Senior Capital Portfolio Manager

ECOVYST CATALYST TECHNOLOGIES LLC•Houston, TX

19h

About The Position

The Senior Capital Portfolio Manager is responsible for the enterprise‑wide selection, prioritization, optimization, and governance of the capital project portfolio to ensure alignment with organizational strategy, maximum business value realization, and optimized use of financial and organizational resources.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Finance, or related discipline
Minimum of 10–15 years of experience in capital project management, program management, or portfolio management within an industrial, manufacturing, or heavy‑asset environment
Demonstrated experience managing multi‑site or enterprise‑level capital portfolios
Experience in capital portfolio selection, prioritization, and funding allocation
Strong working knowledge of capital governance, financial planning, and demand‑versus‑capacity management
Experience supporting executive leadership through governance forums, investment reviews, and stage‑gate decision processes
Proven ability to develop portfolio metrics, dashboards, multi‑year roadmaps, and executive‑level reporting
Experience overseeing portfolio‑level risk, interdependencies, and value realization
Strong analytical and financial acumen, proficiency with SAP, preferred but not required
Ability to evaluate portfolio‑level value, risk, and trade‑offs
Excellent organizational, prioritization, and decision-support skills
Effective communicator with ability to present to executive leadership
Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business administration, Engineering Management, or equivalent education or experience preferred
Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP®)
Project Management Professional (PMP®)
Lean / Six Sigma (Black Belt or equivalent)

Responsibilities

Validate alignment of capital projects and programs with organizational strategies and defined measures of success.
Ensure portfolio decisions support long-term business objectives and risk tolerance.
Optimize the capital portfolio pipeline by balancing demand, priorities, and available resource capacity.
Analyze portfolio dependencies, constraints, and scenario impacts to support informed investment decisions.
Allocate capital funding across projects and programs in alignment with approved budgets and strategic priorities.
Develop portfolio-level financial plans and oversee capital spend to ensure adherence to approved funding.
Track and report expected versus realized business benefits at the portfolio level.
Deliver accurate and timely financial reports to leadership.
Manage enterprise capital portfolio governance, including communication, oversight, escalation, and constraint management.
Support and facilitate governance reviews, stage-gate decisions, and executive approval forums.
Prepare and present decision‑ready analyses and recommendations to executive and investment approval forums.
Ensure consistent application of capital governance standards across sites and platforms.
Track, report, and monitor progress against the enterprise capital portfolio roadmap.
Facilitate executive management participation by providing clear analysis, recommendations, and decision-ready information.