Project Manager, Capital Projects and Packaging Operations
Location | Central Massachusetts, USA (onsite) |
Engagement | Contract, project-based 12 months to start with and extendable. |
Experience | 10+ years |
Priority | URGENT: immediate start |
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.
