Capital Projects Manager — $50M+ | FDA/ISO Compliant

Jobtailor; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Oak Brook, IL seeks an experienced leader to manage engineering capital projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, develop budgets and schedules, and drive CAPEX requests for Senior Management approval while ensuring compliance with FDA, ISO, NFPA, and EPA standards.

The role requires handling projects over US$50M or portfolios of smaller projects, with up to 50% travel to project sites and the ability to work in field and corporate office settings.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or other relevant technical field
• PMP certification preferred
• Experience in a process environment with hands-on involvement

Responsibilities

• Lead or support capital projects and develop budgets, schedules and scopes of work
• Create and submit CAPEX requests for Senior Management approval
• Coordinate stage-gate project delivery and ensure safety, quality, cost, schedule, and performance
• Oversee multiple teams and manage project managers and engineers
• Develop installation and operation qualification protocols (IQ/OQ) and test plans aligned with FDA/ISO requirements
• Track project status, forecast KPIs, and report to stakeholders
• Supervise contractors for safety, quality, and on-time, on-budget installations
• Ensure regulatory, environmental, and corporate standards compliance (FDA, ISO, NFPA, EPA, OSHA)

Skills

Project Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Undergraduate engineering degree

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Procore

Job description

Jobtailor in Oak Brook, IL seeks an experienced leader to manage engineering capital projects. You will lead cross-functional teams, develop budgets and schedules, and drive CAPEX requests for Senior Management approval while ensuring compliance with FDA, ISO, NFPA, and EPA standards.

The role requires handling projects over US$50M or portfolios of smaller projects, with up to 50% travel to project sites and the ability to work in field and corporate office settings.