CAPEX Project Manager

GKN•Garden Grove, CA

About The Position

The CAPEX Project Manager leads and executes large, complex capital investment projects for GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove site. The role manages projects from concept and business-case development through design, procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and closeout. The manager partners with site leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within approved scope and budget, and in alignment with operational and business objectives. Projects may involve manufacturing equipment, facility infrastructure, site improvements, production capacity, and process modernization. The role also supports continuous improvement and standardization of capital project governance, tools, templates, and reporting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related technical field.
Five or more years of progressively responsible experience managing capital projects in a manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, engineering, or similarly complex environment.
Demonstrated experience leading capital projects from concept through startup and closeout.
Strong project management skills, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, change, stakeholder, vendor, and contract management.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while maintaining attention to safety, quality, schedule, and financial controls.
Strong analytical, planning, problem-solving, negotiation, presentation, and written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and project scheduling or project-management software.

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent formal project-management training.
Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Civil, or Construction Engineering.
Experience in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, or another regulated industry.
Experience with facility utilities, electrical distribution, HVAC, compressed air, manufacturing equipment, production-line installation, and construction activities.
Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or continuous-improvement methods.
Experience managing multimillion-dollar capital budgets and executive-level project reporting.

Responsibilities

Lead large-scale capital projects involving manufacturing equipment, facility infrastructure, site improvements, production capacity, and process modernization.
Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, schedules, resource requirements, budgets, assumptions, and success criteria.
Present business cases, capital appropriation requests, cost estimates, cash-flow forecasts, and project expenditure tracking.
Manage the complete project lifecycle, including feasibility, design, permitting, procurement, construction, installation, validation, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
Create and maintain integrated project plans, milestone schedules, risk registers, action logs, change controls, and status reports.
Coordinate cross-functional teams, which may include Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, EH&S, Quality, Finance, Supply Chain, IT, Security, and Human Resources.
Select and manage engineering firms, contractors, construction partners, equipment suppliers, and other external resources.
Monitor project performance against scope, cost, schedule, safety, and quality requirements; identify variances and implement corrective actions.
Ensure project work complies with company standards, safety expectations, environmental requirements, applicable codes, permits, and regulatory obligations.
Lead design reviews, constructability reviews, equipment acceptance activities, installation readiness, and operational handoff.
Communicate project status, key decisions, risks, financial performance, and escalation needs to site and business leadership.
Manage project changes through disciplined review, documentation, approval, and impact assessment.
Ensure complete turnover documentation, training, spare-parts planning, preventive-maintenance requirements, drawings, manuals, and lessons learned.
Support continuous improvement and standardization of capital project governance, tools, templates, and reporting.