Senior Engineering Project Manager

Senior Engineering Project Manager - Mechanical

Your Manager:
Engineering Manager
Team:
Global Engineering - Distillation & Maturation, UK & I

Location:

Elgin or Glasgow, UK
Contract Type:
Permanent
Travel requirement:
Regularly across local geography, and across UK&I as needed and occasional to other regions.

Pernod Ricard is a worldwide leader in the spirits and championship industry, blending traditional craftsmanship, state-of-the-art brand development, and global distribution technologies. Our prestigious portfolio of premium to luxury brands includes Absolut vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine's, Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu liqueur, and Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes.

Our mission is to ensure the long-term growth of our brands with full respect for people and the environment, while empowering our employees around the world to be ambassadors of our purposeful, inclusive, and responsible culture of authentic conviviality. Pernod Ricard's Gold Brand Unit is the Group’s Aged Spirits & Champagne division, bringing together the prestigious portfolios of Irish Distillers, Chivas Brothers, Martell Mumm Perrier-Jouët and North American Distillers.

With a global team operating across 40 sites and brands spanning Irish, Scotch and American Whisk(e) y, Cognac, Champagne and wine, the division unites exceptional craftsmanship and deep expertise across iconic terroirs in Ireland, Scotland, France and North America. Its portfolio, rooted in heritage and provenance, embodies Pernod Ricard's commitment to excellence from Premium to Ultra-Prestige, delivering some of the world’s most celebrated and enduring spirits and champagnes.

• Project Management Lead and support multidisciplinary teams to successfully deliver strategic projects from concept through to completion.
• Build and support project teams with the skills, expertise and resources required for successful project delivery.
• Coordinate all technical activities, including design packages, specifications.
• Assist in Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, vendor selection and constructability reviews.
• Ensure Capex requirements are supported by executed studies (FEED, detailed design).
• Ensure seamless integration of global technology experts in design discussions.
• Arrange asset testing in cooperation with startup leads and ensure contractual performance compliance.
• Manage internal and external communication for project execution.
• Oversee reporting and meeting cadence with senior management and steering committees.
• Support continuous learning and professional development for yourself and others within the project team.
• Provide technical expertise, coaching and support throughout project delivery.
• Ensure compliant handover to Operations in all areas: technology, safety, quality.
• Capex Management Track progress, monitor and steer costs of ongoing projects.

• Degree qualified in Mechanical Engineering (or similar) and Chartered Mechanical Engineer or sufficient experience to achieve Substantial engineering project management experience delivering projects in a process environment.
• Experience in risk management, stakeholder engagement and financial planning within project environments.
• An understanding of project budgets and the ability to support effective project delivery and decision-making.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

You will be part of a connected, international community shaped by iconic brands, a performance mindset, and a proud legacy, where collaboration, fun and ambition coexist.

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