CAPEX Project Manager

Thermal Engineering International; Joplin (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermal Engineering International seeks a CAPEX Project Manager to lead capital investments across concept to closeout, coordinating with engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams. You will drive scope, schedule, budget, and risk management while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

This role requires 5+ years managing industrial capital projects, proficiency with MS Project/Primavera, and strong leadership and vendor-management capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience leading capital projects in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Experience managing projects from concept through closeout and commissioning.
• Ability to interpret technical and commercial requirements and manage vendor performance.
• Proficiency scheduling with MS Project, Primavera, or comparable tools.
• Ability to review layouts using AutoCAD or CAD tools.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, organization, critical thinking, and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risk, resources, and operational impacts.
• Develop project plans and verify scope and execution readiness prior to formal approval.
• Lead technical and commercial development of RFQs/RFPs, bid evaluations, vendor selection, and vendor performance management.
• Coordinate equipment design, site readiness, logistics, civil construction, installation, startup, testing, and commissioning.
• Manage project changes, forecasts, risks, dependencies, and commitments; identify problems early and drive corrective action.
• Lead project closeout, including punch-list, documentation turnover, training coordination, and final financial reconciliation.
• Support five-year and annual capital planning with portfolio-level reporting of status, cost, schedule, forecast, risk, and spend.
• Ensure projects comply with safety, regulatory, technical, contractual, and company requirements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Organization

Critical thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

AutoCAD

Job description

Thermal Engineering International is seeking a CAPEX Project Manager to lead and execute capital investments that improve operational performance, safety, capacity, reliability, and infrastructure. This position manages industrial capital projects from concept and front-end planning through procurement, execution, commissioning, and closeout.

The successful candidate will bring strong project-management discipline, technical and commercial judgment, and the ability to independently drive complex, cross-functional projects involving equipment suppliers, contractors, facility modifications, and manufacturing operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout, with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risk, resources, and operational impacts.
• Develop project plans and verify scope and execution readiness prior to formal management approval.
• Lead technical and commercial development of RFQs/RFPs, competitive bid evaluations, vendor selection, and vendor performance management.
• Coordinate equipment design, site readiness, logistics, civil construction, installation, startup, acceptance testing, and commissioning.
• Manage project changes, forecasts, risks, dependencies, and commitments; identify problems early, drive corrective action, and escalation when appropriate.
• Lead project closeout, including punch-list completion, documentation turnover, training coordination, and final financial reconciliation.
• Support five-year and annual capital planning and maintain accurate portfolio-level reporting of project status, cost, schedule, forecast, risk, and capital-spend performance.
• Ensure projects comply with applicable safety, regulatory, technical, contractual, and company requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related technical or business field.
• 5+ years of experience leading and executing capital projects in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects from concept through commissioning and closeout.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret technical and commercial requirements and manage vendor performance against contractual commitments.
• Proficiency developing and managing integrated project schedules using Microsoft Project, Primavera, or comparable scheduling software.
• Ability to review and coordinate facility and equipment layouts using AutoCAD or comparable CAD tools.
• Strong leadership, negotiation, communication, organization, critical-thinking, and stakeholder-management skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
• Experience managing complex industrial projects involving multiple vendors, equipment integration, facility modifications, formal acceptance testing, and manufacturing-site implementation.

To provide greater transparency to candidates, we include base pay ranges for all US-based job postings that encompass all potential locations and levels for the open positions. Our base pay ranges are set based on the function, discipline, level and regional location and are benchmarked against companies in the same or similar industry. Final offers may vary based on multiple factors including education, depth and relevance of work experience, relevant licenses and certifications, and may vary from the amounts listed in the job posting.

Compensation: $80,000 - $103,000 annually DOE