Engineering Capital Projects Lead (PMO)

Sterigenics; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 106,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Sterigenics, located in Oak Brook, IL, is seeking a senior project manager for its CAPEX & Engineering PMO. The role leads multiple capital projects, with primary focus on Ethylene Oxide processes, guiding budgets, schedules, scopes, and vendor coordination to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate has an engineering degree, hands-on process experience, and familiarity with FDA/ISO standards.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in engineering or other relevant technical field.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Experience working in a process environment with hands-on involvement in technical solution development.
• Working knowledge – mechanical/electrical/controls.
• Strong verbal and written communication across departments.
• Familiar with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Primavera and Procore.
• Able to develop scope, schedule, budget, forecast and manage priorities.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry is a strong plus.
• Ability to execute projects autonomously while following PM practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed budgets, schedules, scopes of work.
• Create/submit Capital Expenditure requests for Senior Management approval.
• Follow stage-gate project delivery process considering safety, quality, costs, schedule and performance.
• Able to deliver larger facility-driven projects >US $50M and/or a portfolio of smaller projects.
• Oversee multiple teams on multiple projects across departments and provide leadership on priority setting.
• Manage other project managers and project engineers.
• Oversee development and execution of qualification protocols/test plans per FDA/ISO.
• Track, forecast and communicate project status with KPIs.

Skills

Engineering degree

PMP certification

Process engineering

Mechanical knowledge

Communication skills

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Procore

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera

Procore

Job description

Sterigenics, located in Oak Brook, IL, is seeking a senior project manager for its CAPEX & Engineering PMO. The role leads multiple capital projects, with primary focus on Ethylene Oxide processes, guiding budgets, schedules, scopes, and vendor coordination to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate has an engineering degree, hands-on process experience, and familiarity with FDA/ISO standards.