Project Manager - Capital Projects

Arcwood Environmental, LLC • Indianapolis, IN

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About The Position

The Project Manager – Capital Projects works with the Center of Excellence team to support continuous improvement initiatives and execution of Arcwood’s Full Potential Plan (FPP). The role connects Operations, Engineering, Compliance, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, on schedule, and in compliance with regulatory and company standards. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background, project management abilities, and communication skills for working with cross-functional teams and customers.

The position supports multiple projects, including RCRA compliance projects and continuous improvement initiatives, across multiple organizational locations. It develops project scopes, schedules, budgets, work plans, and resource requirements; oversees contractors; coordinates project work with operations; and keeps management informed of progress and performance against budget and schedule. The role also contributes engineering expertise, technical problem-solving, process automation, regulatory reporting, site assessments, field investigations, remediation, and emergency response. Travel may be required up to 30% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• At least 5 years of experience in engineering, capital project management, production, and maintenance.
• Ability to travel as required, up to 30% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Mechanical engineering specialization.
• At least 3 years of experience using reliability, Lean/Six Sigma, productivity, or continuous improvement principles.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize health and safety by following policies and processes and consistently maintaining safe practices.
• Assist in developing best practices for identifying, troubleshooting, and resolving process or production issues.
• Apply best practices across facilities or service centers to support standardization, cost savings, uptime improvement, and preventive maintenance.
• Provide project management support for multiple projects, including RCRA compliance projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee contractors to ensure work is safe, within scope and budget, and achieves project objectives.
• Integrate capital project work into operations scheduling to minimize impacts on facility operations.
• Prepare reports documenting project activities to meet regulatory requirements.
• Assist with automating current processes to control costs, improve consistency, and meet demand.
• Participate in technical problem-solving for customers and suppliers as needed.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, work plans, and resource requirements.
• Partner with Purchasing to ensure the global supply chain accommodates project schedules and budgets.
• Use data analysis and Lean manufacturing methodologies to investigate issues and performance drivers and establish action plans.
• Participate in site assessments, field investigations, remediation activities, emergency response, and related operations, ensuring compliance with project specifications and safety requirements.
• Provide engineering expertise in prints, product specifications, equipment maintenance, automation, operational excellence, and purchases throughout the organization.
• Coordinate with management and keep team members informed of project status and performance against budget and schedule.
• Manage projects across multiple organizational locations.
• Travel as required, up to 30% of the time.
• Take on additional duties as assigned to support the team and organization.

Benefits

• Steady work
• Competitive pay
• Above-market benefits
• Opportunities to grow and build skills and a career

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level