Senior Project Manager

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Your Role:
The Senior Project Manager on the Front-End Engineering and Project Development team leads capital projects from initiation through Registration/Approval and handoff to regional execution teams. With minimal guidance, you will manage Front-End Loading (FEL) deliverables for capital investment projects, typically ranging from $5M to $100M and involving complex, matrixed stakeholder groups.
You will coordinate design, engineering, operations, quality, EHS, finance, procurement, legal, supply chain, and budgetary requirements while maintaining clear project controls and decision-ready communication. The role works closely with sponsors, subject matter experts, reviewers, external engineering firms, suppliers, contractors, and local authorities to develop safe, compliant, maintainable, and cost-effective investment solutions.
Project Development:
Lead the development of 2-3 large, complex capital projects annually from concept through the FEL 2 stage gate (Registration/Approval) and handoff to regional execution teams.
Manage project scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, interfaces, documentation, and change management in accordance with approved project objectives and governance requirements.
Manage partner teams through the development of project charters, scope narratives, schedules, cost estimates, risk registers, permitting strategies, execution plans, and other FEL deliverables.
Coordinate internal and external design, engineering, and construction resources; oversee design firms and service providers for projects.
Evaluate alternatives and define safe, innovative, and cost-effective solutions that address stakeholder requirements.
Communicate clearly, driving timely decisions that advance the needs of the project portfolio.
Capex Approvals:
Prepare fact-based technical and financial inputs for capital approval processes, including business cases, cost and schedule assumptions, options analyses, and risk-mitigation plans.
Coordinate review comments and approvals from subject matter experts, reviewers, and sponsors across departments and business units.
Standards and Processes:
Drive improvements in front-end engineering aspects such as safety, project development, quality, and regulatory.
Support other businesses:
Work with regional execution teams, value chains, and other business sectors to advance their project portfolios as needed.
Who You Are
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; mechanical, chemical, electrical, civil, or architectural engineering is preferred.
10+ years of experience leading engineering, project-management, or capital-investment projects, including experience with large and complex projects.
Proven track record of successfully delivering a portfolio of multiple capital projects greater than $10M, preferably in life science, pharmaceutical, biotech, chemical, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience with contract management, external contractor negotiation, procurement in