Projects & Facilities Manager- Engineering at British American Tobacco (BAT)

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Business

• Effectively manages the department’s expenditure and assets within the agreed budget.
• Project Management: To ensure that all approved Engineering Capital expenditures are implemented in accordance with Prince 2 principles and are completed on time, in full and within budgets. Also to provide a project management role for engineering projects and assist user groups to develop capital and revenue budgets for inclusion within company plans.
• Manage all 3RD party contractors who provide facilities services on site e.g. catering, cleaning, staff uniforms, maintenance & repairs, and mailing services.
• Ensure full implementation of IM Methodology in project management.

Leadership

• To engender a culture of Openness, supported by Change management principles – so the organization is prepared for change and innovation
• To sponsor/chair projects, work streams and local committees, at local and cluster level.
• Regularly holds meetings with suppliers/contractors to discuss performance on facilities, projects, EHS and payments.
• To champion the one business unit, ways of working and to provide leadership and support to the team
• Supplier review - Ensure performance tracking is done on all suppliers on site and within the guidelines.

Management

• Ensure all relevant licenses, rates, and rents to run the site are in place and paid on time in conjunction with the legal & finance department.
• Develop safe, healthy and good working conditions and maintain high standards of housekeeping within BAT sites
• Facilitate fixed assets verification and disposal to maximize utilization of equipment.
• To set up targets in accordance with Co plan and factory top team, and ensure all agreed targets are achieved: (Project Cost/Quality/Schedule/EH&S/Savings/etc)
• Ensure use of IM Pillar tools during execution of factory projects, while also ensuring phase readiness
• Develop, submit and control relevant budgets (Opex and Capex)
• Ensure full compliance to regulatory and statutory requirements
• To ensure compliance to BAT Guidelines as well as conformance with local legislation regarding buildings and fire safety – for the factory site, as well as the department.
• Supplier management to assure service quality and conformance to BAT standards and guidelines
• Ensure proper supervision of projects and contractors through enforcement of proper work method statements, risk assessments, permit to work and competent supervision to ensure zero lost work cases.

Relationship

• To work with internal departments (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS, Leaf, and Commercial) and contractors, in order to ensure effective project planning and execution.
• Be involved in tactical decisions and implementation of the manufacturing strategy by results measurements, follow up and appropriate delegation for all processes

Innovation

• To develop an environment which seeks continuous improvement, from ideas which come from not only within the department but the rest of the factory and other BAT locations
• To develop and implement: best practices, common platforms, technology strategy in line with SM&T, sharing experience/knowledge with other functions and factories within Operations.

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE

ESSENTIAL

Key Success Factors

• Zero accidents and environmental incidents
• Zero site safety incidents
• Keeping projects to the planned schedules, budgets and high-quality standards.
• 100% CAPEX utilization
• Compliance with all legislation (EHS, buildings, fire etc), including all licenses and permits
• In conjunction with in directs Procurement, negotiate appropriate SLAs to deliver optimal value to the factory.
• Agree and deliver appropriate service levels with factory stakeholders.

Education / Qualifications / Experience Required

• Professional qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering
• Proven experience of industrial management acquired in industry
• Project management skills
• People management skills
• Proven leadership experience
• Good communication and managing skills
• Computer literate
• Ability to take clear decisions in different and difficult situations and a high degree of innovation.
• Experience in contract management and good negotiation skills