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Site Project Director
Posted: Nov 5, 2026
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Site Project Director
- Job Type Full Time
- Qualification BA/BSc/HND
- Experience 15 years
- Location Lagos
- Job Field Construction and Site Engineering
Job Summary
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of the company's major industrial project in Nigeria or Senegal, translating the approved project ambition into a safe, compliant and operational manufacturing asset delivered to agreed scope, quality, cost and schedule.
- The role holder will provide hands-on site leadership and integrated accountability across engineering, construction, CAPEX, HSE, quality, commissioning, operational readiness and project governance.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end project delivery plan from detailed design and execution through construction, installation, commissioning, start-up and handover, with clear scope, milestones, governance, risk and change control.
- Deliver the project against approved CAPEX, schedule, quality and performance expectations, with strong forecasting, commitment control, variation management and cost-to-complete visibility.
- Lead multidisciplinary engineering and site execution and manage EPC/EPCM partners, OEMs, consultants, contractors and suppliers to required technical, contractual and delivery standards.
- Ensure construction and commissioning meet HSE, environmental, food safety, quality and statutory requirements with no compromise on safe execution.
- Lead commissioning, start-up and ramp-up readiness including procedures, spares, training, maintenance readiness, capability transfer and structured handover to Operations.
- Integrate manufacturing, engineering, HSE, quality, finance, procurement, regulatory, supply chain and IT/OT workstreams and drive timely resolution of site issues.
- Build effective relationships with authorities, external partners and internal stakeholders while creating a high-performance project culture.
- Ensure complete technical documentation, asset records, lessons learned and formal project close-out at handover
Requirements
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Engineering degree in a relevant discipline; postgraduate qualification is an advantage.
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15+ years’ experience leading large-scale manufacturing/industrial capital green-field projects.
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Proven hands-on delivery of greenfield/brownfield projects, from construction through commissioning and start-up.
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Strong experience managing CAPEX, multidisciplinary teams, contractors, OEMs and engineering partners.
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FMCG/Food & Beverage or comparable complex manufacturing experience preferred.
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Africa/emerging-market project experience is an advantage.
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Senegal: French and English. Nigeria: English.
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Willingness to be site-based and travel as required.
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