If you are ambitious, self-motivated, hardworking and a team player and interested in growing your career with an International FMCG business, please read through our job opportunity.
Job Purpose
The Divisional Projects Engineer leads key projects and change initiatives within the Liquids Division, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards. Reporting to the Divisional Engineering Projects Manager, the role combines project management, technical leadership, and design coordination, requiring expertise in technology validation, lifecycle cost analysis (TCO), and Early Equipment Management (EEM) principles for sustainable results.
Your responsibilities will be
- Lead and manage change projects in operations, ensuring alignment across all relevant functional areas.
- Apply best-practice project management techniques to deliver change effectively and efficiently, engaging sponsors and stakeholders throughout.
- Coach site-based project management resources in scoping, design, execution, and change management principles.
- Define clear project scope, costs, timing, and deliverables, ensuring technical integrity and design quality.
- Evaluate alternative technical solutions, layouts, and automation concepts using AutoCAD or equivalent tools.
- Work with business sponsors and functional experts to articulate project business cases and benefits, integrating TCO and payback analyses.
- Manage change control, assess root causes, and evaluate impacts on risk, cost, and interdependencies.
- Share lessons learned and promote best practices across the engineering and project management community.
- Organize project steering committees, delivery teams, and SMEs in alignment with project sponsors.
- Collaborate with Group PMO to ensure divisional projects follow group processes.
- Develop communication strategies to keep stakeholders informed and engaged.
Skills and education we are looking for
- Experienced operations professional with an engineering bias and a proven track record in large project delivery (5 years of experience).
- Expertise in plant and process design/management.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD (or equivalent) for mechanical and electrical layout coordination.
- Familiarity with EEM principles and ability to integrate them into project execution.
- Capability to conduct and interpret TCO and lifecycle cost analyses.
- Hands-on engineering design experience in large projects.
- Knowledge of change management and project management principles.
- Understanding of Continuous Improvement methodologies and management systems (advantageous).
- Experience in multi-site or multi-regional environments.
- Fluent in English; additional languages are an asset.
What will make you successful
- Results-driven and process-focused.
- High resilience, determination, and commitment to continuous improvement.
- Strong analytical skills and ability to influence at senior levels.
- Ability to simplify complex situations into clear recommendations.
- Accountability and ownership of issues to resolution.
- Change agent with the ability to accelerate change management.
- Strong relationship-building skills and leadership capability (direct and indirect).
- Willingness to travel within Europe.
What can you expect
- To join a talented team where your contribution is recognised
- To work in a challenging, fast paced, international company
In return you will receive
- Competitive package available
- Stable employment under an employment contract
- Monday to Friday work schedule between 7:00–17:00 (8 hours/day) – flexible hours
- Short-Term Incentive Plan bonus
- Company Car
- Comprehensive training and development programs
- Extensive benefits package: MultiSport card, private medical care, life insurance, Employee Assistance Program and more.
- Social Benefits (ZFŚS): Holiday vouchers, vacation subsidy financial support in difficult life situations,
- Occasional remote work possible (up to 24 days per year)
The closing date for applications is 31/01/2026
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