Sr. Project Engineer Manager

Unbottle YOUR Potential at Pepsi Bottling Ventures!

At Pepsi, we spread home-grown joy, in our special Pepsi Bottling Ventures way! Pepsi Bottling Ventures is the nation’s largest private bottler and distributor of Pepsi beverages. Pepsi Bottling Ventures is based in NC, SC, MD, & DE.

Job Description

Pepsi Bottling Ventures is seeking a Sr. Project Engineer Manager to join our team.

Who We Are

We are jointly owned by Suntory and Pepsi Co. Suntory is a family-owned business founded in Japan more than 125 years ago that is known globally for their beverages and innovative spirit. Pepsi Co has a 125-year plus legacy as a global leader in convenient foods and beverages. We represent Suntory’s non‑alcoholic beverage industry in the United States and have an 80-year plus legacy of providing Pepsi Co products to the Carolinas and beyond.

What We Do

We make, sell, and distribute Pepsi Co and other beverages. We do business in five states and sell Pepsi Co beverages to most of the market in our geographic regions. We also develop our own line of beverages, producing and distributing a growing product line nationally.

What Makes Us Unique

We bring you the beverages you love. We bring Pepsi Co’s beloved beverages and more to you and our customers. As a part of Suntory, we believe in dreaming big and boldly pursuing our dreams, growing for good, and giving back to society. We innovate to create new beverages, like our Nature’s Twist refreshing lemonade line, and we continuously expand our beverage portfolio to bring you and our customers joy.

What We Look for in Team Members

We value integrity, teamwork, accountability, adaptability, and communication in all we do and expect from all team members. We’d love to receive your application and talk with you about your interest in the position if the overview below describes you.

Sr. Project Engineer Manager Role Overview

As part of our Engineering team, the primary function of this position will be to drive the development and execution of strategic capital projects for Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV). This position will build and manage internal and external relationships to effectively implement project initiatives that drive productivity results, optimize value, and promote growth. This role interacts with individuals from Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Demand Planning, and other key business units within PBV.

This role will also work directly with manufacturing and warehouse sites to develop, modify, and implement plans for capacity and program initiatives.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large, complex and/or multi-site capital projects from concept to closure.
• Accountable for managing multiple projects at one time.
• Accountable for scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, safety, FAT/SAT, and success criteria results across assigned projects.
• Monitor and report project progress to business sponsors and project stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain robust project governance, change management, reporting, and assurance processes.
• Drive optimization of vertical startup methodology on all projects.
• Responsible for ownership and storage of all project/knowledge-based information (documents, drawings, media, etc.).
• Work collaboratively with internal teams on vendor selections, contract development, equipment procurement, and overall project execution.
• Supervise and coordinate capital project activities and contractors at the job site including demolition, equipment delivery, installation, and commissioning (CQV).
• Identify, develop, and execute cost savings programs to support business productivity metrics.
• Maintain safe and clean working environments by enforcing procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Drive lean and standard work principles to ensure team/department efficiencies.
• Build strategic relationships and communications with internal customers, stakeholders, and external partners.
• Lead feasibility studies, option analysis, front end loading and business case development.
• Prepare project documents including project charters, budgets, drawings, specifications, cost estimates, and schedules for assigned capital projects.
• Perform design…