Capital Projects Lead: FEL 0-2 & Cross-Functional

W. R. Grace

Columbia (MD)

On-site

USD 105,000 - 145,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Company Wellness Program

Life Insurance and Disability

Job summary

Grace, a Standard Industries company, seeks a Capital Project Development Engineer to lead FEL 0-2 front-end loading, transforming opportunities into executable projects with cross-functional teams from Operations to Commercial in Columbia, MD. You will drive project scope, business value, risk, cost, and schedule through gates, aligning with strategic targets.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, technical breadth, and the ability to influence decisions across multiple functions while

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related engineering discipline.
7+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience in project engineering, process technology, or capital projects.
Working knowledge of front-end loading, project economics, estimating, scheduling, risk management, and project execution.
Ability to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

Lead assigned capital projects through FEL 0, FEL 1, and FEL 2.
Serve as the overall project leader responsible for coordinating all project development activities and deliverables.
Assemble, align, and lead cross-functional project teams including Operations, Process Technology, Engineering, EHS, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Quality, and Commercial representatives.
Facilitate project decision-making and ensure alignment among stakeholders.
Partner with business sponsors to clearly define project objectives, success criteria, and strategic alignment.
Develop and maintain project charters, business cases, and financial justifications.
Validate project benefits, assumptions, risks, and alternatives prior to major investment decisions.
Ensure project objectives remain aligned with business priorities throughout project development.
Lead structured alternatives analyses to identify the optimum technical and business solution.
Challenge assumptions and evaluate opportunities for scope optimization, standardization, debottlenecking, asset utilization, and capital efficiency.
Develop and maintain the Process Basis of Design and Project Design Scope.
Drive technical and commercial decisions using objective data and risk-based evaluation.
Coordinate development of FEL cost estimates, schedules, risk assessments, and execution plans.
Ensure project risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies are identified, documented, and actively managed.
Establish action plans to address project gaps and risks prior to gate reviews.
Monitor project development progress and ensure deliverables are completed to required quality standards.
Prepare and present gate review packages and recommendations.
Ensure all applicable GPM deliverables are completed and meet project quality requirements.
Facilitate independent reviews, peer reviews, and readiness assessments.
Support gate decisions and incorporate resulting actions into project plans.
Deliver a fully defined project package at Gate 2 suitable for transition into FEL 3 and execution.
Ensure project scope, cost, schedule, risks, stakeholder alignment, and execution strategy are adequately developed before handoff.
Support knowledge transfer to execution teams and maintain project continuity.