Project Manager, Capital Projects

Symrise AG; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Symrise AG seeks a seasoned Capital Project Execution professional to manage multiple capital projects from concept to closeout at a major site. You will guide projects through initiation, FEED, engineering, procurement, execution, commissioning, and start-up while coordinating diverse teams and stakeholders.

The role emphasizes safety, cost control, and on-time delivery, with responsibilities spanning budgeting, planning, and governance of the capital portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5–10 years of engineering/project experience in chemical, petrochemical, refining, specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, or similar process-manufacturing environments.
• 2–5 years of direct experience managing capital process plant projects from concept through commissioning and closeout.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and construction activities.
• Working knowledge of capital estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction management, commissioning, and project controls.
• Understanding of industrial safety and process safety requirements for capital project execution.
• Experience managing contractors, engineering firms, equipment suppliers, and construction vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develop project charters, objectives, business justification, scope, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Lead feasibility studies, front-end loading activities, and conceptual engineering.
• Develop preliminary and definitive cost estimates.
• Establish schedules, milestones, critical paths, and resource requirements.
• Create project execution plans and contracting strategies.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines, contractors, procurement, Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, EHS, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and manage RFPs, bid evaluations, vendor selections, requisitions, and contract recommendations.
• Monitor expenditures, forecasts, contingency, and EAC; manage scope changes.

Skills

Capital project leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Cost estimation

Scheduling & planning

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Job description

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €5.0 billion in the 2024 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Scent & Care creates and sells fragrances, cosmetic ingredients, aroma molecules and mint aromas. Manufacturers use it to produce perfumes, personal care and cosmetic products, cleaning products and detergents, home fragrances and oral care products.

Your role

Capital Project Execution

Directly manage multiple capital projects ranging approximately from $20,000 to $50 million, depending upon project complexity, risk, and business requirements.

Manage projects through the complete project lifecycle: INITIATION to CONCEPT / FEL to ENGINEERING & PLANNING to APPROVAL to PROCUREMENT to EXECUTION to MONITORING & CONTROL to COMMISSIONING / STARTUP to CLOSEOUT

Responsibilities include:

• Develop project charters, objectives, business justification, scope, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Lead feasibility studies, alternatives analyses, conceptual engineering, and Front-End Loading/Front-End Engineering activities.
• Develop preliminary and definitive project cost estimates.
• Establish project schedules, milestones, critical paths, and resource requirements.
• Develop project execution plans and contracting strategies.
• Coordinate engineering disciplines, contractors, vendors, procurement, Operations, Maintenance, Reliability, EHS, Finance, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and manage Requests for Proposal (RFPs), bid evaluations, vendor selections, purchase requisitions, and contract recommendations.
• Monitor commitments, actual expenditures, forecasts, contingency, and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Manage project scope and prevent uncontrolled scope growth.

Capital Portfolio Management and Governance

Serve as a key site resource for the development and execution of the annual and multi-year capital investment plan.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate annual capital planning and budgeting activities.
• Support development of the site's 3-5-year capital master plan.
• Develop preliminary scopes, schedules, and cost estimates for future capital investments.
• Facilitate project prioritization based on safety, regulatory compliance, reliability, asset integrity, production, business growth, sustainability, and financial return.
• Maintain visibility of approved, pending, and future capital projects.
• Monitor portfolio-level spending, commitments, forecasts, schedules, and project status.
• Identify projects at risk of exceeding approved scope, cost, or schedule.

Engineering Standards and Project Management Systems

Support continuous improvement of the Project Engineering function by developing, maintaining, standardizing, and training personnel on project management and engineering systems.

This includes:

• Engineering standards
• Design specifications
• Project procedures and instructions
• Project execution plans
• Capital request templates
• Project charters
• Cost-estimating tools
• Scheduling standards
• Risk registers
• Project status reports
• Scope-of-work templates
• Bid evaluation tools
• Change-control forms
• Construction checklists
• Commissioning and startup checklists
• Project closeout packages
• Lessons-learned databases
• Engineering drawing standards

Required

• Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, or other applicable Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5-10 years of engineering/project experience in a chemical, petrochemical, refining, specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, or comparable process-manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2-5 years of direct experience managing capital process plant projects from concept through commissioning and closeout.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering and construction activities.
• Working knowledge of capital estimating, scheduling, procurement, construction management, commissioning, and project controls.
• Understanding of industrial safety and process safety requirements applicable to capital project execution.
• Experience managing contractors, engineering firms, equipment suppliers, and construction vendors.

Preferred

• Experience managing simultaneous projects across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience with brownfield projects executed within continuously operating process plants.
• Experience with shutdown/turnaround project planning and execution.
• Experience with project stage-gate or Front-End Loading methodologies.
• Familiarity with Process Safety Management, MOC, PHA, PSSR, and RAGAGEP requirements.
• Experience developing capital budgets and multi-year capital plans.
• PMP, CAPM, or equivalent project-management certification.

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well-being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.