Project Manager

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.