Senior Facilities Project Leader

Career Area:

Manufacturing

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live.

Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Are you ready to lead complex, high-impact facilities projects that shape the future of one of the world's most recognized industrial companies?

Caterpillar is seeking an experienced Senior Facilities Project Leader to join our corporate Global Facilities Planning team. This role offers the unique opportunity to lead the planning, design, and construction of major capital projects across North America and around the world. From advanced manufacturing facilities and distribution centers to innovative office environments, you will play a critical role in delivering projects that directly support Caterpillar's global business strategy.

As a trusted advisor and facilities expert, you will work alongside senior leaders, internal stakeholders, and industry partners to solve complex challenges, implement innovative facility solutions, and help define the future workplace and manufacturing environments of Caterpillar across a diverse portfolio of domestic and international projects.

• Lead projects that have visible enterprise-wide impact.
• Manage multimillion-dollar capital investments across a global portfolio.
• Collaborate with experienced project managers and engineering professionals recognized as subject matter experts throughout Caterpillar.
• Influence facility standards, engineering best practices, and project delivery strategies across the enterprise.
• Work on projects spanning manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, research, and office facilities.
• Gain international experience while partnering with teams around the world.
• Help drive innovation, sustainability, workplace transformation, and operational excellence.

As a Senior Facilities Project Leader, you will be responsible for managing complex facilities initiatives including office developments, warehouse and distribution facilities, manufacturing support projects, workplace transformations, and other enterprise capital investments. You will partner closely with business leaders, engineering teams, consultants, contractors, and external service providers to deliver projects that enhance Caterpillar's operational capabilities and employee experience.

This position requires a highly organized and strategic project leader who thrives in complex environments and can successfully manage multiple projects, stakeholders, budgets, schedules, and priorities simultaneously.

You will interact with senior business leaders, Real Estate and Facilities teams, architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and external partners while helping shape the future footprint of Caterpillar's global facilities portfolio.

The ideal candidate combines strong project management capabilities with experience leading large-scale capital projects, influencing diverse stakeholders, and driving execution across complex organizations.

• Lead planning, design, construction, and occupancy activities for large-scale facilities capital projects.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects ranging from office renovations to major warehouse, distribution, and manufacturing support facilities with investments exceeding $10 million in construction value.
• Establish project scope, budgets, schedules, execution strategies, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor project performance and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Identify, elevate, and mitigate project risks.

• Manage external consultants, architects, engineers, contractors, and service providers.
• Review project deliverables, schedules, budgets, and construction activities.
• Coordinate stakeholder expectations and ensure accountability across project teams.
• Support contractor selection, procurement activities, and contract administration.
• Drive project execution and issue resolution throughout the project lifecycle.

• Partner with Facilities, Real Estate,…