Capital Project Manager – GMP Manufacturing & Construction​/Project Manager

6316 - Capital Project Manager – GMP Manufacturing & Construction / Project Manager

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The Capital Project Manager is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of capital projects within a GMP-regulated manufacturing environment, from project initiation through commissioning, qualification, and handover. This role requires hands‑on construction management capability, strong cross-functional leadership, and demonstrated experience delivering manufacturing, utilities, and infrastructure projects in compliance with GMP, quality, and regulatory requirements.

The Project Manager is accountable for scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety, and risk, and serves as the primary interface between Engineering, Construction, Quality, Validation, Operations, and external partners.

• Lead capital projects in accordance with enterprise capital governance and phase‑gate requirements
• Act as single point of accountability for project execution, decision-making, and escalation
• Align project objectives with business needs, operational readiness, and regulatory expectations
• Provide clear and proactive communication to senior leadership and stakeholders
• Define and manage project scope, ensuring alignment with approved business requirements
• Develop, maintain, and control integrated cost and schedule baselines
• Lead change management, trend analysis, and forecast‑at‑completion reporting
• Ensure timely identification and mitigation of project risks and constraints
• Oversee development and approval of URS, Basis of Design, specifications, and drawings
• Ensure GMP design principles are embedded (material/personnel flow, segregation, cleanability)
• Facilitate GMP and constructability design reviews with Quality and Operations
• Ensure documentation supports validation, regulatory inspection, and lifecycle management
• Lead construction planning and execution, including site logistics, sequencing, and safety
• Manage contractors, CM firms, and vendors to ensure efficient and compliant delivery
• Oversee daily/weekly construction progress, field change control, and issue resolution
• Enforce GMP construction controls: segregation, cleanliness, and controlled turnover
• Coordinate commissioning activities to support qualification readiness
• Partner with Validation and Quality to support IQ/OQ/PQ execution
• Issue complete, audit-ready turnover packages to Operations and Quality
• Support regulatory filings, inspections, and audits as required
• Maintain project documentation in a state of inspection readiness
• Deliver complete project closeout, including financial, technical, and regulatory documentation
• Support training, SOP updates, asset capitalization, and maintenance handover
• Capture and communicate lessons learned to improve future project delivery

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• Strong construction execution and contractor management background
• Demonstrated knowledge of GMP facility design and construction practices, commissioning and qualification processes, and capital cost control,…