Stategic Project Manager

Project Execution and Delivery

• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, milestones, and deliverables from initiation to commissioning.
• Coordinate and supervise internal teams and contractors, ensuring compliance with contractual, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee contractor performance, ensuring adherence to environmental, safety, ergonomic, and efficiency standards.
• Conduct bidding analysis and contractor selection for CapEx projects, managing execution and quality throughout.
• Ensure change management processes are followed for project specification modifications.

Communication, Reporting and Stakeholder Management

• Maintain effective and consistent communication with internal customers, contractors, and regulatory agencies.
• Prepare and present regular status updates, performance metrics, and financial projections to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure comprehensive documentation of project progress, decisions, and contractual matters.

Financial and Resource Management

• Manage project budgets, track expenditures, and identify budget deviations, escalating where necessary for strategic decisions.
• Administer the capitalization process for assets purchased through capital funds.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting, including carryover and RFA (Request for Authorization) processes related to funding adjustments.

Compliance, Quality, and Risk Management

• Ensure all projects comply with applicable design codes, company standards, internal controls, environmental regulations, and legal requirements.
• Integrate environmental performance indicators (air emissions, water consumption, energy efficiency) into project design, contractor selection, and evaluations.
• Develop and enforce quality assurance plans, direct testing activities, and ensure accurate maintenance of project drawings and technical documentation.
• Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring issues are escalated promptly with proposed solutions.

Technical and Engineering Support

• Provide engineering consulting to other units, supporting current and future capital project needs.
• Design, test, and procure specialized process equipment unique to the concentrate manufacturing business.
• Ensure drafting resources maintain accurate, updated technical drawings with proper version control.
• Develop and implement business processes to ensure projects meet all functional and technical requirements.

People Leadership and Development

• Coordinate the recruitment and allocation of internal and external project resources.
• Provide training to new associates and contractors on company procedures, safety, and environmental standards relevant to assigned projects.
• Foster collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement among project teams and stakeholders.
• Participate in the Vertical Start Up of each Strategic project under his/her scope.

Education Requirements:

• Architecture, Civil, Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical. Chemical Engineer, of Foods, or similar graduation.
• Fluent in English & Spanish

Related Work Experience:

Desirable Experience of minimum 7 years in the position or similar function as:

• Operations Manager
• Management of multi-disciplinary technical / engineering teams.
• Proven experience in the installation and commissioning of filling lines within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Major Capital Projects (specification, design, installation, commissioning, cost control, purchasing, contract, planning, risk analysis & avoidance).

Communications Skills:

• Fluent English and Spanish verbal and written
• Effective written and oral communication with cross-functional teams and management
• Effectively communicates and influences non-technical senior managers.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse community

Functional Skills:

• Project Management
• Business Excellence
• Lean Manufacturing
• Change Management
• Structured Problem Solving

Skills:

Change Management, Project Management Improvement, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Model

Location(s):

Puerto Rico

City/Cities:

Cidra

Travel Required:

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:

No

Job Posting End Date:

October 12, 2026

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.