Director of Capital Projects — Scale Plant Facilities

Plantible Foods, Inc.; Vista (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive health benefits

401k Program

Relocation support

Career development opportunities

Flexible and entrepreneurial culture

Job summary

Plantible Foods in Vista, California is hiring a Director of Capital Projects to own execution of next-generation facilities. You will lead engineering, operations, development and finance with external partners from FEL through start-up, ensuring safe, hygienic and quality-driven facility delivery.

You will drive scope, schedule, budget, risk governance and accountable decision rights across teams, contractors and vendors, living at project sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or higher in an engineering or technical field.
• 10+ years delivering industrial capital projects with increasing leadership responsibility.
• Experience in biotechnology, food processing, fermentation, or hygienic process environments.
• Led greenfield or major expansion projects through engineering, construction, commissioning and startup.
• Experience with budgets, schedules, forecasts, contingency and change control.
• Managed multidisciplinary teams, contractors, equipment vendors, and external firms.
• Understanding FEL/FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup.

Responsibilities

• Own scope, schedule, budget, risk, and execution strategy for major capital projects.
• Lead interfaces across process, mechanical, civil, electrical, controls, and site infra.
• Manage external EPC/EPCM partners and contractors; drive resolution of RFIs and changes.
• Translate process and operational requirements into buildable facility designs.
• Oversee construction execution and ensure safe, hygienic design and quality culture.
• Oversee transition from construction to commissioning and startup; ensure operability.

Skills

Strong people leadership

Decision making under uncertainty

Cross-functional collaboration

Project governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Site execution focus

Supplier and contractor management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Process Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Tools

FEL/FEED

Procurement & contracts

Job description

Plantible Foods in Vista, California is hiring a Director of Capital Projects to own execution of next-generation facilities. You will lead engineering, operations, development and finance with external partners from FEL through start-up, ensuring safe, hygienic and quality-driven facility delivery.

You will drive scope, schedule, budget, risk governance and accountable decision rights across teams, contractors and vendors, living at project sites as needed.