Senior Regional CAPEX Project Manager

A renowned chemical coatings manufacturer is seeking a Senior Regional CAPEX Project Manager to lead the engineering, equipment reliability and CAPEX project management initiatives across the Asia and Middle East regions. In this job, you will be reporting to the Regional Operations Director.

About the Senior Regional CAPEX Project Manager Role:
In this position, you will be responsible for leading the major plant expansion projects as part of a massive scale-up investment initiative across all the manufacturing sites in the region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible for leading, managing and coordinating the realisation of engineering projects with contractors, equipment suppliers, external consultants, plants manufacturing, supply chain, procurement and maintenance department, and global functions (Quality, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Innovation) departments
• Lead all brownfield site expansion projects, ranging up to 50 mil USD in Capex which may include plant decommissioning and reinstatement works (including ground remediation works)
• Lead projects from pre-concept phase to hand-over to local organisations (full ownership of all implementation phases). This includes planning and developing CAPEX project management methodologies
• Manage and develop feasibility study for the operational costing for assigned greenfield, brownfield, renovation, and optimisation (cost saving & efficiency) engineering projects
• Drive and support local technical and manufacturing teams for equipment and processing troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of equipment, processes, organisation, efficiency, and ways of working
• Be responsible for overall execution and project management of entire project, including interfacing with internal and external stakeholders
• Ensure project resources are well-supported, project timelines are met, and project expenditure are kept within budget. Where applicable, execute projects in compliance to company’s standard project methodology
• Ensure the smooth transition and commissioning of the site expansion project with minimal disruption to the business
• Facilitate and guide the local CAPEX project team on project management and implementation

To be successful in this role, you must have at least 10 years of major CAPEX project management experience, preferably within the chemical coatings manufacturing industry.

Key Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or related field of study
• At least 10 years of experience in handling engineering projects with the chemical coatings manufacturing industry
• Strong experience in project management of greenfield or brownfield engineering projects
• Prior experience managing CAPEX projects ranging from USD 30 million to USD 50 million
• Experience or training in maintenance and reliability engineering
• Prior experience in beverage liquid processes equipment is an added advantage
• Experience in leading these projects operate effectively across different cultures and functions
• Awareness and compliance with general HSE requirements as well as specific HSE requirements related to construction work in chemical manufacturing plants
• Capable of creating and reading drawings and schematics
• Ability to travel within Asia and Middle East at least 30% of the time
• Ability to work with relevant stakeholders in projects undertaken

This company is a world-leading coatings manufacturer and are renowned internationally for their brand excellence and industry expertise.

If you are keen on an exceptionally promising regional opportunity to enhance your career in project management and equipment reliability, this Senior Regional CAPEX Project Manager role is the one for you.

Apply today or send your CV to shanggar.marimutu@robertwalters.com.my to discuss this new opportunity.