Position Summary Seeking an experienced
Project Manager to lead capital projects within a regulated manufacturing environment. The selected candidate will manage projects from planning and design through procurement, construction, commissioning/qualification, turnover, and closeout while ensuring successful delivery of scope, schedule, budget, quality, and safety objectives.
Key ResponsibilitiesProject Planning & Governance- Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, milestones, and execution strategies.
- Develop, maintain, and manage project execution plans.
- Establish stakeholder roles, responsibilities, and communication plans.
- Prepare project status reports and presentations for leadership and governance reviews.
- Maintain project decision logs and action item tracking.
- Escalate significant risks and issues related to scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and resources.
- Support stage-gate reviews and project funding approval processes.
Schedule Management- Develop and maintain integrated project schedules.
- Establish engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning/qualification, and operational readiness milestones.
- Review and validate contractor and vendor schedules against contractual commitments.
- Challenge unsupported schedule changes and delays.
- Monitor critical path activities and project progress.
- Identify schedule risks and implement recovery or mitigation plans.
- Coordinate facility shutdown activities and operational constraints.
- Assess schedule impacts resulting from scope changes and change orders.
- Maintain accurate project completion forecasts.
Cost & Financial Management- Manage approved project budgets and financial performance.
- Track commitments, expenditures, forecasts, and Estimate to Complete (ETC).
- Maintain project cash flow projections.
- Review contractor and vendor invoices for accuracy and compliance with contractual agreements.
- Evaluate and manage change orders, including cost, scope, and schedule impacts.
- Coordinate project financial activities with Finance and Project Controls teams.
- Support accruals, forecasting activities, and financial closeout processes.
Procurement & Contractor Management- Develop technical Request for Proposal (RFP) packages.
- Participate in bid evaluations and technical clarification processes.
- Support contractor and supplier selection activities.
- Lead project kickoff and alignment meetings.
- Coordinate with Procurement regarding commercial and contractual matters.
- Monitor contractor performance and ensure adherence to project requirements.
Design & Engineering Management- Coordinate User Requirements and project scope development activities.
- Manage design firms, engineering consultants, and technical service providers.
- Facilitate multidisciplinary design reviews with project stakeholders.
- Track engineering deliverables, including drawings, specifications, submittals, RFIs, and technical documentation.
- Verify compliance with applicable engineering standards and project requirements.
- Lead constructability, maintainability, and technical design discussions.
- Ensure engineering deliverables are completed according to project schedules.
Requirements- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field.
- Experience managing capital projects in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated industries.
- Proven experience leading projects through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification/validation, and project closeout.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Experience managing contractors, engineering firms, vendors, and service providers.
- Experience working in active manufacturing environments.
Preferred Qualifications• PMP certification preferred.
• Strong understanding of GMP environments and capital project delivery.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
