Senior Capital Projects Coordinator
About The Position
Hood Container is seeking a Senior Capital Projects Coordinator to support the planning, financial justification, governance, and execution of capital investments across its packaging manufacturing operations. Working closely with plant General Managers, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and the Capital Projects Manager, this role helps ensure projects have a strong business case, clear scope, sound financial justification, and disciplined project controls from initial request through closeout. The position offers broad organizational visibility and an opportunity to help shape how capital investments are evaluated, prioritized, managed, and reported. It supports capital project development and approval, monitors budgets and schedules, coordinates project execution, and maintains consistent processes and reporting across multiple manufacturing locations. Travel to Hood Container facilities is required, approximately 50% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in capital projects, project controls, project management, manufacturing, financial analysis, or a related area.
- Strong understanding of capital budgeting, forecasting, cost controls, financial justification, and project management.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities across different locations and stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel and project-management/reporting tools.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with plant leadership, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and senior leaders.
- Ability to travel approximately 50%.
Nice To Haves
- Manufacturing experience, preferably in corrugated packaging, paper, converting, or another capital-intensive environment.
- Experience supporting a multi-site capital portfolio.
- Experience with ROI/payback analysis, stage-gate governance, project controls, and capital forecasting.
- PMP, CAPM, or related project management certification.
Responsibilities
- Partner with plant leaders to develop approval-ready capital project proposals, including scope, business justification, budgets, schedules, risks, and expected benefits.
- Develop and evaluate financial justifications, including ROI, payback, cost savings, productivity improvements, and other business benefits.
- Coordinate the stage-gate and capital approval process and ensure projects meet governance and documentation requirements.
- Track project budgets, commitments, actual spending, forecasts, cash flow, schedules, and key milestones.
- Provide project management and coordination from initial planning through execution and closeout.
- Identify and escalate budget, scope, schedule, or project risks requiring leadership attention.
- Maintain capital project systems, documentation, and portfolio reporting.
- Prepare project updates, forecasts, variance analyses, and executive-level reporting.
- Drive consistent capital processes, controls, templates, and reporting across multiple manufacturing locations.
- Partner with Project Engineers and technical teams responsible for engineering design, equipment specifications, installation, and commissioning.
- Travel to Hood Container facilities to support project development, reviews, and execution.
Benefits
- Competitive base salary
- Annual bonus program
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Paid training and development
- Opportunity to be mentored by industry experts
- Supportive and collaborative team culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
