Cape Town: Project Manager (Contract) — FMCG Industry posted by O’Brien Recruitment
Posted on 2025-07-03 00:00:00
| Employer | O’Brien Recruitment |
|---|---|
| Category | FMCG Retail |
| Location | Western Cape / Cape Town |
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Project Manager to join a dynamic team and play a key role in delivering a large-scale 2025 project portfolio within the FMCG manufacturing environment. If you are a proactive leader with a strong engineering and project management background, this contract opportunity could be perfect for you!
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full project lifecycle from planning to execution and handover
- Ensure strict compliance with Occupational Health & Safety Act and company SHEQ policies
- Develop project charters including schedules, budgets, risks, and benefits
- Create and manage procurement plans and oversee the procurement process
- Plan and manage design reviews, HAZOP studies, and factory acceptance testing
- Lead project delivery according to approved designs and schedules
- Manage project budgets and assist with cash flow tracking
- Develop and update detailed project execution schedules
- Identify and mitigate project risks
- Liaise with production teams regarding planned outages for project execution
- Oversee daily progress updates with the project engineering team
- Assemble and lead commissioning teams through startup phases
- Manage change processes and ensure smooth handovers to operations
- Complete all necessary project administration and close-out documentation
- Ability to work overtime and weekends when required
Requirements:
- Project management qualification (essential)
- Engineering degree or BTech (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Civil)
- Minimum 5 years experience in an engineering or project management environment
- Experience working within an industrial or FMCG manufacturing setting
- Strong knowledge of safety regulations and project management principles
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project
- Excellent problem-solving, presentation, and report-writing skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work across all levels
Contract Position | Based in Cape Town
If youre ready to take ownership of exciting projects in a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment, we would love to hear from you!
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