- Company: Multinational Food and Beverage Company
- Location: Lagos, Nigeria
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
Alan & Grant is recruiting on behalf of a multinational food and beverage company to fill the position of Site Project Director. Based in Lagos, this role focuses on leading the end-to-end delivery of a major industrial project. You will provide hands-on site leadership and ensure the project is delivered to the agreed scope, quality, cost, and schedule.
Responsibilities
- Own the project delivery plan from detailed design through construction, installation, commissioning, start-up, and handover.
- Deliver the project against approved CAPEX, schedule, and quality expectations with strong cost control.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage EPC/EPCM partners, OEMs, and contractors.
- Ensure all construction and commissioning activities meet HSE, environmental, food safety, and statutory requirements.
- Lead commissioning, start-up, and ramp-up readiness, including training and structured handover to Operations.
- Integrate various workstreams such as manufacturing, engineering, finance, and IT/OT to drive timely resolution of site issues.
- Build effective relationships with authorities and internal stakeholders while fostering a high-performance culture.
- Ensure complete technical documentation and formal project close-out at handover.
Requirements
- Engineering Degree in a relevant discipline; a postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
- 15+ years of experience leading large-scale manufacturing or industrial capital green-field projects.
- Proven hands-on delivery of greenfield or brownfield projects from construction through commissioning and start-up.
- Strong experience managing CAPEX, multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and engineering partners.
- FMCG, Food & Beverage, or comparable complex manufacturing experience is preferred.
- Experience in Africa or emerging markets is an advantage.
- Fluency in English is required for the Nigeria role.
- Willingness to be site-based and travel as required.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online.
