Director, Capital Programs & Client Partnerships

Jobtailor

Illinois

On-site

USD 170,000 - 250,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Capital Programs Leader in Illinois to drive large-scale, capital-intensive projects for manufacturing clients in a design-build/EPC setting. You will own pricing, pursuit strategy, and delivery excellence while coordinating with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and EHS.

The role emphasizes regulated environments, GMP/HACCP familiarity, and cross-functional leadership.

Qualifications

15+ years leading and delivering capital programs for manufacturing clients in a design-build, EPC, or integrated A/E/C environment.
Experience in food, beverage, CPG, or other regulated production environments.
Personal responsibility for securing work, pricing, and delivery execution.
Deep understanding of food manufacturing operations, including people and material flows, hygienic zoning, adjacency planning, reliability constraints, and operational readiness across processing and utility systems.
Experience leading large, multidisciplinary delivery teams with authority over scope, cost, schedule, and margin.
Experience owning commercial outcomes and delivery risk within a DB/EPC model.
Industry experience and knowledge in preconstruction, constructability, phasing, shutdown/tie-in planning, and risk management.
Food & Beverage manufacturing experience strongly preferred; CPG or life sciences/pharma experience transferable where candidates have delivered regulated, capital-intensive manufacturing facilities.
Experience working in quality-driven and regulated environments.
GMP/cGMP and HACCP exposure a plus.
Executive-level communication skills.
Willingness to travel for client engagement, site walkdowns, and industry events.
BS or MS in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field.
PE preferred but not required.
MBA and/or PMP a plus
Ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders
E-Verify and possible pre-employment screening requirements

Responsibilities

Lead capital program delivery across design-build and EPC contexts for manufacturing clients.
Own bookings targets, pricing strategy, and commercial positioning.
Develop opportunities into secured design-build and engineer-procure-construct initiatives.
Support food and beverage processing, packaging, utilities, and distribution facilities.
Engage executive stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and EHS.
Align capital investment with growth, reliability, FSMA/HACCP compliance, and speed-to-market objectives.
Lead pursuit strategy and executive presentations.
Negotiate commercial terms, delivery approach, pricing, and risk allocation.
Lead internal SMEs across process, A/E, preconstruction, construction, and controls.
Participate in go/no-go reviews, pipeline governance, forecasting, and CRM discipline.
Serve as executive sponsor through execution and closeout.
Remain accountable for client satisfaction, commercial performance, and long-term account profitability.