Senior Project Manager 1692

SimoTech have an opportunity for an experienced Senior Project Manager to work with a leading multinational Biopharma client based in Cork, Ireland.

The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for the full lifecycle delivery of major capital investment projects within a GMP environment, ensuring safe, on time, and on budget execution of complex manufacturing, cleanroom, utilities, and infrastructure works in full regulatory compliance, while working closely with a variety of business units from Engineering, to Supply Chain and Finance.

This role presents the potential opportunity for international travel of up to 20-30%, which may include weekends and multi week stays.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

Act as main point of contact for capital investments leading external partners and ensuring delivery to safety, GMP, quality, cost, and schedule standards.
Lead the full project lifecycle from concept, feasibility, and business case development through detailed design, construction, commissioning, qualification, and handover to operations
Manage medium and large-scale capital projects within pharmaceutical GMP manufacturing environments
Develop and maintain accurate project plans, schedules, cost forecasts, risk registers, and governance structures
Ensure compliance with cGMP, GxP, EHS, Lean and corporate engineering standards throughout project execution
Lead and coordinate multi-disciplinary project teams including engineering, quality, validation, operations, procurement, and external partners
Lead contractor and supplier management including selection, contract negotiation, performance management, and change
Drive rigorous cost control, from estimation to management, change management, and risk mitigation to meet approved investment objectives and operational cash flow requirements
Drive stage gate reviews of projects in planning and execution phases to ensure strategy, timelines, sequences, resources are optimised for successful project delivery
Interface with regulatory and quality organizations to support inspections, audits, and regulatory submissions as required
Ensure safe execution of works through strong health & safety leadership and application of best-in-class safety practices
Provide concise, decision-focused reporting to senior leadership and investment governance forums, clearly articulating risks, trade-offs, and mitigation strategies.
Support long term capital planning and strategic manufacturing footprint initiatives

Key Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Process, Chemical, or Mechanical); Master’s degree ideally
Over 15 years of experience delivering large scale capital projects within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or regulated life sciences industry
Professional Project Management certification (Eg:PMP, Prince2,) highly preferred
Experience in small and large molecule API manufacturing is preferred
Demonstrated track record delivering multiple large-scale pharmaceutical capital projects, including at least one project or program exceeding $25M in value.
Strong knowledge of cGMP, GxP, cleanroom design, pharmaceutical utilities, and validation principles
Demonstrated leadership of large, cross-functional and multicultural project teams
Extensive experience working with external vendors and complex supply chains
Advanced project management skills including cost control, scheduling, risk management, and governance
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive reporting capabilities.

Benefits

What SimoTech Can Offer

Role provides a high degree of autonomy to allow the successful candidate to reach their full potential.

Develop new skills and enhance technical ability by working with innovative technologies in a multi-disciplined environment.

Opportunity to work with large corporate clients on exciting capital projects.

Senior Project Manager 1692

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