Strategic Capital Projects 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

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.