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Project Manager

City: Karachi

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Supply

Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen. If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Reckitt. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships. Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.

About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for end-to-end management of the site's capital expenditure (CapEx) projects, in line with Reckitt's project governance guidelines and Global Engineering Standards. The role covers everything from scope development and engineering estimates through execution, close-out, handover and capitalization, while keeping the site's project pipeline live and on track.

Scope covers full lifecycle ownership of assigned capital projects – stakeholder management, technical scoping, cost engineering, supplier and contractor management, execution management, CapEx forecasting and spend control, risk forecasting and mitigation action plan.

Your responsibilities

Own end-to-end project management for assigned capital projects, in line with governance guidelines and Global Engineering Standards.
Manage internal and external stakeholders (Manufacturing, Finance, NPS, EHS, Quality, contractors and suppliers) to keep projects aligned and on track.
Build a strong technical understanding of project scope, reviewing technical drawings, P&IDs and MEP designs to validate design intent and constructability.
Maintain a hands-on, on-floor grip on execution activities, supervising in-house teams and contracted staff through MEP and civil works.
Develop and maintain project plans and critical path schedules (CPS), tracking progress and adherence to agreed timelines.
Prepare engineering estimates, cost plans and Capital funding plans for new and ongoing projects.
Identify, select and manage suppliers and contractors, including scope clarification, coordination and performance follow-up.
Forecast project risks and develop mitigation plans, escalating deviations from plan in a timely manner.
Forecast and control CapEx spend against approved budgets, tracking actuals and ensuring forecast accuracy on a monthly basis.
Keep the site's capital project pipeline live – identifying, scoping and funding future projects ahead of need.
Manage the funding process for projects, including CER development and approvals per the Schedule of Authority.
Ensure timely project close-out, handover to customer departments, and asset capitalization in line with finance requirements.
Ensure all project work meets Global EHS, GMP and housekeeping standards, and complies with the Reckitt Code of Business Conduct and Engineering Standards.
Coordinate with regional and global engineering teams to align on standards, best practice and lessons learned.

The experience we're looking for

BE in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or related discipline).
2–3 years of experience in CapEx / capital project management, preferably in an FMCG or manufacturing environment.

The skills for success

Technical understanding of MEP systems, technical drawings and P&IDs, with working knowledge of mechanical, electrical and civil engineering principles.
Familiarity with CapEx expenditure principles, project budgeting and financial governance / approval processes.
Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
Ability to develop engineering estimates, project plans and critical path schedules.
Supplier and contractor management skills, from selection through performance management.
Ability to forecast risks and develop practical mitigation plans.
Hands-on, on-floor execution supervision capability with a strong safety mindset.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

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