Project Engineer - Capital Investment Projects

About the role

Nestlé is looking for a Project Engineer to join its Engineering team in Harrismith. The engineer manages and performs the design, implementation and start-up phases of capital investment projects at the manufacturing site, turning project charters, design specifications, user requirements, local regulations and Nestlé engineering and safety standards into safe, reliable and high-performing installations.

Key responsibilities

• Support the End-to-End Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager in developing and following the investment project charter.
• Execute basic and detailed design in line with Nestlé standards, local regulations and approved user requirements, applying unit-operation requirements for safety, quality, maintainability, operability and reliability.
• Ensure engineering works such as buildings, equipment erection, piping and utilities are delivered to agreed timing, cost and quality.
• Select and qualify contractors, coordinate their activities and drive compliance with Nestlé standards and site safety requirements.
• Build training and technical readiness into project execution and support vertical start-up.
• Support the start-up team through qualification and verification, contribute to engineering documentation and the final project report, and feed back to the Maintenance Prevention System.
• Promote strong SH&E leadership, manage engineering and contractor risks, and track delivery against scope, cost, time and quality.

Required profile

• Degree or diploma in Mechanical, Electrical & Automation, Process or Industrial Engineering or a similar discipline.
• Approximately 3 years' experience in capital investment project development and implementation in the food industry.
• Practical experience across project design, implementation and/or start-up in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong safety and health mindset with experience identifying and mitigating project risks to people and equipment.
• Sound understanding of contractor management, project scope, cost, schedule, quality and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of food-plant principles, hygienic engineering, food safety and manufacturing utilities is advantageous.
• Exposure to project-management methods, CAPEX processes, MS Project, contracts and financial tracking is beneficial.