Senior Project Manager, Engineering; Electrical

Position Snapshot

Business areas:
Nestlé Canada

Job title:

Senior Project Manager, Engineering (Electrical)

Location:

London, ON located at 980 Wilton Grove Rd, London, ON N6N 1C7;

On‑Site

While Nestlé is known for Kit Kat®, Gerber®, Nescafe®, and Maggi®, our recipe for success comes down to one thing: our people. We strive to lead a people‑focused culture that empowers employees to bring their authentic selves to work each day. There are 3,400+ members of Nestlé Canada celebrated for taking action using agility, courage, and trust to find solutions that benefit the business or greater good.

We’re a team of changemakers, who are curious and challenge the status quo, and take risks that will help drive us forward. Our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also on enriching you. We know that empowerment leads to strong employee engagement, a great work culture, and motivated employees.

At Nestlé, we are driven by our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. The Senior Project Manager, Engineering plays a critical role in delivering safe, compliant, and value‑creating capital projects that support Nestlé’s manufacturing operations. This role is responsible for the end‑to‑end leadership of complex, high‑value capital projects, extending from early conceptual studies through execution, commissioning, and project close‑out.

The role provides technical leadership, project governance, and stakeholder alignment while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with Nestlé standards and regulatory requirements.

Note:

this position is an existing vacancy.

• Lead large and complex capital investment projects from feasibility through project close‑out.
• Develop capital project requirements and business cases to secure funding approval.
• Lead conceptual, basic, and detailed engineering design using Early Management / TPM methodology.
• Resolve project conflicts and risks proactively across multiple priorities.

• Own scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management per Nestlé Capital Governance.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions as required.
• Ensure accurate forecasting, project accounting, depreciation tracking, and financial close‑out.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders from shop floor to senior leadership.

• Champion Environmental, Health & Safety (SHE) through all project stages.
• Ensure compliance with Good Engineering Practices, GMPs, building codes, and legislation.
• Partner with Manufacturing, SHE, and Quality to deliver compliant technical solutions.

• Maintain accountability for User Requirement Specifications (URS), procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, verification, and final handover of capital assets.
• Provide senior technical oversight across electrical, automation, processing, packaging, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
• Oversee application of Factory Automation Systems (FAS), MES, PLC, HMI, robotics, and digital manufacturing solutions where applicable.

• Lead and manage engineering consultants, system integrators, OEMs, contractors, and suppliers.
• Influence cross‑functional stakeholders without direct authority, ensuring alignment with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Procurement.
• Ensure compliance with Nestlé Procure‑to‑Pay, contractor safety, and supplier management standards.

• Mentor and coach Project Engineers and junior Project Managers.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery practices, technical standards, and execution discipline.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Mechanical, Automation, or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) or Engineer‑in‑Training (EIT) designation strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive engineering and project management experience in food, confectionery, ice cream, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, brownfield…