DIR Capital Projects

About the Role

The Director of Capital position is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in managing infrastructure, maintenance, reliability, and capital projects in a Chemical Plant or Refinery setting. The director will oversee capital processes, portfolio, and project execution for our manufacturing facility and two terminals. The successful candidate will be a change agent familiar with best practices in capital management, able to recognize and institutionalize improvements. They will manage and deliver a portfolio of projects through a team, meeting expectations for cost, scope, schedule, and internal reporting requirements. This role requires strong organizational savvy and relationship-building skills to collaborate and influence both internal and external resources, producing alignment and tangible results.

This is an opportunity to make a significant impact on the current and future success of the organization, with your contributions recognized in a culture of engagement, commitment, collaboration, trust, and results.

Responsibilities

• Lead resourcing, staffing, supply and subcontract management, progress reporting, troubleshooting, and people management.
• Create and implement a comprehensive capital project portfolio execution strategy, including schedule, budget, procurement, resources, quality, risks, change control, and communications.
• Collaborate with organizational stakeholders to vet projects, schedules, financials, environmental/health/safety impacts, feasibility, and technical reviews to ensure strategic alignment.
• Identify systematic opportunities and drive improvements in portfolio management, project execution, and controls.
• Ensure governance requirements for program/project funding and execution are met.
• Manage and execute capital projects, providing direction and oversight throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create and implement a project execution strategy covering schedule, budget, procurement, resources, quality, risks, and change control.
• Identify risk factors and rank threats to project success during technical and location-oriented risk assessments; develop and implement risk response plans.
• Collaborate on project administration (scheduling, estimating, cost management, etc.) to optimize resources and achieve objectives.
• Lead the development of major projects through the definition phase, assembling teams and securing funds.
• Validate project scope and execution plans prior to approval for funding (AFE) and identify value engineering opportunities.
• Verify project objectives are met during closeout activities and support the collection of lessons learned.
• Cascade knowledge and best practices to all capital projects team members.
• Communicate and resolve technical and commercial issues to the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) and Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in project management in the Chemical and/or Refining industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university or institution.
• Experience managing projects utilizing a rigorous project stage gate process.
• Demonstrated skill in change management.
• Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Understands and adheres to all policies, procedures, and guidelines pertaining to safety, health, environmental, and quality assurance.
• Effectively exchanges information, instructions, and ideas within own work group and cross-functional teams.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt to different audiences.
• Experience establishing thorough project execution plans and supporting constructability reviews.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States for any company in an ongoing capacity without company sponsorship.
• Able to perform the physical requirements of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Computer proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and general database management skills.
• PMP or other certifications in Project Management.
• General experience using ERP systems such as Oracle.

Core Competencies

• Thinks Analytically: Weighs costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success when making decisions.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States continually without company sponsorship.