Project Manager - Capital Projects

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Pay Range:$65 to $85 an hour.

Client Industry: Pharmaceutical

Job Mode: Onsite

Contract Duration: 24 Months Contract, with potential extension based on performance and business

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex capital projects involving cleanroom facilities, engineering, construction, and equipment integration. The role will oversee project activities from design development through construction, commissioning, startup, and final handover. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing large scale capital projects in regulated manufacturing environments. This position requires strong technical leadership, project execution, risk management, and cross functional coordination skills. The candidate will work closely with engineering teams, contractors, vendors, and operational stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead project execution activities, including scope, cost, schedule, safety, quality, risk, and change management.
• Define project scope, work packages, equipment interfaces, utility requirements, and responsibilities across engineering teams and contractors.
• Coordinate architectural, mechanical, electrical, automation, controls, cleanroom, equipment, and utility requirements.
• Conduct design reviews to evaluate project readiness, constructability, installation requirements, and operational needs.
• Track and resolve technical issues, design gaps, project risks, schedule delays, and execution challenges.
• Coordinate equipment requirements, utility connections, access clearances, vendor documentation, and installation schedules.
• Identify long lead equipment requirements, vendor dependencies, and potential project schedule constraints.
• Provide engineering support during construction, including review of technical queries, field conflicts, site walkdowns, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate mechanical completion, commissioning, startup, qualification support, and operational handover.
• Maintain project documentation and prepare final closeout reports covering outstanding activities, risks, responsibilities, and completion timelines.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10 years of experience in capital project engineering and project management.
• Experience leading large scale capital projects involving design, construction, commissioning, and project turnover.
• Experience with complex projects involving total installed costs exceeding $30 million.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of project scope, cost, schedule, risk, and change management.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors, equipment vendors, and project stakeholders.
• Knowledge of cleanroom facilities, utility systems, equipment integration, and GMP project delivery.
• Strong technical documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer license or PMP certification.
• Experience with aseptic, biologics, medical device, or high containment cleanroom projects.
• Experience coordinating automation, process equipment, commissioning, qualification, and validation activities.
• Experience with large capital programs and project governance in operational manufacturing facilities.

Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)