Senior Manager / Program Manager – CAPEX & OPEX, Manufacturing Facility Program

BIP US; Jacksonville (FL); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Voluntary benefits

Disability insurance

HSA/FSAs

401k matching

Bonus program

Referral bonus

Employee assistance

Holidays

PTO 20 days

Sick days

PTO buy/sell

Parental leave

Remote/hybrid support

Job summary

BIP US is seeking a Senior Manager / Program Manager to lead a major CAPEX-driven manufacturing facility development and operational readiness program. You will oversee planning through commissioning and handover, coordinating engineering, construction, manufacturing and IT teams to deliver on time and on budget.

This role requires 15+ years in CAPEX, industrial construction or facility programs, strong financial controls, and executive stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience managing major CAPEX, industrial construction, manufacturing, engineering or facility development programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex capital programs.
• Experience delivering greenfield facilities, brownfield expansions or major manufacturing facility transformations.
• Strong understanding of construction, engineering and manufacturing equipment installation.
• Demonstrated ownership of project budgets, forecasts, schedules and financial performance.
• Experience leading general contractors, engineering firms, consultants and equipment suppliers.
• Strong executive stakeholder and steering committee management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline; PMP/PgMP preferred.
• Experience with procurement and long-lead equipment management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall manufacturing facility CAPEX program from planning through commissioning and handover.
• Establish program structure, governance model, workstreams, milestones, decision rights and escalation processes.
• Provide leadership across multiple concurrent project streams including facility construction, manufacturing equipment, automation, utilities, H2 infrastructure, IT/MES/SCADA and operational readiness.
• Establish clear accountability across internal teams, contractors, engineering partners, consultants and equipment vendors.
• Lead program governance meetings, executive steering committees and major decision forums.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for significant cost, schedule, scope, contractor and execution issues.
• Translate complex engineering, construction and operational issues into clear business decisions and recommendations.
• Own overall program CAPEX performance, including approved budget, forecast, commitments, actual expenditures, contingency and estimate at completion.
• Partner with Finance and business leadership to develop capital investment plans, funding requests and financial forecasts.
• Establish financial controls to ensure expenditures remain aligned with approved investment plans.
• Review and challenge major change orders, scope changes and additional capital requests.
• Evaluate the financial impact of project decisions and recommend corrective actions where appropriate.
• Maintain executive visibility into overall program financial health.
• Ensure capital investment decisions consider future operating costs, manufacturing efficiency and scalability.
• Provide senior oversight of facility design, construction, site development and engineering activities.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection and utility workstreams.
• Ensure building infrastructure and manufacturing equipment requirements remain fully integrated.
• Manage relationships with general contractors, engineering firms, consultants and specialty contractors.
• Review progress against construction milestones and resolve significant delivery issues.
• Ensure construction activities meet approved scope, specifications, quality requirements and safety expectations.
• Coordinate facility infrastructure readiness with equipment delivery and installation schedules.

Skills

CAPEX leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial management

Program governance

Risk management

Negotiation

Problem solving

Leadership

Construction management

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

PMP PgMP certification preferred

Job description

Senior Manager / Program Manager – CAPEX & OPEX, Manufacturing Facility Program

Company Overview:

Business Integration Partners (BIP) is Europe’s fastest growing digital consulting company and are on track to reach the Top 20 by 2030, with an expanding global footprint in the US (New York, Charlotte, Chicago, and Houston). Operating at the intersection of business and technology we design, develop, and deliver sustainable solutions at pace and scale creating greater value for our customers, employees, shareholders, and society.

BIP specializes in high-impact consulting services across multiple industries with 6,000 employees worldwide. Our domains include Financial Services business serves Capital Markets, Insurance and Payments verticals, supplemented with Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Risk & Compliance, Change Management and Digital Transformation practices. We integrate deep industry expertise with business, technology, and quantitative disciplines to deliver high-impact results for our clients.

BIP is currently expanding its footprint in the United States, focusing on growing its Capital Markets and Financial Services lines. Our teams operate at the intersection of business strategy, technology, and data to help our clients in driving smarter decisions, reducing risks, and staying ahead in a fast-evolving market environment.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager / Program Manager to lead a major CAPEX-driven manufacturing facility development and operational readiness program.

The Program Manager will have overall accountability for successful delivery of the program from planning and project authorization through engineering, procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning and production ramp-up.

This individual will serve as the senior program lead and primary point of accountability, coordinating multiple workstreams across Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, EHS, Automation, IT and external contractors and equipment suppliers.

The ideal candidate combines strong CAPEX program leadership, manufacturing/industrial construction experience, financial management, executive stakeholder management and operational readiness expertise.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of experience managing major CAPEX, industrial construction, manufacturing, engineering or facility development programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading large, complex capital programs.
• Experience delivering greenfield facilities, brownfield expansions or major manufacturing facility transformations.
• Strong understanding of construction, engineering and manufacturing equipment installation.
• Demonstrated ownership of project budgets, forecasts, schedules and financial performance.
• Experience leading general contractors, engineering firms, consultants and equipment suppliers.
• Strong executive stakeholder and steering committee management experience.
• Experience with procurement and long-lead equipment management.
• Strong understanding of project governance, risk management and change control.
• Experience managing commissioning, operational readiness and facility handover.
• Strong commercial, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business or related discipline.
• PMP, PgMP or comparable certification preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the overall manufacturing facility CAPEX program from planning through commissioning and operational handover.
• Establish the program structure, governance model, workstreams, milestones, decision rights and escalation processes.
• Provide leadership across multiple concurrent project streams including facility construction, manufacturing equipment, automation, utilities, H2 infrastructure, IT/MES/SCADA and operational readiness.
• Establish clear accountability across internal teams, contractors, engineering partners, consultants and equipment vendors.
• Lead program governance meetings, executive steering committees and major decision forums.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for significant cost, schedule, scope, contractor and execution issues.
• Translate complex engineering, construction and operational issues into clear business decisions and recommendations.
• Own overall program CAPEX performance, including approved budget, forecast, commitments, actual expenditures, contingency and estimate at completion.
• Partner with Finance and business leadership to develop capital investment plans, funding requests and financial forecasts.
• Establish financial controls to ensure expenditures remain aligned with approved investment plans.
• Review and challenge major change orders, scope changes and additional capital requests.
• Evaluate the financial impact of project decisions and recommend corrective actions where appropriate.
• Maintain executive visibility into overall program financial health.
• Ensure capital investment decisions consider future operating costs, manufacturing efficiency and scalability.
• Provide senior oversight of facility design, construction, site development and engineering activities.
• Coordinate architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection and utility workstreams.
• Ensure building infrastructure and manufacturing equipment requirements remain fully integrated.
• Manage relationships with general contractors, engineering firms, consultants and specialty contractors.
• Review progress against construction milestones and resolve significant delivery issues.
• Ensure construction activities meet approved scope, specifications, quality requirements and safety expectations.
• Coordinate facility infrastructure readiness with equipment delivery and installation schedules.

Manufacturing Equipment & Infrastructure

• Oversee planning, procurement, installation and commissioning of manufacturing and facility systems.
• Coordinate major equipment and infrastructure including fabrication equipment, robotic welding cells, AGV/AMR systems, bridge cranes, H2 integration systems, testing equipment, utilities and industrial automation.
• Ensure equipment specifications, facility layouts, utilities and production flows support manufacturing requirements.
• Coordinate Manufacturing, Engineering and Operations teams to ensure production readiness.
• Ensure appropriate consideration is given to future capacity expansion.

The facility program includes structural, MEP, fire protection, HVAC, electrical infrastructure, cranes, automation, IT infrastructure and specialized manufacturing systems.

• Lead program-level procurement strategy in partnership with Procurement and Engineering.
• Identify critical equipment and long-lead procurement requirements early in the program.
• Oversee supplier selection, major commercial negotiations, purchase-order timing and delivery commitments.
• Monitor vendor performance and intervene where supplier delays threaten critical-path milestones.
• Ensure equipment procurement schedules are integrated with construction, installation and commissioning plans.
• Oversee major vendor issues, claims and scope changes.

Program Schedule & Delivery

• Own the integrated program delivery plan and major milestones.
• Ensure engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning schedules are aligned.
• Review critical-path activities and recovery strategies for delayed workstreams.
• Hold workstream leaders, contractors and vendors accountable for milestone commitments.
• Identify cross-functional dependencies and remove execution roadblocks.
• Drive the program toward agreed facility and production readiness dates.
• Own program-level risk management and major mitigation decisions.
• Review cost, schedule, technical, procurement, regulatory, safety and operational risks.
• Ensure high-priority risks have accountable owners and actionable mitigation plans.
• Lead resolution of significant scope changes and program-level issues.
• Evaluate impacts of changes on cost, schedule and operational readiness.
• Escalate material risks and decisions to executive leadership as required.

Commissioning & Operational Readiness

• Provide overall leadership for facility commissioning and production readiness.
• Coordinate facility, utility, manufacturing equipment, automation and technology commissioning.

The base salary range for this role is $160,000 - 195,000, with flexibility for exceptional candidates

• Choice of medical, dental, vision insurance.
• Voluntary benefits.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• HSA and FSAs.
• Matching 401k.
• Discretionary performance bonus.
• Employee referral bonus.
• Employee assistance program.
• 11 public holidays.
• 20 days PTO.
• 7 Sick Days.
• PTO buy and sell program.
• Paid parental leave.
• Remote/hybrid work environment support.

For more information about BIP US, visit https://www.bip-group.com/en-us/.

It is BIP US Consulting policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.

BIP US provides a reasonable range of compensation for our roles. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, education, level of experience, and knowledge.