Head of Capital Projects

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated plan for engineering, site selection, permitting, procurement, commercial readiness, and project execution.
• Drive FEED deliverables across engineers, EPC firms, permitting specialists, vendors, utilities, and commercial counterparties.
• Lead project controls covering schedule, budget, scope, change control, procurement status, and executive reporting.
• Coordinate basis of design, PFDs, P&IDs, equipment lists, layouts, utility requirements, safety packages, permits, and cost estimates.
• Own the project data room and diligence materials for financing, government funding, offtake, and partner decisions.
• Drive site selection, long-lead equipment strategy, vendor engagement, EPC bids, and early procurement.
• Identify and escalate risks involving permits, utilities, sequencing, vendor lead times, commercial agreements, and technical gaps.
• Build an operating cadence that preserves engineering rigor while enabling rapid execution.

Required Qualifications

• Lead complex technical programs involving interdependent engineering, commercial, vendor, and executive stakeholders.
• Manage FEED, EPC, industrial construction, infrastructure, manufacturing, energy, chemicals, mining, semiconductors, aerospace, or comparable capital-intensive programs at $100M-$1B CAPEX scale.
• Demonstrate fluency with process engineering and industrial facility design deliverables.
• Build schedules, own project controls, track critical paths, manage scope changes, and drive decisions under uncertainty.
• Coordinate external engineering firms, EPC contractors, consultants, vendors, utilities, customers, financiers, or government stakeholders.
• Adopt AI and software rapidly to accelerate design and estimation EPC tasks.
• Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, operations, or a related technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with advanced materials, specialty chemicals, energy systems, semiconductors, defense industrial base programs, or critical minerals.
• PMP, P.E., MBA, M.S. in engineering, or an equivalent project leadership credential.

Compensation

• Base salary is $200,000-$300,000 yearly.
• Significant equity compensation may be provided to senior early team members.
• Actual compensation may vary based on location, job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, vision, and dental coverage, a company 401(k), and flexible paid time off.