Demo

Associate Director of Capital Projects

Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting
Waterloo, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/17/2026 CLOSED ON 3/25/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Capital Projects position at Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting?

Our client is seeking a Associate Director of Capital Projects who will be responsible for the strategic planning, execution, and oversight of capital projects. This role will provide leadership for project management, engineering design, procurement, construction, and validation of facilities, utilities, and manufacturing equipment. If you are someone who thrives in highly technical environment, this role might be the one for you!


Responsibilities:


  • Lead the planning and execution of site capital projects from concept through handover, ensuring quality, safety, cost, and schedule objectives are met.
  • Develop and manage multi-million-dollar capital budgets and resource plans in collaboration with site leadership and global engineering teams.
  • Oversee cross-functional teams including engineering, validation, quality, procurement, and operations personnel to ensure project alignment with site needs.
  • Act as the primary liaison with external architects, engineers, contractors, and regulatory authorities for capital initiatives.
  • Ensure all projects comply with GMP, environmental, health and safety (EHS), and regulatory requirements.
  • Drive risk management strategies, contingency planning, and change control processes throughout project lifecycles.
  • Prepare and present project updates, metrics, and risk assessments to senior management and stakeholders.




Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field required; Master’s degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in capital project execution within the pharmaceutical industry
  • At least 5 years in a leadership or managerial capacity overseeing cross-functional project teams.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex capital projects ($10M ) in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Salary : $140,000 - $170,000

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets
This job has expired.
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting

  • Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting Waterloo, IA
  • Our client is seeking a Director of Project Management to lead a high-performing team and be a part of a growing organization! This leader will shape the v... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting Waterloo, IA
  • This position is the primary liaison between commercial proprietary customers and internal teams. This position works closely with customers, Sales, Produc... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting Omaha, NE
  • Our client, a well-established, pharmaceutical organization is hiring an Associate Director of Manufacturing (Quality Assurance) with the opportunity to gr... more
  • 14 Days Ago

  • Germer International - Pharmaceutical Recruiting Dayton, OH
  • Our client is hiring a Senior MS&T Engineer to help with the growth of their oral solid dosage product pipeline. The ideal candidate will have experience s... more
  • 14 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Associate Director of Capital Projects jobs in the Waterloo, IA area that may be a better fit.

  • CPM Waterloo, IA
  • Senior Global Product Manager – Capital Equipment – IS Division Waterloo, IA or Hybrid / Remote US Reports to Vice President of Global Engineering This rol... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • CPM Holdings, Inc. Waterloo, IA
  • Senior Global Product Manager – Capital Equipment – IS Division Waterloo, IA or Hybrid / Remote US Reports to Vice President of Global Engineering This rol... more
  • 21 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!