Capital Execution and Center of Excellence Leader

Job title: Capital Execution and Center of Excellence Leader

About the Role Chemours seeks a Capital Execution and Center of Excellence (COE) Leader to advance capital project execution. This role leads a central capital organization that drives best-in-class project management, oversees Chemours’ capital portfolio, and develops and deploys robust standards, tools, and talent across project controls, scheduling, capital management competency, and early-stage engineering. Based at Chemours’ Wilmington, DE headquarters, you will partner with BU leaders, Operations, Engineering, and Procurement to drive accountability and continuous improvement aligned to Pathway to Thrive.

What You'll Do

• Develop and execute strategies to ensure capital planning and execution is aligned with business strategy, delivers competitive advantage, and provides exceptional value to Chemours
• Oversee the end-to-end management of Chemours’ capital portfolio, ensuring alignment with short-term and long-term business strategies and financial targets
• Lead capital project governance and project prioritization processes, ensuring timely, data-driven decisions and clear accountability at every project phase
• Foster the application of flexible project management methodologies, tailoring governance and execution approaches based on project complexity, value, and risk
• Enable effective resource scaling and allocation across the capital portfolio, balancing in-house expertise and strategic outsourcing
• Lead the COE team responsible for project controls, scheduling, capital management competency development, FEL and contract management processes
• Drive standardization and deploy industry best practices in engineering design, global sourcing, use of digital tools and capital project management across Chemours sites and BUs
• Ensure robust project controls, cost estimating, risk management, and scheduling disciplines are consistently applied to all capital projects
• Foster a culture of minimum functional essentialism, focusing on pragmatic, value-driven solutions that support business needs
• Develop and maintain key performance indicators (KPIs) and benchmarking to assess and drive transformational improvement in capital project outcomes
• Develop resourcing strategy based on critical competencies; insource and outsource where cost-effective and logical
• Champion talent development, mentoring, acquisition, and knowledge transfer across the capital organization, supporting succession planning and career progression
• Serve as a change agent to embed new ways of working and continuous improvement into the capital project lifecycle
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders (BU operations, site teams, procurement, engineering) and external partners to ensure alignment and buy-in
• Lead communications and engagement activities to support capital project initiatives and organizational change
• Ensure adherence to legal, safety, environmental, and corporate governance standards throughout the capital project lifecycle
• Maintain oversight of global procurement strategies for capital projects, partnering with Procurement to optimize supplier relationships, contract terms, and low-cost country sourcing opportunities

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• 15+ years of progressive leadership in industrial capital project management, with a demonstrated track record of managing large, complex capital portfolios
• Expertise in project controls, scheduling, and early engineering processes (FEL)
• Deep knowledge of project management methodologies, capital portfolio management, and industry best practices
• Strong business acumen and ability to align technical initiatives with strategic objectives
• Proven change leadership skills; experience driving cultural and organizational transformation
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to manage in a dynamic, matrixed environment and oversee multiple priorities simultaneously