Position Snapshot
Business areas: Nestlé Canada
Job title: Senior Project Manager, Engineering (Mechanical)
Location: London, ON located at 980 Wilton Grove Rd, London, ON N6N 1C7;
On-Site
Position Summary
At Nestlé, we are driven by our purpose of enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. The Senior Project Manager, Engineering plays a critical role in delivering safe, compliant, and value-creating capital projects that support Nestlé's manufacturing operations.
This role is responsible for the end-to-end leadership of complex, high-value capital projects, extending from early conceptual studies through execution, commissioning, and project close-out. The role provides technical leadership, project governance, and stakeholder alignment while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with Nestlé standards and regulatory requirements. Note: this position is an existing vacancy.
Key Responsibilities
Capital Project Leadership
• Lead large and complex capital investment projects from feasibility through project close-out.
• Develop capital project requirements and business cases to secure funding approval.
• Lead conceptual, basic, and detailed engineering design using Early Management / TPM methodology.
• Resolve project conflicts and risks proactively across multiple priorities.
Project Controls & Governance
• Own scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management per Nestlé Capital Governance.
• Monitor project performance and implement corrective actions as required.
• Ensure accurate forecasting, project accounting, depreciation tracking, and financial close-out.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders from shop floor to senior leadership.
Safety, Quality & Compliance Leadership
• Champion Environmental, Health & Safety (SHE) through all project stages.
• Ensure compliance with Good Engineering Practices, GMPs, building codes, and legislation.
• Partner with Manufacturing, SHE, and Quality to deliver compliant technical solutions.
Technical & Engineering Oversight
• Maintain accountability for User Requirement Specifications (URS), procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, verification, and final handover of capital assets.
• Provide senior technical oversight across electrical, automation, processing, packaging, utilities, and infrastructure projects.
• Oversee application of Factory Automation Systems (FAS), MES, PLC, HMI, robotics, and digital manufacturing solutions where applicable.
Contractor & Stakeholder Management
• Lead and manage engineering consultants, system integrators, OEMs, contractors, and suppliers.
• Influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority, ensuring alignment with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Procurement.
• Ensure compliance with Nestlé Procure-to-Pay, contractor safety, and supplier management standards.
Capability Building
• Mentor and coach Project Engineers and junior Project Managers.
• Drive continuous improvement in project delivery practices, technical standards, and execution discipline.
What Will Make You Successful
Education & Experience
• Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical, Mechanical, Automation, or related discipline.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng) or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) designation strongly preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive engineering and project management experience in food, confectionery, ice cream, pharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated success delivering complex, brownfield capital projects in live manufacturing operations.
• Experience leading electrical, automation, packaging, processing, utilities, and building construction projects.
Technical & Professional Expertise
• Strong knowledge of electrical and controls systems, including single line diagrams, PLC architectures, HMI systems, P&IDs, controls networks, and digital manufacturing infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with Factory Automation Systems (FAS), Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), PLCs, HMIs, motion control, and industrial robotics.
• Working knowledge of utilities systems such as refrigeration, compressed air, boilers, and natural gas systems.
• Proficiency with engineering and project tools including MS Projec
