Global Capital Projects Lead – Manufacturing & Automation

The Judge Group; Peachtree City (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group client seeks a Capital Project Manager to lead and coordinate capital investment projects across two production facilities in Georgia and Mexico, overseeing lifecycle from feasibility to handover. You will manage budgets, schedules, procurement, installation, commissioning, and ramp-up, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical/electrical manufacturing engineering with a track record of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, electrical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or related technical field.
• 5-7 years of experience managing industrial capital investment projects.
• Experience in plastics processing, injection molding, packaging, or high-speed manufacturing.
• Experience managing multiple projects including equipment procurement, installation, and commissioning.
• Understanding of industrial machinery, automation, production processes, utilities, and manufacturing infrastructure.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, suppliers, contractors, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a portfolio of capital investment projects across 2 plants in US & Mexico.
• Translate approved business and operational requirements into clearly defined project scopes, deliverables, milestones, and execution plans.
• Support the preparation of investment proposals, technical evaluations, cost estimates, return-on-investment calculations, and capacity expansion plans.
• Take end-to-end ownership of assigned capital projects, ensuring delivery against approved scope, timing, budget, quality, safety, and performance objectives.
• Coordinate engineering, equipment procurement, infrastructure preparation, installation, commissioning, validation, and production ramp-up.
• Manage multiple projects in parallel, proactively resolving conflicts involving equipment availability, supplier capacity, internal resources, and production requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, critical paths, resource plans, procurement plans, and commissioning timelines.
• Develop and maintain project budgets, expenditure forecasts, purchase commitments, and cash-flow projections.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Finance on supplier selection, quotations, purchase orders, payment milestones, and investment accounting requirements.
• Support technical and commercial evaluations of equipment suppliers, contractors, and service providers.
• Track actual costs against approved budgets and provide transparent reporting of variances, risks, and forecast completion costs.

Skills

Project management

Industrial capital projects

Cross-functional coordination

Budget management

Schedule management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in manufacturing engineering

Job description

The Judge Group client seeks a Capital Project Manager to lead and coordinate capital investment projects across two production facilities in Georgia and Mexico, overseeing lifecycle from feasibility to handover. You will manage budgets, schedules, procurement, installation, commissioning, and ramp-up, ensuring safety, quality, and on-time delivery in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.

The role requires a strong background in mechanical/electrical manufacturing engineering with a track record of