Capital Project Manager- Executive

CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States that provides grain, food and energy resources to businesses and consumers around the world. We serve agriculture customers and consumers across the United States and around the world. Most of our employees are in the United States, but today we have employees in 19 countries. At CHS, we are creating connections to empower agriculture.
Summary

CHS, Inc.

is seeking a

Capital Project Manager – Executive

to lead the delivery of a new greenfield soybean processing facility near Evansville, Wisconsin. This role provides executive leadership and overall accountability for an approximately $700 million capital investment that will expand CHS's oilseed processing capabilities and create new market opportunities for its owners. The Capital Project Manager- Executive will oversee integrated project delivery through construction, commissioning, and turnover, aligning internal teams, external partners, and key stakeholders. This leader will drive project governance, resolve critical issues, and guide execution to deliver the facility safely, on schedule, within approved capital parameters, and in alignment with CHS business objectives. The planned facility will process up to 80 million bushels of U.S.-grown soybeans annually and is expected to employ approximately 80 people. Located in a region with strong soybean production and significant demand for soybean meal, the facility will benefit from access to rail service and major transportation corridors serving domestic and global markets.
This is a

project-based executive leadership

role. The role requires a significant on-site presence in Evansville, Wisconsin during critical project phases, beginning with construction anticipated in September 2026 through fall of 2028, to provide visible leadership, enable timely decision-making and support effective coordination with internal stakeholders and external delivery partners.
Following completion of the project, the incumbent may be considered for future CHS leadership opportunities based on business needs, organizational requirements and the individual's qualifications and performance.
Responsibilities

Provide executive leadership and overall accountability for new greenfield soybean processing facility delivery from post-Board approval through successful facility turnover and project closeout. Set the execution strategy, integrated delivery framework, priorities and accountability mechanisms necessary to achieve approved project objectives

Establish and lead project execution, escalation, and strategic decision-support processes. Direct governance forums, develop escalation pathways, and decision-rights processes, and provide clear recommendations to executive sponsors regarding project performance, material risks, tradeoffs, changes, and decisions requiring review and approval

Own delivery assurance across scope, schedule, budget and risk. Maintain executive accountability for performance against the approved project scope, schedule and capital plan, including owner's costs. Ensure rigorous forecasting, change control, contingency stewardship, risk management and corrective-action processes are in place and effective

Direct the external project delivery ecosystem. Provide strategic direction and performance oversight for the general contractor, engineering partners, OFCI equipment and supplier partners, and other external parties. Ensure roles, interfaces, contractual obligations, dependencies and performance expectations are aligned to deliver the integrated project plan

Champion safe, compliant and quality project execution. Set the leadership expectations and delivery culture required to achieve strong safety, environmental, regulatory, quality and construction performance

Ensure material issues are visible, addressed promptly and escalated through the appropriate governance channels. Ensure successful commissioning, turnover and closeout. Provide executive direction for project completion, commissioning, turnover and closeout activities. Partner with the separate Prepare to Operate workstream to align handover requirements, readiness dependencies, documentation and resolution of material transition issues

Ensure alignment between project execution activities and prepare to operate workstream by coordinating project milestones, identifying cross-functional dependencies, communicating schedule impacts, and facilitating resolution of issues affecting commissioning, turnover, and startup readiness

Minimum Qualifications (required)

High School Diploma or GED.

10+ years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, capital-project delivery, construction, operations, or project/program leadership within industrial processing, manufacturing, agricultural processing, food/feed, energy, or a similarly complex environment.

Valid driver's license and ability to travel to, work at and maintain a significant on-site presence at the Evansville, Wisconsin project site during critical project phases.

Additional Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred in engineering, construction management, project management, business administration or a related technical or business discipline

Project Management Professional (PMP), Program Management Professional (PgMP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM), or comparable project/program-management credentialuirements applicable to industrial processing facilities

10+ years of senior engineering, capital project, program, or operational leadership experience, including executive-level accountability for a large, complex greenfield industrial project through construction, commissioning, turnover, and closeout

Comprehensive knowledge of industrial project delivery, including engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, contract administration, project controls, change management, and risk management.

Demonstrated ability to manage integrated scope, schedule, budget forecasts, owner's costs, contingency, and cash flow

Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and hold external engineering, construction, equipment-supplier, and consulting partners accountable for performance, coordination, and timely issue resolution

Demonstrated ability to establish project governance, clarify decision rights, lead escalations, and communicate material risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to executive sponsors and steering committees

Knowledge of construction safety, process safety management, environmental permitting, regulatory compliance, and quality requirements applicable to industrial processing facilities

Ability to foster a culture of safety, accountability, collaboration, and high performance across project teams and external partners

Strong strategic thinking, business judgment, financial acumen, problem-solving, and executive communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical, financial, and operational information for varied audiences

Working knowledge of oilseed processing, agricultural processing, food/feed manufacturing, renewable fuels, or comparable continuous-process operations, including operational considerations affecting facility design, commissioning, and turnover

Experience coordinating project execution with a separate operational-readiness or Prepare to Operate workstream

Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidate must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMCSA Clearinghouse

CHS offers a competitive total rewards package. Compensation includes base wage and, depending on position, may include other earnings such as bonus, incentives and commissions. Actual pay offered will vary based on multiple factors which may include, without limitation, experience, education, training, specialized skills and certifications, minimum wage/salary requirements under local law.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, wellness programs, life insurance, health and dependent care spending accounts, paid time off, 401(k), pension, profit sharing, short- and long-term disability, tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance, subject to the eligibility requirements for each benefit plan.
CHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disability.

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