Project Manager, China

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Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, Shanghai, CHN
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Food
The Role
Lead and deliver major capital projects in China including budgeting, planning, engineering design (PFD/P&ID), safety programs (MOC, RA, HAZOP), CAPEX/resource management, contractor and supplier oversight, commissioning, troubleshooting, and establishing engineering standards aligned with corporate guidelines.
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Key Deliverables

Critical Deliverables

Create Competitive Edge

  • Strategic Planning: Capital projects aligned behind the business strategy. Resources and capabilities in place to deliver according to agreed strategic milestones
  • Project Management: Overall project management for all major projects from budgeting, planning, utilization of leading project management tools, implementation of globally best known engineering designs and solutions, timely execution, resource management, and communication.
  • Project Delivery:  Projects executed according to agreed plans and to Ingredion standards. Provide technical process, project expertise, and consultation to engineering activities, supporting completion of major capital projects
  • Resource & Budget Management: Responsible for CAPEX Goal and engineering resources; and subsequently delivering according to Goal to meet the business plan.
  • Project Excellence: Further establish China Engineering standards aligned to corporate guideline.
  • Besides routine work as Engineering Manager, to be a hands-on project engineer to personally do certain key projects, e.g. participation of safety program (MOC, RA, HAZOP etc) during project process, managing contractor safety and project execution standard, performing various engineering calculation and analysis related to process design and equipment sizing and selection, defining process controls and developing engineering design such as site layout, PFD, P&ID, Material Balance, Technical Specification review and resolution regarding the project,  project commissioning, machines’ troubleshooting and solution,  etc.  Have maintenance experience is a plus.

Customer Focus Mindset

  • Project Quality: Think from customers to drive higher quality process & standard via project GMP design and execution.
  • Functional Excellence: Capable of understanding deeply the various different elements of plant design and operation via good cooperation with sites and with a high level of curiosity and challenge, to ensure optimum result to meet users’ requirement.

Innovation Boldly

  • Continuous Improvement & Benchmarking: Benchmarking against best in practice and always challenging team to find better and smarter ways to provide a sustainable competitive advantage
  • Networking & Collaboration: Reviewing best practice in the industry through visiting external partners/suppliers/conferences and consulting internally with the global engineering team to assist and guide on best solutions
  • Innovation Management: Never accepting conventional wisdom without challenging to see if there is a better way; and having the confidence to try new approaches while minimalizing the consequences when there will be inevitable failures

Build Great Talent

  • People Management: Right people in the right roles. Coaching and motivating through leading by example and developing people to maximize their potential. Recognize success and learn from failures
  • Leadership: Lead by example through developing a work environment exemplifying Ingredion values. Setting stretching goals and the engineering team consistently delivering on the key metrics
  • Managing External Partners: Select, educate, and manage external suppliers/contractors/service partners to operate at Ingredion standards to ensure high standards of EHS and Quality

Knowledge, Skills,

and Requirements:

  • Qualifications – Bachelor Degree or above in chemical, mechanical, electrical or control engineering
  • Experience - Minimum of 10 years in engineering and project management within a multinational company, managing people in multiple locations. And with projects exceeding at $10MM.  Experience in a similar industry and experience in line operations management role preferred
  • Language – Fluent in both English and Mandarin. 
  • Networking & influencing – Comfortable and effective at communicating with multiple stakeholders at different levels to get “buy-in”

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

Yes, Within Country

Skills Required

  • Bachelor Degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical or control engineering
  • Minimum 10 years in engineering and project management within a multinational company
  • Experience managing people in multiple locations
  • Experience delivering projects exceeding $10MM
  • Fluent in both English and Mandarin
  • Experience with PFD, P&ID, material balances and process controls
  • Participation in safety programs and tools (MOC, RA, HAZOP) and managing contractor safety
  • Experience in a similar industry and line operations management role
  • Maintenance experience
  • Strong networking and influencing skills with stakeholders at multiple levels

Ingredion Incorporated Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ingredion Incorporated and has not been reviewed or approved by Ingredion Incorporated.

  • Retirement Support A competitive 401(k) program with company matching and, in some cases, additional contributions is highlighted, with defined vesting terms. This supports long‑term savings and is a consistent pillar of the U.S. package.
  • Healthcare Strength Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is standard, with additional protections like life and disability insurance. Wellbeing resources and an employee assistance program further bolster health support.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Annual or periodic bonuses are common components of compensation across functions. This adds dependable variable pay alongside base salary.

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The Company
HQ: Westchester, IL
7,337 Employees
Year Founded: 1906

What We Do

Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR) headquartered in the suburbs of Chicago, is a leading global ingredient solutions provider serving customers in more than 120 countries. With 2022 annual net sales of nearly $8 billion, we turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. With Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers located worldwide and approximately 12,000 employees, we co-create with customers and fulfill our purpose of bringing the potential of people, nature and technology together to make life better. Visit ingredion.com for more information and the latest company news. To learn more about our career opportunities, please visit www.ingredion.com/careers.

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