Capital Projects Program Manager

We are seeking a Capital Projects Program Manager to lead our portfolio of facility, infrastructure, and manufacturing-equipment investments. You will connect company strategy to execution by setting priorities, coordinating cross-functional teams, and managing program scope, budget, schedule, dependencies, and risk.

Projects may include laboratories, pilot lines, production equipment, utilities, dry rooms, and manufacturing facilities. This is a hands-on role for someone who can create structure without slowing down a fast-moving organization and is comfortable in a startup environment.

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  Build and manage an integrated roadmap for the company’s capital projects.

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  Align investments with technical milestones, operating plans, funding constraints, and commercialization goals.

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  Coordinate engineering, operations, R&D, EHS, quality, finance, supply chain, and external partners.

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  Establish practical program governance, reporting, stage gates, and change-control processes.

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  Manage program budgets, forecasts, schedules, dependencies, resource conflicts, and risks.

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  Develop business cases and decision materials for major investments.

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  Support projects from feasibility and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational handover.

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  Provide leadership with clear, timely visibility into progress, tradeoffs, risks, and required decisions.

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  Build repeatable capital-program tools and processes that support future growth.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 8+ years managing complex technical programs or industrial capital projects.

• Experience coordinating multiple projects with shared resources and dependencies.

• Strong command of budgeting, forecasting, scheduling, risk management, and executive reporting.

• Experience supporting early stage projects through design, procurement, installation or construction, commissioning, and startup.

• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and adapt as priorities evolve.

• Strong communication and influence across technical teams, executives, vendors, and contractors.

• Willingness to work on-site and travel as needed.

• Experience in batteries, chemicals, advanced materials, energy storage, semiconductors, automotive, or complex manufacturing.

• Experience with pilot, first-of-a-kind, or scale-up programs.

• Familiarity with dry rooms, process utilities, controlled environments, hazardous materials, or process safety.

• Experience building a capital-project or program-management function at a growing company.

• PMP, PgMP, PE, CCM, or a similar credential.