Project Manager – Capital Projects & Packaging Operations

Project Manager, Capital Projects and Packaging Operations

Role Overview

Lead capital projects, including packaging operations, from design through construction, commissioning, qualification and handover to Operations.

Key Responsibilities

·        Set up the project charter, execution plan, organization and governance.

·        Manage scope, cost, schedule, risk and change against the approved baseline.

·        Report to leadership and steering committees with forecasts and variance explanations.

·        Lead design development, design reviews and constructability reviews.

·        Coordinate engineers, contractors and equipment vendors with the construction team.

·        Define packaging requirements including layout, throughput/OEE, labeling, vision and serialization.

·        Manage packaging OEMs through specification, FAT, installation and SAT.

·        Plan line installation and shutdowns to minimize disruption to live packaging operations.

·        Integrate CQV into the project plan and drive operational readiness and handover.

Requirements

·        Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.

·        10+ years of capital project management in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.

·        Proven track record leading projects through design, construction and qualification.

·        Direct experience delivering packaging lines, line modifications or serialization projects.

·        Strong cost, schedule and stakeholder management skills.

·        Experience on complex capital projects with a total installed cost (TIC) above $30M.