Engineering Project Specialist - JHB at Givaudan

Responsibilities

Strategy design and execution

• Contribute to the design of the Regional Project Engineering plan by advising its management regarding project feasibility.
• Prepare business cases, designs related to project plans and coordinates their execution upon approvalby sponsor(s) and steering committee(s).

Project management

• Manage capital projects and studies.
• Develop project scopes, cost estimations, credit applications and specifi cations, etc…
• Monitor compliance with design and construction parameters, respecting all norms and regulations and EHS.
• Monitor project execution parameters, including timing, detailed cost estimate, list of deliverables and implement corrective actions whenever necessary.
• Co-lead tender process with suppliers and contractors.
• Implement and apply appropriate project monitoring tools.
• Support project teams in the project execution.
• Support local project management in resource and contingency planning.
• Conduct hazard studies, risk assessments and process optimisations.
• Control contractors on site for the projects managed.
• Report project status and budgetary control for approved projects.
• Produce all required design documents.
• Executes the project plan(s) within approved budget.

People management

• Contributes to the annual human resources processes by providing input to line managers regarding performance of project team members.
• Works with the respective line managers and HR Business Partner(s) in developing a project management capabilities in the Engineering function.

Contributes to the development and promotion of functional talents within and outside the Engineering function.

Academic Background

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or related discipline.
• Plant Engineering or Maintenance Certification

Professional Experience

• 2 to 4 years of experience in factory engineering / maintenance, including management of multi-country/multiple process engineering projects involving resources from diverse disciplines.
• 1 year of experience in people management preferred
• Experience in working with diverse cultures and multidiscipline specialists (internal and external).
• Experience in working in complex/matrix organizations (incl. Global CoE setup).

Technical Skills

• Good command in project management, using TPM, KPI, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and project controlling tools.
• Good command in stakeholder management and communications.
• Good knowledge of EHS rules and guidelines.
• Good knowledge of fi nancial concepts (e.g. OPEX, CAPEX) and tools (e.g. SAP).
• Good negotiation skills to support procurement to manage contractors