Group Project Engineering Manager

Group Project Engineering Manager Liverpool

Princes Group PLC is a leading force in the food and drink manufacturing industry, renowned for its rich heritage and unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability. As Group Engineering Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our operations and delivering exceptional value to millions of customers.

Princes Group PLC is a leading force in the food and drink manufacturing industry, renowned for its rich heritage and unwavering commitment to quality, innovation, and sustainability. As Group Engineering Project Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our operations and delivering exceptional value to millions of customers. You will lead the planning, execution, and governance of capital engineering projects across Princes multi‑site manufacturing network.

The role ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to consistent engineering standards, supporting operational efficiency, sustainability, and long‑term business growth. It is essential the successful candidate holds strong liquid foods or beverage manufacturing experience.

• Lead end‑to‑end delivery of engineering projects across multiple sites, from concept to commissioning.
• Develop project scopes, budgets, timelines, and risk assessments.
• Ensure projects align with the Group’s capital investment and commercial strategies and operational priorities.
• Manage contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to ensure high‑quality outcomes.

• Drive standardisation of engineering specifications, processes, and documentation across all sites.
• Ensure compliance with safety legislation, CDM
  2015 regulations, and internal governance frameworks.
• Implement best‑practice project management methodologies and continuous improvement principles.
• Coordinate project delivery with site operations to minimise downtime, disruption and operational Integration
• Support commissioning, handover, and post‑implementation reviews to ensure asset performance meets expectations.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to embed new technologies and processes.

• Support long‑term engineering strategy, including automation, digitalisation, and sustainability initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, cost reduction, and asset optimisation across the Group.
• Provide expert input into commercially lead initiatives & capital planning prioritisation.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi‑site engineering projects.
• Skilled in project planning, budgeting, scheduling, and risk management.
• Proficient in structured methodologies ("e.g., Prince2, APM, or equivalent").

• Strong understanding of manufacturing engineering, within in liquid food or beverage manufacturing, particularly in filling, bottling, canning, or packaging operations, in an FMCG environment.
• Knowledge of automation, process equipment, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with asset lifecycle management and reliability principles.

• Deep knowledge of CDM
  2015 regulations, PUWER, and relevant engineering legislation.
• Ability to lead safe systems of work and ensure robust contractor management.

• Ability to evaluate business cases, negotiate with suppliers, and manage project budgets.
• Experience delivering cost‑effective solutions without compromising quality or safety.

To maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards by ensuring all associated policies and procedures are adhered to.