Capital Project Manager (Onsite)

About the role

The Capital Project Manager supports the CSMC Capital Projects organization by owning the technical lifecycle of new manufacturing equipment. This role involves selecting and overseeing new equipment, providing hands-on technical support to Manufacturing Engineers (MEs), coordinating engineered startup activities, and driving alignment across Business Units to ensure seamless machine readiness and integration into production.

Responsibilities

• Own CEPO engineering activities including IR inputs, specification creation, requirements documentation, and technical coordination
• Lead machine drawing review (2D/3D), ensuring design compliance, manufacturability, and adherence to interface requirements
• Ensure EHS compliance throughout engineering phases of machine build and installation
• Own all pre-installation engineering requirements including: foundation drawings, utility requirements and interface specifications, supplier technical contacts and coordination
• Lead/participate in machine SAT/FAT activities and own closure of all punch-list actions
• Collaborate with suppliers, PMs, and Facilities on technical machine build reviews, acceptance criteria, and installation sequencing
• Provide engineering oversight and troubleshooting during installation, prove-out, and startup
• Manufacturing Engineering Support & Engineered Startup: Provide hands-on technical support to MEs during equipment readiness, prove-out, and transformation activities; Lead programming-related engineering support (as applicable); Coordinate fixtures, tooling, and equipment interface requirements for new machinery; Serve as the primary engineering contact for vendor technical support during build and startup
• Transformation Offload & Process Alignment Support: Transformation Offload by ensuring technical process alignment between Business Units; Track process improvements and assess their impact on production plans and technical readiness; Implement CORE standards and lead engineering contributions to continuous improvement
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner closely with Operations, Facilities, EHS, Digital, Quality, and Project Managers to ensure equipment readiness; Participate in risk identification and mitigation planning across technical and operational stakeholders; Communicate engineering status, issues, and progress to leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Project Management, or a related field and minimum of 8 years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing operations, production, project management, quality or related environment OR a Master's degree and 5 or more years of experience in an engineering, manufacturing operations, production, project management, quality or related environment
• Experience reading and interpreting equipment drawings, part prints, and facility layouts
• Experience supporting machine installations, equipment startup, or manufacturing engineering processes
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, and Project
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple technical priorities in a fast-paced, production-oriented environment
• Demonstrated communication skills and technical problem-solving skills with the ability to work across engineering, operations, and supplier teams
• Engineering degree (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace, or related technical field)
• Experience with CEPO, IR, spec development, or machine build technical reviews
• Experience leading or supporting SAT/FAT activities
• Familiarity with SAP, Solumina, or other MES/procurement systems
• Experience with programming, tooling, or fixtures for advanced machine tools
• Understanding of structural requirements (foundation drawings, utilities, etc.)
• Knowledge of CORE, Lean, or Six Sigma
• Experience coordinating vendor engineering resources