Documentation Skills, Safety Management, Supervision, CAD Proficiency in project management software, AI tools, and industry-specific technical knowledge Financial acumen Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, adaptability, and emotional intelligence Teamwork and coordination skills. Time management, prioritizing, planning and self-direction skills. Ability to assess project performance, interpret data, and make informed decisions Continuous improvement and Operational Excellence knowledge Skills: Location(s): Eswatini City/Cities: Manzini Travel Required: 00% - 25% Relocation Provided: No Job Posting End Date: September 25, 2026 Our Purpose and Growth Culture: We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.