Director, Downstream Capital

 

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: We put safety first. We act with integrity. We are stronger together. We deliver with excellence.

 

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

 

This position is accountable for leading the planning, portfolio management, governance, and execution oversight of the global Nutrien Downstream capital portfolio, including the internal construction function. The role ensures sustaining, lease, and investing capital allocation is strategically aligned, adheres to an established operating standard, rigorously governed, and effectively executed to maximize value across a geographically diverse retail network. 

 

The role serves as the senior Downstream interface for capital portfolio decision-making and partners closely with the Retail Operations, Enterprise Capital, Finance, Valuations, Midstream Fleet & Digital Supply Chain, and Procurement functions to deliver integrated capital planning, strong governance, and consistent execution outcomes.

 

What You'll Do:

 

• Capital Portfolio Planning and Governance:
  • Provide enterprise-aligned leadership and governance for the Downstream capital portfolio, including maintenance, growth, optimization, and strategic initiatives
  • Lead the five-year capital planning process and development of the annual capital plan, ensuring alignment with Downstream strategy and operational priorities
  • Review, challenge, and approve capital requests within delegated authority, ensuring alignment with business objectives, risk tolerance, and capital governance standards
  • Represent Downstream capital priorities and recommendations in capital committees and executive governance forums
  • Monitor portfolio performance and proactively identify risks, trade-offs, and reallocation opportunities to optimize capital outcomes
• Portfolio Management & Reporting:
  • Manage intake for project ideation and requests, and evaluate relative to capital allocation criteria
  • Own consolidated capital forecasting, reporting, and variance analysis for the Downstream business
  • Communicate portfolio-level risks, cost trends, schedule impacts, and mitigation plans to senior leadership
  • Ensure consistent use of enterprise portfolio and project management systems to support transparency, control, and decision-making
  • Develop and maintain KPIs and dashboards to track portfolio health, execution efficiency, and value realization
• Downstream Capital Execution:
  • Provide leadership oversight for the Construction team, which is responsible for executing the full cycle construction process of Downstream assets from design to completion. This includes architectural design, project and contractor management, as well as project budgeting and actual spend accounting
  • Define and champion standardized, right-sized capital and project management methodologies across Downstream, leveraging the expertise of the Construction team
  • Steward effective collaboration with the regional retail operations team to set asset standards and prioritize the capital project pipeline
  • Drive continuous improvement in project delivery performance, cost control, and schedule discipline
  • Build capital and project management capability through coaching, standards, and best-practice sharing across regions
• Cross-Functional & Enterprise Collaboration:
  • Partner with Retail Operations, FP&A, Procurement, Enterprise Capital, Valuations and other corporate teams to ensure integrated planning and execution
  • Regularly report to enterprise capital governance committees on the capital plan, priorities, and actual spend to budget
  • Balance enterprise governance requirements with local operational realities in collaboration with regional leaders
  • Support alignment of Downstream capital processes with Nutrien-wide capital governance frameworks
  • Engage with innovation, growth, and optimization teams to support pilot programs and emerging investment opportunities

What You'll Bring:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Finance, Business, Supply Chain, or a related discipline
• 15+ years of progressive experience in capital planning, portfolio management, or large-scale project management within asset-intensive environments including 5+ years in a people leadership role
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-year, enterprise-scale capital portfolios
• Strong financial acumen, including capital budgeting, forecasting, and investment evaluation
• Proven ability to lead through influence in complex, matrixed organizations
• Strong understanding of Ag Retail branch network operations preferred
• Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred
• PMP or equivalent project management certification preferred

 

Compensation & Benefits: 

 

The salary range for this role in Deerfield, IL, is between $133,700 - $210,000. While we provide this range as general guidance, several factors are taken into consideration when making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, candidate skill set, experience and training, licensure and certifications, work location, and other business and organizational needs. Actual salary and benefits may differ based upon location.

 

We provide an attractive benefits package that includes comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage, and life insurance and well as disability coverage for positions working more than 30 hours per week. In addition, we have a retirement program that encourages our employees to save for the longer term, with generous matching employer contributions.  Our benefit package also demonstrates our culture of care with paid vacation, sick days and holidays as well as paid personal and maternity/parental leaves and an Employee and Family Assistance Program.  Details of the benefits package will be shared in the application process.   

 

In addition to base pay, this role is also eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan and long-term incentive plan, consistent with the terms of our program(s) where discretionary pay out of awards is reflecting components such as performance of the company and the employee.  Details will be discussed through the application process.  

 

This information is provided in compliance with applicable state equal pay and pay equity legislation and is the company's good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position.  The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.  Nutrien also makes internal equity a consideration in all pay decisions.   

 

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

 

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.    

 

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.    

 

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