Senior CAPEX Engineering Manager

Amrize; Dundee (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Amrize in Dundee, MI, seeks a Senior CAPEX Engineering Manager to lead large capital projects for US and Canada, focusing on feasibility and front-end engineering design. You will oversee multi-disciplinary teams, interface with suppliers, and ensure projects meet safety, cost, and schedule targets.

You will develop project budgets, guide bids, manage risk reviews, and support investment decisions through gates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in an industrial production setting (cement, aggregates, foundry/furnace or heavy industry).
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams on capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects (> $10M USD) from feasibility to final investment decision.
• Develop safety culture and ensure health, safety and environmental standards are integrated.
• Coordinate with procurement, strategy, operations, and HS&E to deliver value.
• Prepare basic engineering docs, bid clarifications, and technical evaluations.
• Manage project budgets across feasibility and execution phases.

Skills

Project management

Safety culture

Stakeholder coordination

Front-end engineering design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We're seeking a Senior CAPEX Engineering Manager who’s ready to put your skills to work on projects that matter — and build a career with a company that’s building North America.

Job Title

Senior CAPEX Engineering Manager | Req ID: 18010 | Location: Dundee Office MI, Plano Willow Bend Office TX

About The Role

The role reports to the Head of Engineering North America and is assigned to develop large Capital (Capex) projects for the US and Canada region, with specific focus on feasibility and front-end-engineering design. The Engineering Manager manages the technical multi-disciplinary engineering aspects of a project with the following contributions:

• Create a safety culture of "Zero by Choice" by Ensuring Health, Safety and Environmental values, policies and standards are maintained and integrated into all engineering project activities.
• Provides project management and engineering services for the region’s cement operations (and other business units as needed) through feasibility studies & project development for large industrial capital projects (typically >10m USD per project e.g. material processing, alternative fuel, decarbonization, etc.)
• Leads and interfaces with experienced & multi-disciplinary engineering firms, suppliers and operations to develop optimal projects in terms of design, layout, lean technical concepts, ease to construct, supporting and in line with operational performance and group standards.
• Creating enterprise value through developing capex projects timely, at lowest costs, high technical and administrative quality in line with Amrize design criteria and Capex procedures.
• Plans and coordinates all engineering activities for a project with the business & group project.
• Management and Engineering (PME) resources to pass through project investment gates (phase 1 & 2) to final investment decision.
• Proposes innovative technical concepts and applies innovative engineering approaches, solutions and tools, stay in touch with industry development trends & best practices.
• Collaborates with other functions e.g. procurement, strategy, operations, HS&E to deliver value to the business.
• Develop large capital projects through applying standard methods, tools and procedures, ensuring holistic development to deliver projects to the required investment decision gates on time and with no re-work
• Manage project budgets through feasibility study phases and deliver an executable project budget for project realization
• Leads multi-disciplinary engineering development with 3rd parties and ensures delivery of:
  • Preparation of project basic engineering documentation (layout, mass flow, flow sheets, general arrangement drawings,)
  • Preparation of all technical appendices to be attached to the call for tenders and contracts
  • Technical clarifications to the bidders
  • Technical evaluation of the offers
  • Selection process of suppliers and contractors from a technical/performance perspective
  • Reviews of detailed engineering documents/drawings provided by the contractors
  • Design safety, operability, maintainability and value challenge reviews with project stakeholders (OP).
  • Project 'request for approval' documentation
  • Organizes and conducts formal projects risk analysis with the Project Manager, Owner and Steering Committee
  • Organizes technical support from Engineering Discipline Engineers and Support Department to site team during construction, commissioning and start-up as required. Calls for external expertise on specific subjects when required, aligns with internal and external subject matter experts as needed.
  • Prepares the AAR process after the project implementation. Accountable for monitoring all technical exchanges of information with PM&E engineers and suppliers (notes and drawings, comments and validation).
• Demonstrate a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to health, safety and environmental policies in all work environments and areas. Promote a culture of safety and exhibit these behaviors.

What We're Looking For

Education: Bachelor's degree

Field of Study Preferred: manufacturing, production efficiency, or engineering

Required Work Experience: Minimum 5-7 years’ experience in an industrial production setting Cement, Aggregates, Foundry/Furnace and or other heavy industrial experience would be a plus

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