Senior Manager, Capital Projects & Site Readiness

PDI•Town of Orangetown, NY

About The Position

The Sr. Manager, Capital Programs & Site Readiness will drive the planning, execution, and integration of multiple concurrent capital programs, ensuring projects are delivered in alignment with business priorities, engineering standards, production readiness requirements, and long-term operational strategy. This role serves as a key cross-functional leader, enabling successful project delivery and a smooth transition from capital execution to stable site operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (required)
Strong knowledge of capital project portfolio management, engineering project execution, manufacturing operations, and site readiness requirements.
Demonstrated understanding of project budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, risk management, contractor/vendor oversight, commissioning, startup, and operational handoff.
Familiarity with engineering standards, safety and compliance requirements, capital investment prioritization, and long-term operational reliability strategy.
10+ years of progressive experience in engineering, capital projects, manufacturing operations, facilities, or project/program management, including experience leading site expansion, infrastructure, or capacity growth projects.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
Strong knowledge of project controls, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, vendor management, and capital governance processes.
Strong knowledge of capital project planning and execution, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, change control, contractor oversight, commissioning, startup, and project closeout.
Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing operations, site expansion, infrastructure development, production readiness, maintenance readiness, quality readiness, and operational handoff.
Ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without direct authority, manage external partners, resolve execution barriers, and communicate effectively with senior leadership.
Familiarity with engineering standards, safety requirements, regulatory expectations, capital governance, and long-term reliability and operational strategy.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree or advanced technical/business degree (preferred)
Professional Engineer (PE) License (preferred)
Experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, packaging, or regulated production environments preferred.

Responsibilities

Own and drive execution of multiple concurrent capital programs across site expansion, product commercialization, and infrastructure improvements
Establish priorities, sequencing, and resource alignment across the project portfolio
Ensure projects are executed in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, quality, and engineering standards.
Ensure alignment between project delivery and production readiness requirements
Drive integration across Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain
Ensure commissioning, qualification, startup, training, spare parts, maintenance plans, SOPs, staffing readiness, and operational handoff requirements are defined and executed.
Ensure successful transition from project completion to stable operations
Lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority
Act as central coordination point across internal stakeholders and external partners
Resolve conflicts and remove barriers to execution
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to scope
Provide oversight to project managers, contractors, and vendors
Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation
Manage capital budgets, forecasts, cash flow, change controls, and cost-to-complete reporting across assigned programs.
Support development of capital plans, project charters, business cases, budget estimates, and investment prioritization recommendations.
Align capital projects with long-term operational and reliability strategy
Ensure consistency with engineering standards and site capabilities
Oversee performance of external partners including contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers
Ensure effective communication and alignment with leadership