Project Engineer

Location- Cameronbridge /Leven /Abercrombie /Blythswood / Blackgrange /Menstrie /Cluny /Cambus /Broxburn

Full-Time, Permanent  

Closing date - 09th March

About the Function- 

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo’s 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It’s an intricate and sophisticated operation that’s the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations. 

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We’re committed to realising our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we’ll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture. 

About the Team- 

The role is positioned in the Global Brands Supply, Project Engineering team providing Capital Project support to Manufacturing sites including distillation, brewing, spirits and beer packaging and maturation warehousing.  

The overall purpose of this team is to deliver capital expenditure projects. For this role this includes:  

• Development of requirement specifications in collaboration with other teams such as Operations. 
• Use specialist knowledge to deliver capex projects to correct technical specification.  
• Development of cost estimates and project schedules.  
• Managing efficient spend for capex projects.  
• Co-ordinating and managing external resources.  
• Manage the project lifecycle including capital approval, maintaining accurate financial data including spend and forecast and project closure.  
• Manage construction activities and overseeing commissioning activities.  
• Ensure compliance with all relevant health, safety and environmental standards. The role holder will have a mechanical, and/or electrical engineering background. 
• Benchmarking internally and externally to identify new technical insights to unlock performance pushing the boundaries to breakthrough performance.   
• Building and sustaining working collaborations with functional partners within malt distilling (Technical specialists, project engineering, risk & governance, procurement) to deliver comprehensive solutions to challenges.   
• Supporting continuous improvement and problem-solving activities by providing / utilising technical knowledge and experience presented in a logical and codified way utilising data analysis techniques and tools.   
• Being a role model and champion, the use of data and analytics tools and systemic root cause problem-solving tools within Malt Distilling.  
• Identifying need for multi-disciplinary problem-solving teams to address systemic problems.  
• A strong understanding of Process safety – and the ability to help support toward a strong safety culture.  

Top Key Accountabilities are- 

• Project Management (including scope, cost, budget and timescales)  
• Experience in end-to-end project management is essential.    
• Complete ownership of project delivery with excellent positive stakeholder engagement and partnership.  
• Health & Safety Management & co-ordination of contractors under CDM 2015 regulations. 
• Ability to communicate effectively and proactively with customers, suppliers and internal teams regarding plans, products, issues, timelines and solution value.  
• Knowledge of PRA's and HAZOP/LOPA/SIL/SIS processes. 
• Knowledge and experience with DSEAR and PUWER compliance. 

Experience / skills required – 

• The role holder will have education and experience in mechanical, and/or electrical engineering background .
• NEBOSH (desirable) or similar Health & Safety qualification.
• End to end Project Management experience.
• Prince 2, APM or similar certified 

 Join us and you can also expect a highly competitive and flexible rewards and benefits package including: 

• Competitive base salary and 10% performance based bonus 
• Contemporary work life balance policies and wellbeing activities 
• Contributary pension scheme (Upto 14% by Diageo) 
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family 
• Share options 
• Product Allowance 
• 6 months of fully paid parental leave & many more.. 

Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying. 

About Us 

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. 

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. 

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. 

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. 

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. 

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