Senior Manager - Capital Projects & PMO (North America)
About The Position
This role is for a Senior Manager – Manufacturing PMO (North America) based in Centennial, CO. The position involves leading high-impact capital projects that influence the future of manufacturing across North America. The role is not a traditional PMO role and requires leading a multi-year capital portfolio across critical manufacturing assets, influencing investment programs in complex, high-hazard environments, partnering with executive leaders and global stakeholders, and driving project excellence, governance, and operational readiness at scale. The position translates strategy into execution by ensuring projects are safe, well-governed, and deliver business value while managing teams across key North American manufacturing locations, including Carseland, AB and Winnemucca, NV.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in capital project delivery, portfolio governance, or PMO leadership
- Background in chemical manufacturing, mining, energy, or heavy industry
- Proven ability to manage brownfield projects within operating plants
- Deep expertise in project controls (cost, schedule, risk, change)
- Strong understanding of process safety, regulatory compliance, and SHES standards
- Commercial acumen in contractor and vendor management
- Ability to influence without authority across diverse stakeholders
- Comfortable engaging from site floor to executive level
- Strategic thinker who translates complexity into clear, actionable decisions
Responsibilities
- Own and lead the North American manufacturing capital portfolio
- Ensure strong alignment between investment priorities, site strategies, and execution plans
- Drive stage-gate governance and decision-making discipline
- Oversee delivery across the full lifecycle: concept → execution → commissioning → handover
- Ensure best-in-class project controls (cost, schedule, risk, change)
- Intervene early to address risks and underperformance
- Work directly with site leaders and asset owners to define project success
- Balance operational constraints with growth and compliance requirements
- Integrate projects seamlessly into live plant environments
- Elevate PMO maturity across the region through tools, coaching, and standards
- Strengthen contractor performance and commercial outcomes
- Embed lessons learned and continuous improvement practices
Benefits
- Medical/Prescription Drug – Three (3) plans to choose from
- Dental – Two (2) plans to choose from
- Vision – Two (2) plans to choose from
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Basic Employee Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary Employee/Dependent Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company provided Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Company provided Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Plans
- Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
- Voluntary Legal Plan
- 401(k) + Company Match
- Company provided Maternity Leave
- Company provided Bonding Leave
- Accrued Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick & Safe Time
- Nine (9) Scheduled Holidays + Two (2) Floating Holidays
- Competitive salary
- Eligible for annual short-term incentive plan
- Eligible for a long-term incentive plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
