Project Team Leader

8974 DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DuPont is seeking a Project Team Leader (PTL) to drive high-impact capital projects that shape the future. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, align design, procurement, construction, and startup activities, and partner with stakeholders to ensure project success.

You will manage scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk from concept to completion while upholding safety and quality standards and guiding governance and change-management efforts across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 5–10+ years of project management or project leadership experience.
• Experience leading capital projects valued up to $10 million.
• Experience managing engineering firms, contractors, suppliers, and external project partners.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading multidisciplinary project teams, contractors, and engineering partners through the project lifecycle.
• Developing and executing design, procurement, construction, and startup strategies.
• Building partnerships with business stakeholders, steering teams, and project sponsors to ensure project success.
• Driving project performance through effective leadership, clear accountability, and proactive communication.
• Managing project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk from concept through completion.
• Leading project reviews, governance activities, and stage-gate approvals.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, quality, process safety, and corporate standards.
• Preparing project funding requests, forecasts, economic analyses, and financial reports.
• Maintaining strong scope discipline and leading change management efforts.
• Serving as the primary interface with engineering firms, contractors, and suppliers.
• Identifying opportunities to improve productivity, optimize project execution, and enhance value through innovative project delivery approaches.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Project management

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

SAP/R3 PS

Microsoft Project

Procore

ICARUS

Excel

Job description

At DuPont, our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter. Whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers around the world. Discover the many reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont.

Project Team Leader (PTL)

Lead high-impact capital projects that shape the future.

What You'll Do

• Leading multidisciplinary project teams, contractors, and engineering partners throughout the project lifecycle.
• Developing and executing project strategies for design, procurement, construction, and startup.
• Building strong partnerships with business stakeholders, steering teams, and project sponsors to ensure project success.
• Driving project performance through effective leadership, clear accountability, and proactive communication.
• Managing project scope, schedule, cost, quality, and risk from concept through completion.
• Leading project reviews, governance activities, and stage-gate approvals.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, quality, process safety, and corporate standards.
• Preparing project funding requests, forecasts, economic analyses, and financial reports.
• Maintaining strong scope discipline and leading change management efforts.
• Serving as the primary interface with engineering firms, contractors, and suppliers.
• Identifying opportunities to improve productivity, optimize project execution, and enhance value through innovative project delivery approaches.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 5 to 10+ years of project management or project leadership experience.
• Proven experience leading capital projects valued up to $10 million.
• Experience managing engineering firms, contractors, suppliers, and external project partners.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide teams in fast-paced and evolving environments.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, delegate, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Results-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and a bias for action.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement and strengthen organizational capability.
• Strong understanding of capital project management methodologies and project controls.
• Knowledge of industry best practices, capital project KPIs, and project execution processes.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and project management software.
• Experience with SAP/R3 PS, Microsoft Project, Procore, ICARUS, or other project execution and planning tools.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to lead meaningful capital investments that directly support business growth, operational excellence, and innovation. You will work alongside talented engineering, operations, and business professionals while gaining exposure to strategic initiatives and complex project challenges. If you are passionate about leading teams, delivering results, and making a measurable impact through world-class project execution, we would love to hear from you.

DuPont offers a comprehensive pay and benefits package. To learn more visit the Compensation and Benefits page.

DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit the Accessibility Page for Contact Information.

DuPont is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit the Accessibility Page for Contact Information.

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