Project Management Consultant, Capital Projects

Job Description We are seeking a Capital Project Management Consultant to support client transformations where capital investment, operational excellence, and business transformation intersect. Ensuring successful delivery outcomes and value realization across end-to-end or phase-driven projects, from initiation and scoping through scale-up and commissioning. Management of projects within established scope, schedule, and budget while meeting and exceeding IPM project management standards. Acting as a trusted advisor to client leaders regarding delivery, translating business strategy into executable capital roadmaps, facilitating steering committees and core teams, managing vendor relationships, diagnosing capital and project management pain points and designing practical, scalable solutions. Leading or supporting end-to-end capital project lifecycle activities including opportunity identification and business case justification, Front-End Planning (FEL), scope definition and design readiness, and realization across execution, commissioning, and startup. Embedding Lean, OpEx, and Continuous Improvement principles into capital planning and execution while aligning capital projects to manufacturing excellence. Leading capital initiatives in GMP‑regulated environments and partnering with Quality, Validation, and Regulatory teams to ensure compliant, right‑first‑time delivery. Integrating capital projects into site OpEx and quality maturity models. Supporting growth, automation, sustainability, and productivity investments and ensuring capital solutions support plant throughput, labor efficiency, and operational stability while minimizing downtime and disruption to ongoing operations. Establishing and managing integrated cost, schedule, scope, and risk controls. Supporting or setting up capital PMO structures, standards, and governance models. Proactively identifying execution risks and leading mitigation planning. Ensuring disciplined change management and benefits tracking. Driving capability building through coaching client project managers, engineers, and operators, developing capital playbooks, standards, templates, and OpEx‑aligned delivery frameworks, and supporting organizational readiness for new assets, systems, and processes. Establishing and leading high-performance project teams, serving as the project advocate within the client organization, leading, coordinating, facilitating, and motivating all associated project resources to gain alignment on project goals and deliverables. Creating and presenting both executive-level and detailed updates throughout an engagement and within a final project readout deck. Developing and documenting high-level strategies for achieving specific objectives or completing activities (hierarchical strategy, budget and scope approvals, process flow, Final Project Summary). Applying consultative skills to identify and prioritize opportunities based on best practices to address client‑specific needs, leveraging IPM’s collective experience and ways of working. Providing daily project leadership with contractors, procurement, engineering, production, quality, maintenance, safety, supply chain, sanitation, finance, and other key stakeholders. Balancing strategy and execution in engagements while contributing to capability building. Communicating professionally with a broad spectrum of audiences from line operators to senior level executives. Desired Skills and Experience A Bachelor's degree with a preference for Engineering, Construction Management, Operations Management, Project Management or similar (e.g., industrial engineering, supply chain management or analytics). At least 8 years of professional experience delivering successful capital projects within consulting or matrixed enterprise environments. Strong foundation in capital project management best practices and well‑versed in operational excellence methodologies. Demonstrated experience across Life Sciences, Consumer, and/or Industrial sectors. Experience working directly with senior client stakeholders, acting as the Owner’s Representative and trusted advisor. Demonstrated ability to lead ambiguity, influence without authority, and drive results. Passion for clients and dedication to delivering high‑quality outcomes focused on scope, budget, and schedule (Project Management Professional, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Professional Engineer, and APICS certifications are a plus). Familiarity with GMP, FDA, OSHA, ISO, and environmental requirements. Comfortable applying capital analytics, PMO tools, and digital project controls. Background successfully leading Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement or enterprise transformation initiatives. Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to tailor approach based on IPM’s methodologies and client needs. Comfortable functioning as an individual consultant or in a team‑based role on broader engagement, focusing on delivery and implementation. Led multiple activities and resources while maintaining a focus on quality. Exceptional interpersonal and leadership skills to communicate and build relationships with audiences at all organizational levels; translating technical concepts into broadly understood terms is an essential skill. Willingness to travel based on client needs. Compensation and Benefits Salary Range: $120,000 – $140,000. Comprehensive compensation and benefits program includes 100% employer‑paid health, 401(k) matching, business development incentives, and performance bonus among many other elements. Equal Opportunity Employer IPM is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Hybrid Work Environment IPM’s hybrid work environment requires a minimum of three days in the office. The specific days are flexible and may vary depending on project schedules and meetings. In addition, we follow our clients’ guidance on on‑site requirements, so the minimum number of days in the office may increase depending on the client and project assignment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Integrated-Project-Management-Company-