Project Management Consultant, Capital Projects

Integrated Project Management Company•Chicago, IL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

IPM is seeking a Capital Project Management Consultant to support client transformations where capital investment, operational excellence, and business transformation intersect. This role is ideal for a consultant who can lead capital projects while embedding OpEx principles, including improving safety, quality, cost, and delivery. You will work directly with client executives and leaders across engineering, operations, quality, and supply chain in the Life Science, Consumer Products, and Industrial sectors to enable value realization and strategic realization. Our consultants have a reputation for partnering with our clients and their teams to deliver real changes, as well as lasting benefits while exceeding expectations.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree with a preference for Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Project Management or similar (e.g., industrial engineering, supply chain management or analytics)
At least 8 years of professional experience delivering successful capital projects within consulting or matrixed enterprise environments
Have a strong foundation in capital project management best practices and be well versed in operational excellence methodologies
Demonstrated experience across Life Sciences, Consumer, and/or Industrial sectors
Experience working directly with senior client stakeholders, acting as the Owner’s Representative and trusted advisor
Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguity, influence without authority, and drive results
Be passionate about clients, and dedicated to delivering high-quality outcomes focused on scope, budget, and schedule
Have familiarity with GMP, FDA, OSHA, ISO, and environmental requirements
Be comfortable applying capital analytics, PMO tools, and digital project controls
Demonstrate background successfully leading Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement or enterprise transformation initiatives
Have demonstrated flexibility and the willingness to tailor your approach specifically based on IPM’s methodologies and clients’ needs
Be comfortable functioning as either an individual consultant or in a team-based role on a broader engagement, with a focus on delivery and implementation.
Have led multiple activities and resources while maintaining a focus on quality
Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to effectively communicate and build relationships with a broad spectrum of audiences at all organizational levels. Translating technical concepts into broadly understood terms is an essential skill.
Willingness to travel based on client needs

Nice To Haves

Project Management Professional, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Professional Engineer, and APICS certifications are a plus

Responsibilities

Ensuring successful delivery outcomes and value realization across end-to-end or phase-driven projects, from initiation and scoping through scale-up and commissioning.
Management of projects within established scope, schedule, and budget while meeting and exceeding IPM project management standards
Acting as a trusted advisor to client leaders regarding delivery, translating business strategy into executable capital roadmaps, facilitating steering committees, core teams, and managing vendor relationships, and diagnosing capital and project management pain points and designing practical, scalable solutions
Leading or supporting end-to-end capital project lifecycle activities including opportunity identification and business case justification, Front-End Planning (FEL), scope definition, and design readiness, and realization across execution, commissioning, and startup
Embed Lean, OpEx, and Continuous Improvement principles into capital planning and execution while aligning capital projects to manufacturing excellence
Lead capital initiatives in GMP‑regulated environments and partner with Quality, Validation, and Regulatory teams to ensure compliant, right‑first‑time delivery
Integrate capital projects into site OpEx and quality maturity models
Support growth, automation, sustainability, and productivity investments and ensure capital solutions support plant throughput, labor efficiency, and operational stability while minimizing downtime and disruption to ongoing operations
Establish and manage integrated cost, schedule, scope, and risk controls
Support or stand-up capital PMO structures, standards, and governance models
Proactively identify execution risks and lead mitigation planning
Ensure disciplined change management and benefits tracking
Drive capability building through coaching client project managers, engineers, and operators, develop capital playbooks, standards, templates, and OpEx‑aligned delivery frameworks, and support organizational readiness for new assets, systems, and processes
Establishment and leadership of high-performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the client organization. Lead, coordinate, facilitate, and motivate all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables
Creation and presentation of both executive-level and detailed updates throughout an engagement and within a final project readout deck
Development and documentation of high-level strategies for achieving specific objectives or completing activities (hierarchical strategy, budget and scope approvals, process flow, Final Project Summary, etc.).
Applying consultative skills to identify and prioritize opportunities based on best practices to address client-specific needs, leveraging IPM’s collective experience and ways of working
Daily project leadership with contractors, procurement, engineering, production, quality, maintenance, safety, supply chain, sanitation, finance, and other key stakeholders.
Balance strategy and execution in engagements while contributing to capability building
Professional communication with a broad spectrum of audiences from line operators to senior level executives.