Senior Capital Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Thompson First Group is seeking a Senior Capital Project Manager for a direct hire role with a local client in Dayton, OH.

Candidates with a background planning, supporting, and executing capital project engineering deliverables are encouraged to apply.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the development of capital project scope, schedule, and budget while following project management deliverables and best practices.
• Coordinates staffing and development of construction, commissioning and start-up plans and assists operations in troubleshooting and optimization activities.
• Perform process engineering for individual projects as needed to meet project objectives.
• Lead equipment specification and procurement and develop, review and award bid packages for equipment and labor.
• Analyze and develop solutions to engineering problems related to manufacturing equipment and systems, or the causes of component failures.
• Design and improve manufacturing processes, instruments and equipment, and testing manufactured products to maintain quality.
• Informally lead, mentor and coach early career engineers through hands-on training and project work.
• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum four years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Eight years of related engineering experience
• Mechanical, Chemical or Ag/Biosystems Engineering degree
• Demonstrated ability to execute large capital projects or portfolio of projects
• Previous experience in chemical, food or related industry
• Ability and desire to travel domestically to other network plants and locations to support capital project work
• Ability and desire to work hands on in fast paced and technical plant environment

Thompson First Group is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.