Site Project Director

Our client is a multinational food and beverage company.

Job Summary

Lead the end-to-end delivery of the company's major industrial project in Nigeria or Senegal, translating the approved project ambition into a safe, compliant and operational manufacturing asset delivered to agreed scope, quality, cost and schedule. The role holder will provide hands-on site leadership and integrated accountability across engineering, construction, CAPEX, HSE, quality, commissioning, operational readiness and project governance.

Key Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end project delivery plan from detailed design and execution through construction, installation, commissioning, start-up and handover, with clear scope, milestones, governance, risk and change control. Deliver the project against approved CAPEX, schedule, quality and performance expectations, with strong forecasting, commitment control, variation management and cost-to-complete visibility.

Lead multidisciplinary engineering and site execution and manage EPC/EPCM partners, OEMs, consultants, contractors and suppliers to required technical, contractual and delivery standards. Ensure construction and commissioning meet HSE, environmental, food safety, quality and statutory requirements with no compromise on safe execution.

Lead commissioning, start-up and ramp-up readiness including procedures, spares, training, maintenance readiness, capability transfer and structured handover to Operations. Integrate manufacturing, engineering, HSE, quality, finance, procurement, regulatory, supply chain and IT/OT workstreams and drive timely resolution of site issues.

Build effective relationships with authorities, external partners and internal stakeholders while creating a high-performance project culture. Ensure complete technical documentation, asset records, lessons learned and formal project close-out at handover Requirements Engineering degree in a relevant discipline; postgraduate qualification is an advantage.

15+ years’ experience leading large-scale manufacturing/industrial capital green-field projects. Proven hands-on delivery of greenfield/brownfield projects, from construction through commissioning and start-up. Strong experience managing CAPEX, multidisciplinary teams, contractors, OEMs and engineering partners. FMCG/Food & Beverage or comparable complex manufacturing experience preferred.

Africa/emerging-market project experience is an advantage. Senegal: French and English. Nigeria: English. Willingness to be site-based and travel as required