Capital Projects Leader – Greenfield Soybean Facility

CHS; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness programs

Life insurance

401(k) and pension

Profit sharing

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Disability coverage

Adoption assistance

Job summary

CHS, Inc. is seeking a Capital Project Manager – Executive to lead the delivery of a new greenfield soybean processing facility near Evansville, Wisconsin.

The role carries executive accountability for a roughly $700 million investment, guiding governance, and coordinating internal teams with external partners through construction, commissioning and turnover. The successful candidate will drive execution strategy, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and maintain alignment with CHS business

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, capital-project delivery, construction, operations, or project/program leadership within industrial processing, manufacturing, agricultural processing, food/feed, energy, or a similarly complex environment.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to the Evansville, Wisconsin project site during critical project phases.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in engineering, construction management, project management, business administration or related technical or business discipline.
• PMI PMP, PgMP, CCM, or comparable project/program-management credential requirements applicable to industrial processing facilities.
• 10+ years of senior engineering, capital project, program, or operational leadership experience, including executive-level accountability for a large, complex greenfield industrial project through construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout.
• Comprehensive knowledge of industrial project delivery, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, contract administration, project controls, change management, and risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to manage integrated scope, schedule, budget forecasts, owner’s costs, contingency, and cash flow.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and hold external partners accountable for performance, coordination, and timely issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to establish project governance, clarify decision rights, lead escalations, and communicate material risks and recommendations to sponsors and steering committees.
• Knowledge of construction safety, process safety management, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and quality requirements for industrial processing facilities.
• Ability to foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and high performance across project teams and external partners.
• Strong strategic thinking, business judgment, financial acumen, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
• Working knowledge of oilseed processing, agricultural processing, food/feed manufacturing, renewable fuels, or continuous-process operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership and accountability for new greenfield soybean processing facility delivery from post-Board approval through turnover and closeout.
• Direct governance forums, escalation paths and decision-rights processes; advise executive sponsors on performance and risks.
• Own delivery across scope, schedule, budget and risk; ensure forecasting, change control, contingency, and risk management.
• Direct the external project delivery ecosystem—GCs, engineering partners, equipment suppliers; align interfaces and commitments.
• Champion safe, compliant and quality project execution; set leadership expectations and culture.
• Ensure issues are visible and escalated; oversee commissioning, turnover and closeout.
• Coordinate with the Prepare to Operate workstream to align handover requirements and readiness.

Skills

Executive leadership

Capital project delivery

Project governance

Risk management

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Executive communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Program Management Professional (PgMP)

Certified Construction Manager (CCM)

Job description

CHS, Inc. is seeking a Capital Project Manager – Executive to lead the delivery of a new greenfield soybean processing facility near Evansville, Wisconsin.

The role carries executive accountability for a roughly $700 million investment, guiding governance, and coordinating internal teams with external partners through construction, commissioning and turnover. The successful candidate will drive execution strategy, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and maintain alignment with CHS business