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.

• 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

• 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.