[Hiring] Capital Governance Expert @Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA

Role Description

The Capital Engineering Manager serves as the capital governance leader and technical CAPEX expert for the assigned business category. This role is responsible for driving capital portfolio performance, project governance, compliance, capability building, and capital execution support across assigned factories.

The position acts as the primary integration point between Factory Engineering, Category Engineering, Corporate Engineering, Finance, Operations, Procurement, Quality, and Hub resources to ensure capital investments are aligned with business priorities, Master Plans, Market Business Strategy (MBS), and Nestle engineering standards.

The Capital Engineering Manager provides leadership, coaching, and direction to Factory Engineering teams while ensuring all capital projects are executed with excellence in safety, quality, cost, schedule, compliance, and business results.

Role focus:

• Strengthen capital portfolio governance, forecast accuracy, stage-gate discipline, and factory/category execution alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Process, Chemical, Industrial, or equivalent).
• PMP certification preferred.
• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience within manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience leading capital projects and capital portfolios.
• Previous Factory Engineering, Project Engineering, Capital Engineering, or equivalent leadership experience preferred.
• Experience with capital planning, project governance, budgeting, forecasting, and financial controls.
• Experience with TPM, NCE, asset management, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, and Corporate Engineering.
• Strong technical, leadership, and managerial skills.
• Excellent project and portfolio management capabilities.
• Strong financial acumen and capital budgeting expertise.
• Ability to influence across multiple organizational levels.
• Strong conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strategic thinker capable of translating business strategy into executable capital plans.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and organizational change.
• Proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and related engineering systems.
• Ability to develop others and build organizational capability.

Benefits

• Performance-based incentives.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• 401k with company match.
• Healthcare coverage.
• A broad range of other benefits.