Senior Engineering Manager, Capital Projects & Site Readiness

Location: Orangeburg

Driven by a commitment to research, quality, and service, PDI provides innovative products, educational resources, training, and support to prevent infection transmission and promote health and wellness. Encompassing three areas, our Healthcare, Sani Professional and Contract manufacturing divisions, we develop, manufacture, and distribute leading edge products for North America and the world. We have several locations across the US and are looking for new Associates to join our team!

POSITION PURPOSE

The Sr. Manager, Capital Programs & Site Readiness will drive the planning, execution, and integration of multiple concurrent capital programs, ensuring projects are delivered in alignment with business priorities, engineering standards, production readiness requirements, and long-term operational strategy. This role serves as a key cross-functional leader, enabling successful project delivery and a smooth transition from capital execution to stable site operations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

* Portfolio Leadership

* Own and drive execution of multiple concurrent capital programs across site expansion, product commercialization, and infrastructure improvements

* Establish priorities, sequencing, and resource alignment across the project portfolio

* Ensure projects are executed in compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, quality, and engineering standards.

* Site Readiness & Business Integration

* Ensure alignment between project delivery and production readiness requirements

* Drive integration across Engineering, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, and Supply Chain

* Ensure commissioning, qualification, startup, training, spare parts, maintenance plans, SOPs, staffing readiness, and operational handoff requirements are defined and executed.

* Ensure successful transition from project completion to stable operations

* Cross-Functional Leadership

* Lead and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority

* Act as central coordination point across internal stakeholders and external partners

* Resolve conflicts and remove barriers to execution

* Execution Oversight

* Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to scope

* Provide oversight to project managers, contractors, and vendors

* Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation

* Manage capital budgets, forecasts, cash flow, change controls, and cost-to-complete reporting across assigned programs.

* Strategic Alignment

* Support development of capital plans, project charters, business cases, budget estimates, and investment prioritization recommendations.

* Align capital projects with long-term operational and reliability strategy

* Ensure consistency with engineering standards and site capabilities

* Vendor & Stakeholder Management

* Oversee performance of external partners including contractors, consultants, and equipment suppliers

* Ensure effective communication and alignment with leadership

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

* On-time delivery of capital project portfolio

* Successful production readiness for new products and capacity expansions

* Effective cross-functional alignment and execution

* Reduction in project-related delays and cost overruns

* Smooth transition from project completion to stable operations

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

* Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (required)

* Master's Degree or advanced technical/business degree (preferred)

* Professional Engineer (PE) License (preferred)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE:

* Strong knowledge of capital project portfolio management, engineering project execution, manufacturing operations, and site readiness requirements.

* Demonstrated understanding of project budgeting, scheduling, resource planning, risk management, contractor/vendor oversight, commissioning, startup, and operational handoff.

* Familiarity with engineering standards, safety and compliance requirements, capital investment prioritization, and long-term operational reliability strategy.

EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

* Experience:

10+ years of progressive experience in engineering, capital projects, manufacturing operations, facilities, or project/program management, including experience leading site expansion, infrastructure, or capacity growth projects.

* Leadership:
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams in a matrix environment and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

* Project Management:
Strong knowledge of project controls, scheduling, budgeting, risk management, vendor management, and capital governance processes.

* Industry

Experience:

Experience in manufacturing, industrial operations, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, packaging, or regulated production environments preferred.

SKILLS/ABILITIES:

* Strong knowledge of capital project planning and execution, including scope development, budgeting, scheduling, forecasting, risk management, change control, contractor oversight, commissioning, startup, and project closeout.

* Demonstrated understanding of manufacturing operations, site expansion,…