Engineering Project Manager

at  PepsiCo

Overview:
PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world’s most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few! We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $70 billion in net revenue in 2020.We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and have recently been voted a Top Employer for the 11th year in a row.
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 at the centre 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 www.pepsico.com.
Working within the UK CTS Projects Execution Team, the successful candidate will contribute to delivering the capital plan for the Leicester manufacturing site. This role involves close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of projects. Responsibilities include supporting the scoping of concepts, developing solutions, and overseeing the preparation, submission, and management of capital expenditure (CapEx) proposals. The candidate will be accountable for the full lifecycle of project delivery, including contractor management, achievement of key performance indicators (KPIs), and securing final approval from stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of projects from inception, CAPEX submission through to completion.
• Ownership of financial control for responsible projects.
• Ensuring all legal checks / documents / systems are in place.
• Ensure post project reviews are undertaken – build lessons learnt into project process.
• Ensure all site capital projects adhere to relevant PIUK standards & systems, adopt the PepsiCo best practice for early equipment management.
• Project risk analysis and contingency planning.
• Financial / operational and performance delivery / handover.
• Lead and support project initiators in developing scoping documents.
• Lead tender groups / presentations making recommendations on suppliers.
• Managing site comms and engagement of front line for project delivery.

• Full ownership of projects from inception, CAPEX submission through to completion.
• Ownership of financial control for responsible projects.
• Ensuring all legal checks / documents / systems are in place.
• Ensure post project reviews are undertaken – build lessons learnt into project process.
• Ensure all site capital projects adhere to relevant PIUK standards & systems, adopt the PepsiCo best practice for early equipment management.
• Project risk analysis and contingency planning.
• Financial / operational and performance delivery / handover.
• Lead and support project initiators in developing scoping documents.
• Lead tender groups / presentations making recommendations on suppliers.
• Managing site comms and engagement of front line for project delivery