Capital Project Team Leader

At DuPont, we are working on things that matter; whether it’s providing clean water to more than a billion people on the planet, producing materials that are essential in everyday technology devices from smartphones to electric vehicles, or protecting workers in this global pandemic.   

If you would like to be a part of a premier multi-industrial company that is delivering sustainable solutions that bring real purpose and value, of a company with collaborative spirit because it believes that we work best when we work together as a team and values the diversity of thought, then DuPont is the company for you!  

WHY JOIN US?  

Our purpose is to empower the world with essential innovations to thrive. We work on things that matter!   

Get to know our Purpose and make it yours by bringing innovations to market that improve the world, share a commitment to sustainability that makes our planet better and give back to communities in which we work and live.  

Get to Experience a collaborative environment where teamwork is celebrated with flexibility that enhances balance and an inclusive atmosphere that is welcoming to all! 

Have the Opportunity to chart your own course, challenge yourself, and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career. We reward employees with competitive pay and incentives to recognize skills, competencies, and contributions to business results.   

Capital Project Team Leader

DuPont is seeking a Project Team Leader (PTL) at its Washington Works, WV Delrin® Manufacturing Site.  This position manages equipment/infrastructure investment projects focused on building new facilities or improving existing ones, typically ranging in size from (>$500 thousand to $10 million).  The PTL is the single point of accountability for the end-to-end project process necessary for Capital Projects to deliver on business objectives.  The PTL sets overall Project Team direction and expectations; and serves as the primary interface between the Project Team and the supporting Business.  This is a highly visible role within the business, and offers ample opportunity for personal development, both technical and leadership. 

Qualifications:

• Required:  Demonstrated ability to do great work, a lifelong learner, and works well with other

• Required:  Uses project management best practices (risk management, PDRI, AWP, Interactive planning sessions, etc.). 
• Required:  Experience working in manufacturing areas, interfacing with business leadership, and working with full-service design contractors.
• Preferred: B.S. in Engineering
• Preferred: At least 2 years of experience as an “owner’s” Project Manager, leading capital projects greater than $1 million, and preferably including experience leading capital projects greater than $5 million.
• Preferred: At least 5 years of experience working in chemical industry capital projects (equipment/infrastructure investments). 

Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership for an effective and cohesive cross-functional project team (including Project Engineers, Plant Operations personnel, Subject Matter Experts, and Full-Service Design Contractors), by ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and understood.
• Accountable for generating and implementing appropriate project execution strategy for design, procurement and construction while ensuring each project’s execution strategy is tailored to suit the specific needs of each project.
• Engages the project steering team as needed to ensure alignment with business, address any needs or concerns, make strategic project decisions, and provide status updates throughout execution of projects.
• Ensures applicable project deliverables are accomplished in a quality manner, on cost and on schedule, and leads the project gatekeeping reviews.
• Facilitates economic evaluations, prepares funding requests, forecasts capital and non-cap expenditures and asset write-offs, and ensures necessary financial reporting and accounting is performed.
• Champions the “no change” concept and ensures only changes consistent with the business and project objectives are approved.
• Ensures excellence in adherence to Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS); Process Safety Management (PSM); Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance (MIQA); export controls and trade secrets; and other core value standards, processes, and procedures.
• Ability to travel to meet project needs in North America as required. 

Capabilities & Behaviors Required for this Role:

• Learning agility – A personal drive to learn, pivot when necessary, and adapt to the ever-changing needs of our company in the face of a changing world and customer base.
• Business judgement – Awareness and understanding our businesses to enable options evaluation, scope development, and execution of projects in a way that best meets the objectives of the supporting business.
• System/Technology Skills – Has the ability to learn, navigate, and fully utilize capital project management systems, including SAP, EcoSys, S2P Connect.

• Collaborating with others – Empowers purposeful engagement; “servant leader”; keeps things simple; engages individuals/team to achieve superior results; creates an atmosphere of value-driven outcomes.
• Accountability – Takes responsibility for actions; communicates with transparency; recovers from mistakes; owns their impact.
• Inspiring trust – Earns the respect of others; follows through on commitments; authentic; open to feedback; acknowledges and affirms contributions of others.
• Playing to win – Just won’t give up; finds a way when others find excuses; will not let obstacles get in the way; goes beyond “tolerating” complexity and grey zones.