Capex Technical Manager (Engineering Project Management)
Diageo, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
Capex Technical Manager (Engineering Project Management)
Salary Not Specified
Diageo, Alloa, Clackmannanshire
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 17 Oct | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 23494318cb04462a8726513063867e54
Full Job Description
We are looking for a versatile and expert Technical Manager to join our Global Engineering team, leading Capital Project Management (Capex) initiatives across Diageo's production sites for Scotch Maturation, CamLe (Cameronbridge and Leven), and Abercrombie. This role is essential to delivering our Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for asset investments, overseeing multi-year, multi-million-pound projects across 12 sites. As Technical Manager, you'll lead a diverse, multi-functional team, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality. You'll use your engineering expertise to run efficient project spend and ensure seamless coordination between internal teams and external partners. Key Responsibilities
- Project Management: Lead the end-to-end delivery of Capex projects with a portfolio value of up to $300M, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to expected quality standards while handling risks and resolving issues.
- Technical Expertise: Utilise specialist engineering knowledge to define technical specifications, provide cost estimates, and guide project teams in delivering the best solutions.
- Supplier and Contractor Management: Oversee contracts with OEMs and contractors to ensure all project deliverables meet required standards and timelines.
- Leadership and Collaborator Engagement: Line-manage and inspire a multidisciplinary engineering team, including three lead engineers and a wider project team of 26 members.
- Compliance: Ensure alignment to health, safety, and environmental standards, Diageo's Code of Conduct, and all legal and regulatory requirements.
Strong Health & Safety background with relevant qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH). - An engineering degree or equivalent qualification, with significant experience in engineering and project management, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
- Professional Project Management qualifications (e.g., APM) are required or should be obtained within a reasonable timeframe.
- Confirmed leadership experience, with the ability to build strong relationships, influence stakeholders, and lead cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and a commitment to creating a positive, inclusive working environment.
The opportunity to lead high-impact projects for one of the world's leading beverage companies. - A dynamic environment with hybrid working options.
- Career development opportunities within a global organisation committed to innovation, sustainability, and growth. About Global Engineering at Diageo The Global Engineering team at Diageo is dedicated to delivering world-class engineering solutions that drive our business forward. We partner across functions to ensure our projects meet the highest standards in safety, value, quality, and sustainability. Our vision is to be a trusted partner in delivering innovative and reliable engineering solutions that enable Diageo's growth and support our world-renowned brands. Join Us This is an exciting time to be part of Diageo's Global Engineering team. We have ambitious plans to grow our brands and expand our operations, and we need visionary leaders like you to help us achieve our goals. If you're ready to take on a challenging role that offers both personal and professional growth, we'd love to hear from you. Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity. We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings., From Arthur Guinness to Johnnie Walker, our business was founded on people of great character and in 250 years, nothings changed. We're the world's leading premium alcohol company. Our brands are industry icons. And our success is thanks to the strength of our people, in every role. It's why we trust them with our legacy. And it's why we reward them with the career-defining opportunities that they deserve. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected Consumer Products Company in the world. To achieve these, we need the world's very best people. We're looking for people with creativity, boldness and a sense of purpose to take Diageo and our timeless, pioneering brands to the next level. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.