Manager Projects

Discover Your Next Role

As a Manager Projects at Wilmar Sugar & Renewables, you will be responsible for managing the capital program portfolio and providing governance to the project management processes. Your role is critical in ensuring that factory assets and resources are capable of meeting defined business requirements. This position focuses on managing project resources supporting the capital planning, investment and contract management processes.

This position offers flexibility in location, allowing you to be stationed within the Townsville Office or at any of our milling sites, within the Herbert, Burdekin or Mackay Regions.

Your Role in Action

• Capital Project Management: Implementing an effective capital program for the business. Working closely with the Manager Projects for Regions and Strategy on program development and progress.
• Program Planning & Execution: Providing governance on the processes used to deliver the program of works, covering documentation, external contracts, budgeting, and resource coordination.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with and Site Engineering and Operations Managers, Design and Reliability Managers, to define program project registration and track progress.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with key stakeholders to deliver the program to agreed milestone dates including performance standards and measures, team capability, problem analysis and resolution.
• Finance & Reporting: Provide oversight and coordinate the capital program development. Monitor compliance to program requirements and complete reporting for program approval and cash flow.
• Compliance & Standards: Ensure adherence to business practices, codes of conduct, statutory regulations, and capital process standards.
• Technical Leadership: Develop technical specifications and commercial contracts; provide guidance on capital processes and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Process Improvement & Support: Identify and implement process improvements; support documentation standards and assist implementation teams in achieving project outcomes.

Your Winning Combination

To be successful in this role, you'll have a tertiary qualification in an engineering discipline, along with a minimum of five years' project management experience in an industrial manufacturing environment. Proficiency in project management software is essential. Additional qualifications such as postgraduate or industry certifications in project or business management, RPEQ registration, and experience in the sugar industry will be highly regarded.

What Wilmar will offer you

At Wilmar, you'll be embraced as a valued member of our team, appreciated for your unique contributions. We offer competitive pay and benefits, including additional leave and superannuation entitlements and exclusive partner discounts. Our emphasis on safety and innovation creates a supportive work environment where you can thrive.

How to Apply

If you think that you are the perfect fit for this role, we invite you to apply online via Wilmar Careers before midnight on Wednesday, 19 November 2025. Got questions or need a helping hand with your application? Please contact our People and Culture Coordinator - Emily Dingle on We look forward to receiving your application.

About Wilmar Sugar & Renewables

Wilmar Sugar and Renewables is Australia's largest manufacturer and exporter of raw sugar, and among the top 10 producers globally.

We own and operate eight sugar factories across the Herbert, Burdekin, Proserpine and Sarina regions and employ more than 2,000 people during the annual sugar production season.

We are one of Australia's largest generators of renewable electricity from biomass and one of only two bioethanol producers in Australia. We are also the largest sugarcane grower in Australia and a leading supplier of sustainable liquid fertiliser and stockfeed products.