Job Title: Senior Project Manager
About Us:
Ornua is a dairy co-operative that sells dairy products on behalf of its members, Ireland's dairy processors, and Irish dairy farmers. We are the largest exporter of Irish dairy products, shipping to 110 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ornua has annualised sales of over €3.5 billion and a global team of 3,000 employees.
We operate across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients. Our teams work in-market across the globe in Africa, Asia, Germany, Ireland, the Middle East, Spain, the UK, and the US, from 10 business units with 16 production facilities.
You may know us by our brands Kerrygold, Dubliner, Pilgrim's Choice, Avantage, Forto, and BEO.
Our Values:
We value Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care, and Achieve Great Things Together.
Growth Strategy:
We drive sustainable growth through our ambitious 'Path to Prosper' strategy. We've delivered significant growth in our core business, with plans for continued expansion over the next five years.
Key Responsibilities:
This role leads the Kerrygold Park senior leadership team and oversees capital projects portfolio management. Responsibilities include technical and engineering aspects of assigned projects throughout the project life cycle. This includes planning, budgeting, and project execution up to business-as-usual state.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
* Manage site capital project portfolio from concept to completion
* Assume overall control for capital projects portfolio, including:
o Project Scoping & Design
o Business Case Preparation & Approvals Management
o Budget Preparation & Management
o Project Planning & Scheduling
o Project Execution & Delivery
o Tendering and Vendor Selection
o Contractor Negotiation & Contractor Management
o Compliance to applicable codes, practices, policies, standards & specifications
o Project Communication, Tracking, Reporting, & Stakeholder Management
o Design / Control of Project Master Documentation
Requirements and Competencies:
- 5+ years of engineering projects/capital management experience
- Budgetary processes, cost centre ownership, and cost control experience
- Strong leadership, communication, planning, people leadership, and organisational skills
- Proven record in project delivery
- Dairy processing operational expertise
- Excellent knowledge of design and visualisations software (e.g., AutoCAD)
- Exposure to Operational Excellence techniques
- Ability to contribute to strategic business decision-making as part of a senior management team
- Process and systematic approach to project portfolio management
RIGOUR: Ensure excellence in own work applies effective professional skill, analysis, and decision making, and planning and reviewing.
FORWARD LOOKING: Leads others through change and contributes to competitive challenges and functional strategy plans.
EXPERTISE: For complex challenges or new areas, applies effective professional skill, analysis, problem-solving, decision making, prioritising, planning, and reviewing.
CURIOSITY: Creates an environment for innovative thinking; rewards and recognises creative thinking and continuous improvement.