Senior Engineering Project Manager: End-to-End CAPEX Leader

Henkel Corporation; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Henkel Corporation is seeking a seasoned Project Leader to drive capital projects end-to-end within our Consumer Brands organization in the United States. You will shepherd scope, design, execution, startup, and handoff, balancing technical, operational, and financial priorities to deliver value.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and R&D, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and manage external vendors to meet timelines and budget.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects end-to-end, from scope development through design, execution, startup, and operational handoff.
• Serve as the overall project leader, balancing technical, operational, financial, and execution priorities.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, and project controls to ensure successful delivery of capital investment projects (CAPEX).
• Drive capital management activities, including forecasting, spend tracking, cost control, and change management.
• Own project risk management, proactively identifying, mitigating, and escalating risks and issues.
• Communicate project status, risks, and outcomes effectively to stakeholders at all levels, including site leadership, Regional and Global Engineering, R&D, Quality, and Hygiene teams.
• Manage external contractors, vendors, and equipment suppliers to ensure quality, performance, and timely execution.
• Maintain project governance, tracking, reporting, and documentation in accordance with Henkel standards.
• Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Finance, Purchasing, R&D, SHE, and other stakeholders across all levels of the organization.
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, regulatory, compliance, and performance requirements.
• Support and participate in Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Process Safety initiatives, Design Reviews, Constructability Reviews, and Management of Change (MOC) processes.
• Apply Henkel Production Systems and Vertical Startup (VSU) methodologies in partnership with the VSU leader to support successful commissioning and startup.
• Demonstrate organizational agility and adaptability in response to changing business priorities and project demands.

Job description

Henkel Corporation is seeking a seasoned Project Leader to drive capital projects end-to-end within our Consumer Brands organization in the United States. You will shepherd scope, design, execution, startup, and handoff, balancing technical, operational, and financial priorities to deliver value.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and R&D, ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and manage external vendors to meet timelines and budget.