CapEx Project Lead — Engineering & Operations (On-Site)

RHI Magnesita; York (York County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

RHI Magnesita seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end CapEx projects for North American operations. You will coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, and external partners to ensure safe, on-time, and within-budget execution.

The role demands hands-on leadership across multiple priorities and a commitment to transparency and collaboration. Ideal candidates bring a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 5 years of project management experience in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Minimum 5 years of project management, project engineering, or process engineering experience.
• Proven success managing projects over $500K.
• Minimum 5 years leading, developing, and coaching teams.
• Strong experience with data analysis, project/process management, and risk management.
• Experience developing and managing KPIs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, communicate, and lead across functions.

Responsibilities

• Promote a proactive safety mindset and help strengthen a culture of safety across all plants.
• Ensure equipment is designed, installed, and maintained in alignment with regulatory and company HSE standards.
• Supervise contractors and external engineering groups, ensuring full HSE compliance throughout project execution.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Identify and coordinate engineering interfaces (R&D, Quality Control, OES/Lean, etc.) to improve safety, product quality, and productivity.
• Partner with Production to drive improvements in safety, quality, reliability, and efficiency.
• Identify and prepare capital applications for new investment opportunities.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget, including forecasting, change order management, and reporting.
• Provide engineering deliverables such as drawings, specifications, risk assessments, estimates, and commissioning/startup plans.
• Develop and maintain a Management of Change (MOC) system.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation for CapEx and OpEx initiatives throughout their lifecycle.
• Communicate regularly with teams and stakeholders to provide updates, assign work, solve problems, and evaluate results.
• Support maintenance through preventive maintenance planning, feedback loops, and participation in Root Cause Analyses.
• Identify opportunities to improve operations and partner with plant leadership to implement solutions.
• Develop Factory Acceptance Test criteria and work with Procurement to ensure Terms & Conditions meet technical requirements.
• Build strong working relationships grounded in trust, transparency, and communication.
• Monitor and manage engineering KPIs, including Budget Adherence and Project Completion.
• Maintain close collaboration with the Head of Engineering – NAM regarding performance and CapEx opportunities.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Risk management

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

KPI development

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering

Job description

RHI Magnesita seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead end-to-end CapEx projects for North American operations. You will coordinate with Engineering, Operations, Maintenance, Procurement, and external partners to ensure safe, on-time, and within-budget execution.

The role demands hands-on leadership across multiple priorities and a commitment to transparency and collaboration. Ideal candidates bring a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least 5 years of project management experience in