Stategic Project Manager

Position Overview:

Plans and coordinates activities to ensure Company project goals are accomplished within defined scope, time, and cost constraints. Project Manager provides leadership and executes strategy for Engineering Projects efforts in support of plant’s strategic and production plans. He/she leads short-term and long-term capital projects, along with day-to-day Plant Engineering and Financial activities and team/suppliers’ management.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning and Capital Project Leadership

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of strategic capital projects in alignment with the company’s strategic plan, budget, timelines, and quality standards.

• Participate in strategic master planning and the definition of new technology projects aligned with CPS Global strategy.

• Actively contribute to the CapEx Projects Justification process and serve as a key collaborator of the Capital Review Committee (CRC).

Project Execution and Delivery

• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, milestones, and deliverables from initiation to commissioning.

• Coordinate and supervise internal teams and contractors, ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee contractor performance, ensuring adherence to environmental, safety, ergonomic, and efficiency standards.

• Conduct bidding analysis and contractor selection for CapEx projects, managing execution and quality throughout.

• Ensure change management processes are followed for project specification modifications.

Communication, Reporting and Stakeholder Management

• Maintain effective and consistent communication with internal customers, contractors, and regulatory agencies.

• Prepare and present regular status updates, performance metrics, and financial projections to management and stakeholders.

• Ensure comprehensive documentation of project progress, decisions, and contractual matters.

Financial and Resource Management

• Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and identify budget deviations, escalating where necessary for strategic decisions.

• Administer the capitalization process for assets purchased through capital funds.

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, including carryover and RFA (Request for Authorization) processes related to funding adjustments.

Compliance, Quality, and Risk Management

• Ensure all projects comply with applicable design codes, company standards, internal controls, environmental regulations, and legal requirements.

• Integrate environmental performance indicators (air emissions, water consumption, energy efficiency) into project design, contractor selection, and evaluations.

• Develop and enforce quality assurance plans, direct testing activities, and ensure accurate maintenance of project drawings and technical documentation.

• Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring issues are escalated promptly with proposed solutions.

Technical and Engineering Support

• Provide engineering consulting to other units, supporting current and future capital project needs.

• Design, test, and procure specialized process equipment unique to the concentrate manufacturing business.

• Ensure drafting resources maintain accurate, updated technical drawings with proper version control.

• Develop and implement business processes to ensure projects meet all functional and technical requirements.

People Leadership and Development

• Coordinate the recruitment and allocation of internal and external project resources.

• Provide training to new associates and contractors on company procedures, safety, and environmental standards relevant to assigned projects.

• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement among project teams and stakeholders.

• Participate in the Vertical Start Up of each Strategic project under his/her scope.

Education Requirements:

• Architecture, Civil, Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical. Chemical Engineer, of Foods, or similar graduation.

• Fluent in English & Spanish

Related Work Experience:

Desirable Experience of minimum 7 years in the position or similar function as:

• Operations Manager

• Management of multi-disciplinary technical / engineering teams.

• Proven experience in the installation and commissioning of filling lines within an industrial manufacturing environment.

• Major Capital Projects (specification, design, installation, commissioning, cost control, purchasing, contract, planning, risk analysis & avoidance).

Communications Skills:

• Fluent English and Spanish verbal and written

• Effective written and oral communication with cross-functional teams and management

• Effectively communicates and influences non-technical senior managers.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse community

Functional Skills:

• Project Management

• Business Excellence

• Lean Manufacturing

• Change Management

• Structured Problem Solving

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.