Senior Project Engineer

Senior Project Engineer

Your Manager: Principal Process Engineer

Team: Engineering Production

Location: Central Belt of Scotland you will be expected to travel across our sites in the Central Belt according to business needs.

Be part of something big

We are Pernod Ricard a leading company in the global wines and spirits industry with over 19000 employees globally. We own 16 of the worlds top 100 Spirits Brands and hold one of the most prestigious and comprehensive brand portfolios in the industry with 240 premium brands available in over 160 countries including: Absolut vodka Ballantines Chivas Regal Royal Salute and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies Jameson Irish whiskey Martell cognac Havana Club rum Beefeater Malfy and Monkey 47 gins Malibu liqueur Mumm and PerrierJout champagnes as well Jacobs Creek Brancott Estate and Campo Viejo wines.

Here in the UK

In the UK Pernod Ricard is made up of 4 businesses:

• Chivas Brothers the largest brand company in the Group responsible for the production and management of our awardwinning Scotch whisky portfolio
• Pernod Ricard UK which markets sells and distributes our products in the UK market
• Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail the global and EMEA home of the groups duty free air travel and cruises business.
• The Absolut Group the brand owner of our global white spirits portfolio whose Gin brand unit and Business Acceleration team sit in London.

We are an organisation of 2000 employees in the UK headquartered in London in a brandnew office designed with sustainability conviviality and collaboration in mind. We also have offices in Scotland and various distilleries and production sites across the UK from Plymouth to London to Speyside.

Your new team

This position sits in our Chivas Brothers business. At Chivas Brothers our 1600strong team across 27 sites is committed to upholding the heritage of Scotch and ensuring its sustainable future as well as opening it up to new audiences across the globe.

The scope of Operations stretches from Procurement through conversion (distillation and maturation) and manufacturing (or bottling) to all the downstream Supply Chain activities until the final product is delivered. In addition Operations play a very active role in Innovation Talent Development and Operational Risk Management.

Our Production function encompasses everything from the distilling of our products through to Filling Maturation Warehousing and the final Draining & Vatting and is spread across central and northern Scotland as well as gin operations in England. The Project Engineering team are responsible for designing and implementing capital investment projects that support business objectives for production growth carbon reduction safety efficiency and compliance. Individual project values will vary between 50000 and 75million with multiple projects running concurrently.

Your unique contribution

The Senior Project Engineer will have full responsibility for Plant and Equipment work package design and vendor management. You will act as lead engineer on large multidisciplinary projects ensuring that allocated discipline engineers work to a combined project plan.

You will have six main areas of responsibility:

• Project Scoping Assist internal customers in the definition of user requirements for multidisciplinary engineering projects and define the project scope based on these.
• Project Management Manage multidisciplinary teams to execute CAPEX projects across all functions taking overall responsibility for all aspects of project management from approval of funding to commissioning and handover. You will be responsible for the budget schedule scope and HS&E compliance.
• Design Process Lead the design process for your discipline/area of expertise and coordinate overall design process between other engineering disciplines. This will include the specification design and purchasing of major plant and equipment items.
• Project Installation & Commissioning Manage contractors during construction phase ensuring that works are executed safely and on schedule. You will then support contractors and site operations teams during the commissioning phase.
• Improvements/Innovation Investigate recommend and implement new technologies and plant modifications which benefit reliability safety or production. You will also develop new or better ways of working utilising systems and technology to improve the project process.
• Team Development Coach mentor and develop less experienced discipline and project engineers within the team.

Who youll be working with

Internally you will collaborate within the Engineering Team and will collaborate with other functions such as Health & Safety Environmental Procurement Finance and Legal teams. You will also collaborate extensively with site Engineering and Operations teams across the business.

Externally you will collaborate with contractors consultants suppliers regulators and local authorities.

Your blend of talent

This position could be right for you if you:

• Are educated to degree level in Mechanical or Process Engineering or similar and relevant discipline.
• Are a Chartered or working at Chartered Engineer level and progressing towards chartership application.
• Have strong technical and safety leadership skills.
• Have extensive industrial experience within whisky industry or within process chemical and manufacturing industries.
• Have practical experience of commissioning and troubleshooting process plant.
• Have practical experience and knowledge of legislation governing engineering work within hazardous industries.
• Have project engineering and management experience including the use of project management tools and techniques in multidisciplinary teams.
• Are commercially and financially aware with knowledge of corporate financial systems tendering processes and contract preparation.
• Have a full UK Drivers Licence.
• Are proficient in use of software for delivery of projects: Word Excel MS Project PowerPoint AutoCAD.

Our mix of benefits

For your health we offer private medical insurance income protection and a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.

Our lifestyle benefits include 25 days annual holiday (increasing with length of service up to 27 plus public holidays your employee pension share incentive plan share ownership plan life assurance and more!

You can access lots of gifts & discounts including an allowance each year to spend on our brands in our staff shop our reward & recognition scheme and employee discounts from a range of high street retailers.

We have regular events in our very own office bar employeerun networks a culture of flexibility and trust and a variety of tools and resources to help you focus on your wellbeing and mental fitness.

Conviviality: the Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality! Its our way of being and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

Were committed to conviviality and with this youll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. Youll be Empowered to Perform supported to succeed and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care: we are unlocking the magic of human connection to transform our industry and make a positive impact on the world though our strong focus on sustainability and responsibility.

Were committed to diversity and inclusion

People are at the heart of everything we do at Pernod Ricard and are the foundation of our collective spirit as Crateurs de Convivialit.

We promote diversity and inclusion throughout our business and supply chain. In our teams we proactively foster a diverse work force and an inclusive culture an environment where we can truly be ourselves.

We will assess your application for this role based on your skills experiences and achievements not your gender age ethnic or educational background or any other such factors. Please feel free to leave these off your CV and application form if you so wish.

Similarly if you would like to discuss opportunities for flexible working or require accommodations or support to complete our application process please let us know.

Responsible drinking

As Crateurs de convivialit we want to turn social interactions into genuine and friendly experiences of sharing and wellbeing.

In our culture we want to create diverse teams in which our differences contribute to our success. Therefore all are welcome at Pernod Ricard regardless of your religious beliefs or personal choices on the consumption of alcohol.

In our business we work together with industry members civil society governments local authorities and UN bodies to promote responsible drinking.

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30th April 2025

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