CapEx & NPI Program Manager

Collins Aerospace; Fairfield (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Three weeks vacation

401(k) plan with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Life insurance

Job summary

Collins Aerospace is seeking an experienced CapEx Program Manager to lead our site capital investments. You will manage CapEx, drive NPI operations, and improve governance and reporting frameworks across Finance, Operations, and Engineering teams.

You will partner with multiple functions to develop multi‑year capital plans, maintain portfolio oversight, and ensure projects meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
• Experience managing capital projects or supporting CapEx processes in a manufacturing, operations, or facilities environment.
• Strong project management skills, including scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and cross‑functional coordination.
• Ability to interpret technical requirements, evaluate vendor proposals, and analyze cost/benefit tradeoffs.
• Solid understanding of financial controls, procurement processes, and safety/quality/compliance expectations.
• Proven ability to communicate clearly, drive alignment, and manage stakeholders across multiple functions.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for CapEx Program management.
• Responsible for NPI operations execution.
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve the site CapEx program framework, processes, and reporting tools.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Engineering, and other functions as necessary to build annual and multi‑year capital investment plans.
• Maintain and govern CapEx portfolio oversight, including prioritization, risk management, resource allocation, and schedule alignment.
• Track, analyze, and report program status, spending, forecast accuracy, and ROI performance to senior leadership.
• Ensure compliance with corporate financial policies, procurement standards, safety and environmental requirements, quality standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Manage assigned capital projects from concept through start‑up, including scoping, design, vendor selection, procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Develop and maintain project charters, budgets, schedules, risk registers, communication plans, and stakeholder updates.
• Lead cross‑functional project teams that may include engineers, operations leaders, maintenance, EHS, and external contractors.
• Drive project execution using formal project management methodologies (e.g., waterfall, stage‑gate, or hybrid depending on project type).
• Evaluate technical proposals, conduct cost‑benefit analyses, and develop capital appropriation requests (eCARs).
• Support commissioning activities, FAT/SAT, and transition to sustaining ownership.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Risk management

Cross-functional coordination

Vendor evaluation

Cost-benefit analysis

Procurement knowledge

Safety/compliance

Stakeholder communication

Education

University Degree

Advanced Degree in related field

Job description

Collins Aerospace is seeking an experienced CapEx Program Manager to lead our site capital investments. You will manage CapEx, drive NPI operations, and improve governance and reporting frameworks across Finance, Operations, and Engineering teams.

You will partner with multiple functions to develop multi‑year capital plans, maintain portfolio oversight, and ensure projects meet safety, quality, and regulatory standards.