What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Corporate Projects position at Florida Crystals / ASR Group?
ASR Group is the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company's brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's® and Sidul®.
OVERVIEW
This role manages a team of plant located capital project engineers. You'll oversee the development and delivery of large-scale, highly complex sustaining and modernization projects. Primary responsibilities include directly managing internal & external engineers, contractors, staff development, priority setting and performance management. Delivering Executional Excellence through reviewing & validating project scopes, budgets, cashflow forecasts, risk analyses, commissioning plans, and schedule.
This is an opportunity to showcase your leadership and business collaboration skills and grow your career through support and mentorship from team members who are authentic, good-natured, and highly skilled.
DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- The top candidate is an experienced leader of internal & external engineering functional staff. Sets direction and manages formal project reviews over the construction life cycle.
- Develops project budget, scope, schedule, LEAN metrics, labor maps, and value engineering options. Presents capital request for Executive approval.
- Lead, motivate and develop staff of multi-discipline plant engineers.
- Project scale and complexity require highly refined cost & schedule management skill. You know best practices for formulating a PO strategy grounded in stringent performance milestones to minimize cost risk. Vendor management expertise to maintain schedule.
- This role serves as the project interface with Operations stakeholders. Skilled collaborator with construction partners, equipment vendors, Procurement, Finance, Quality, Heathy & Safety and Operations management team to deliver exceptional performance metrics.
- Manages project coordination, prioritization and adherence to construction means and methods. Assures execution of engineering and Food Safety design standards.
- Leverages skill and influence to deliver best value solutions and fit for purpose application.
- Coordinates with Technical Subject Matter Experts, Health & Safety, Quality, and Operations during construction, commission, & startup.
- Advises Engineering Director on resource allocation across initiatives to best support Early Management & Vertical Startup practices.
- Ability to travel up to 25% typical.
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ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)
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We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
