Executive Director, Capital and Engineering

Labcorp

Executive Director leading capital and engineering planning for global facilities management. Overseeing a substantial project portfolio to enhance operational efficiency across numerous sites.

Posted 7/2/2026full-timeBurlington • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the enterprise capital planning process, including portfolio prioritization, business case development, funding governance, and long-range capital forecasting.
Establish and enforce capital project management standards, stage-gate controls, cost discipline, risk management, and assurance processes.
Partner with executive leadership, finance, operations, and supply chain to align capital investments with business strategy, growth plans, and financial targets.
Provide transparent portfolio reporting to senior leadership, including performance against cost, schedule, scope, safety, and value realization metrics.
Oversee all construction management activities to ensure projects are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory, environmental, and quality standards.
Set expectations for contractor management, constructability reviews, site safety culture, and labor productivity.
Drive continuous improvement in construction methods, contracting strategies, and cost control practices.
Ensure strong front-end planning, sound engineering design, and technical rigor throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead a team of 100–200 colleagues and contingent staff located across the globe, with the majority based in the U.S.
Champion engineering standards, design reviews, value engineering, and integration between engineering, procurement, and construction.
Provide strategic leadership over Reliability Engineering to optimize asset lifecycle performance, availability, and total cost of ownership.
Integrate reliability principles into capital project design, equipment selection, and commissioning to support long-term operational excellence.
Partner with operations and maintenance leaders to drive proactive reliability programs, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Build, lead, and mentor high-performing teams across Construction Management, Project Engineering, and Reliability Engineering.
Establish clear accountability, development plans, and succession pipelines for critical technical and leadership roles.
Foster a culture of safety, collaboration, innovation, and disciplined execution.
Champion a zero-incident safety culture across all capital activities.
Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, environmental regulations, and internal policies.
Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, execution, and financial risks across the capital portfolio.
Represent the organization with regulators, industry groups, and strategic partners.
Establish strategic alliances with key vendors and engineering firms.
Benchmark against industry leaders and adopt best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
5 or more years of executive-level leadership experience managing large, multidisciplinary teams and enterprise-scale capital portfolios
15 or more years of progressive experience in capital project delivery, engineering, construction, or asset reliability within industrial, manufacturing, energy, utilities, healthcare, or complex facilities environments
10 or more years of experience in project planning and execution across a diverse portfolio of facilities projects

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
STD/LTD
401(k)
Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO)
Tuition Reimbursement
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

Capital PlanningBusiness Case DevelopmentCost Control PracticesEngineering DesignReliability EngineeringProject PlanningValue EngineeringRegulatory CompliancePerformance MetricsAsset Lifecycle Management

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipMentoringCollaborationCommunicationContinuous Improvement