Senior Manager - Capital Projects & PMO; North America

Senior Manager – Manufacturing PMO (North America) | Centennial, CO

Location: Centennial, CO, US, 80112

Company: Orica

This is your opportunity to lead high-impact capital projects that directly influence the future of manufacturing across North America.

• Lead a multi-year capital portfolio across critical manufacturing assets
• Influence up to $50M+ investment programs in complex, high-hazard environments
• Partner with executive leaders, site teams, and global stakeholders while leading teams across Carseland, AB and Winnemucca, NV
• Drive project excellence, governance, and operational readiness at scale
• Position can be based in Calgary, AB or Centennial, CO with leadership responsibility for teams in Carseland, AB and Winnemucca, NV
• Required to report to the Orica site at least three days a week

Portfolio Leadership & Governance

• Own and lead the North American manufacturing capital portfolio
• Ensure strong alignment between investment priorities, site strategies, and execution plans
• Drive stage‑gate governance and decision‑making discipline

Project Delivery Excellence

• Oversee delivery across the full lifecycle: concept → execution → commissioning → handover
• Ensure best‑in‑class project controls (cost, schedule, risk, change)
• Intervene early to address risks and underperformance

Strategic Business Partnership

• Work directly with site leaders and asset owners to define project success
• Balance operational constraints with growth and compliance requirements
• Integrate projects seamlessly into live plant environments

PMO Capability & Continuous Improvement

• Elevate PMO maturity across the region through tools, coaching, and standards
• Strengthen contractor performance and commercial outcomes
• Embed lessons learned and continuous improvement practices

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in capital project delivery, portfolio governance, or PMO leadership
• Background in chemical manufacturing, mining, energy, or heavy industry
• Proven ability to manage brownfield projects within operating plants

Technical Strengths

• Deep expertise in project controls (cost, schedule, risk, change)
• Strong understanding of process safety, regulatory compliance, and SHES standards
• Commercial acumen in contractor and vendor management

Leadership Profile

• Ability to influence without authority across diverse stakeholders
• Comfortable engaging from site floor to executive level
• Strategic thinker who translates complexity into clear, actionable decisions

• Safe, compliant execution across all projects
• Strong delivery performance (scope, cost, schedule)
• High‑confidence forecasting and decision‑making
• Operationally ready assets from day one
• Improved PMO capability across North America

• Safety‑led and values‑driven, with visible commitment to disciplined execution in high‑hazard environments
• Strategic yet practical, able to connect portfolio decisions to business value and operational realities
• Structured, data‑informed and comfortable managing complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities
• Strong ownership mindset with the courage to escape issues, challenge weak assumptions and drive accountability
• Clear and credible communicator who adapts effectively to frontline, technical and executive audiences
• Collaborative leader who builds trust, coaches others and creates alignment across diverse stakeholders and geographies
• Resilient, decisive and outcome‑focused, while maintaining sound judgement under pressure

Compensation Range

• $160,000 – $200,000 USD per year
• Eligible for annual short‑term incentive plan
• Eligible for a long‑term incentive plan
• Salary determined by experience, knowledge, skills, and internal equity

• Medical/Prescription Drug – Three plans to choose from
• Dental – Two plans to choose from
• Vision – Two plans to choose from
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Employee Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Employee/Dependent Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Company provided Short‑Term and Long‑Term Disability
• Company provided Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness & Accident Plans
• Voluntary Identity Theft Protection
• Voluntary Legal Plan
• 401(k) + Company Match
• Company provided Maternity Leave
• Company provided Bonding Leave
• Accrued Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick & Safe Time
• Nine Scheduled Holidays + Two Floating Holidays

Orica is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug‑free workplace. Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere it operates. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.