Director, Capital Projects — Greenfield Plant Facilities

Astanor Ventures; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k Program

Career stipend

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Plantible Foods is seeking a Talent Director, Capital Projects to lead the planning, design, construction, and startup of major capital facilities at our Austin campus and related sites. You will own scope, budget, schedule, and risk across upstream greenhouse and downstream processing projects, coordinating internal teams with external EPC/EPCM partners.

You will guide governance and drive safe, efficient execution, delivering facilities that meet rigorous hygienic and quality standards while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering field related to capital projects.
• 10+ years delivering industrial capital projects with increasing ownership and leadership responsibility.
• Experience owning project budgets, schedules, forecasts, contingency, and change control.
• Experience leading significant greenfield or major expansion projects from engineering through startup.
• Experience with biotech/food processing, fermentation, or hygienic process manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Own scope, schedule, budget, risk, and execution strategy for major capital projects.
• Lead interfaces across process, mechanical, civil, electrical, and site infrastructure.
• Manage external engineering, EPC/EPCM, construction, and vendors.
• Establish governance, stage gates, and accountability across teams.
• Drive proactive problem-solving and avoid surprises for leadership.

Skills

Project leadership

Budget management

Schedule management

FEL/FEED knowledge

Industrial capital projects

Stakeholder management

On-site leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Process Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Bioengineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Job description

Plantible Foods is seeking a Talent Director, Capital Projects to lead the planning, design, construction, and startup of major capital facilities at our Austin campus and related sites. You will own scope, budget, schedule, and risk across upstream greenhouse and downstream processing projects, coordinating internal teams with external EPC/EPCM partners.

You will guide governance and drive safe, efficient execution, delivering facilities that meet rigorous hygienic and quality standards while