Project Manager, Capital Projects McDonough, GA

Role Overview

The Project Manager, Capital Projects is an owner-side delivery role responsible for developing and executing industrial capital projects across Nexus Circular facilities. The role provides single-point accountability for scope, cost, schedule, risk, engineering integration, procurement, construction, commissioning, operational handover, and financial closeout.

Role Scope

• Manage individual projects and coordinated work packages generally ranging from approximately $250,000 to $10 million, with increasing aggregate portfolio responsibility.
• Lead projects through intake, FEL / FEED, funding, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup support, handover, and closeout.
• Execute work in operating facilities where permits, isolations, outages, tie-ins, logistics, production constraints, and simultaneous operations must be actively managed.
• Apply Nexus stage-gate governance, project controls, document control, technical assurance, Management of Change (MOC), process-safety, quality, and turnover requirements.
• Career Growth Nexus has built an outstanding culture. We are looking for people to contribute to a fast-paced, environmentally committed business that is focused on growth and sustainability. We are very collaborative, transparent, data driven, value diverse perspectives and are looking for constructive initiatives and new ideas. We are looking for self-starters and independent thinkers who work collaboratively in teams. Given the growth stage of Nexus, we are also looking for people who are comfortable moving between strategic thinking and executing those ideas to take Nexus to the next level.

Core Responsibilities

Responsibility Area Expected Accountabilities

• Project Development:
• Lead intake, problem definition, business cases, alternatives analysis, project charters, design bases, execution plans, milestone schedules, Class 4/3 estimates, funding requests, AFEs, and stage-gate readiness.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary process, mechanical, piping, CSA, electrical, instrumentation, controls, utilities, fire-protection, and environmental deliverables; lead design, constructability, operability, maintainability, and model reviews.
• Prepare procurement plans, scopes of work, bid packages, technical evaluations, commercial leveling, award recommendations, purchase-order and contract administration, change orders, vendor data, FATs, expediting, and warranty resolution.
• Develop field-execution, site-logistics, outage, tie-in, permit, contractor-mobilization, and work-package plans; manage RFIs, submittals, NCRs, field changes, constraints, punch lists, inspection records, and owner decisions.
• Maintain baseline scope, WBS, schedule, budget, cash flow, commitments, contingency, risk register, change control, ETC / EAC, accruals, progress measurement, critical path, variance analysis, and recovery plans.
• Engineering Integration:
• Coordinate multidisciplinary process, mechanical, piping, CSA, electrical, instrumentation, controls, utilities, fire-protection, and environmental deliverables; lead design, constructability, operability, maintainability, and model reviews.
• Procurement and Commercial:
• Prepare procurement plans, scopes of work, bid packages, technical evaluations, commercial leveling, award recommendations, purchase-order and contract administration, change orders, vendor data, FATs, expediting, and warranty resolution.
• Construction Execution:
• Develop field-execution, site-logistics, outage, tie-in, permit, contractor-mobilization, and work-package plans; manage RFIs, submittals, NCRs, field changes, constraints, punch lists, inspection records, and owner decisions.
• Project Controls:
• Maintain baseline scope, WBS, schedule, budget, cash flow, commitments, contingency, risk register, change control, ETC / EAC, accruals, progress measurement, critical path, variance analysis, and recovery plans.
• Commissioning and Handover:
• Plan turnover by system and subsystem; coordinate mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, energization, cold and hot commissioning, performance testing, MOC closure, CMMS asset data, as-builts, manuals, spares, training, and financial closeout.
• Equipment and Infrastructure:
• Familiarity with major equipment and infrastructure classes, including Site Development / Buildings, Material Handling / Front End Infeed systems, Process / Thermal Equipment, Tanks / Loading / Rotating Equipment, Piping / Mechanical Systems, Electrical / Instrumentation / Controls, Utilities / Environmental Systems.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, project management, or a related technical field; equivalent heavy-industrial project experience may be considered.
• Experience: Seven or more years of progressive industrial capital-project experience, including direct ownership of scope, budget, schedule, contractors, and project outcomes; demonstrated brownfield and/or greenfield delivery.
• Technical Delivery: Working knowledge of FEL / FEED, PFDs, P&IDs, engineering deliverables, multidisciplinary design, procurement, construction management, project controls, commissioning, MOC, process safety, quality, and closeout.
• Project Systems Experience: With CPM scheduling, cost forecasting, risk and change control, document management, ERP / procurement systems, and common project platforms.
• Preferred Credentials: PMP, PE, CEM, CCM, or related certification; owner-side or EPC / EPCM experience in petrochemical, chemical, refining, energy, advanced recycling, manufacturing, or continuous-process facilities.
• Commercial Scale: Demonstrated delivery of multiple concurrent projects or a single project in the $5 million-$20 million range; ability to manage an aggregate portfolio approaching $20 million.

Competencies

• Owner-Side Accountability: Maintains clear ownership of integrated project outcomes and drives workstreams to closure. Scope Discipline: Converts ambiguous needs into measurable scope and protects the approved basis through formal change control.
• Technical Fluency: Identifies interface gaps, asks the right questions, and coordinates qualified technical authorities without overstepping discipline ownership.
• Commercial Judgment: Balances lifecycle value, cost, schedule, quality, contracting strategy, and risk.
• Field Leadership: Maintains visible field presence, resolves constraints, and reinforces safe, quality execution.
• Planning and Controls: Uses schedules, forecasts, risk registers, action logs, and decision records as management tools rather than administrative outputs.
• Communication: Produces concise status, recommendations, escalation packages, and executive-ready reporting.
• Continuous Improvement: Captures lessons learned and standardizes repeatable solutions for future projects and facilities.

Work Environment

• Primarily based at the McDonough facility with frequent field presence in active construction and operating areas.
• The role may require PPE, climbing stairs and platforms, site walkdowns, variable work hours during outages or commissioning, and limited travel to vendors, engineering offices, fabrication shops, and future Nexus sites.