Senior Director, IM Project Delivery

• Serve as the primary E&PS Project Delivery partner for the assigned business organization
• Translate business strategies, operational needs, and facility requirements into executable capital investment programs
• Lead a portfolio of complex capital projects from concept through operational handover
• Oversee feasibility, front-end planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and turnover
• Ensure projects meet safety, quality, compliance, cost, schedule, and business objectives
• Lead execution in active operating environments while minimizing disruption
• Direct Architecture & Engineering firms, Construction Managers, General Contractors, EPC firms, commissioning partners, consultants, and other external providers
• Drive project governance, risk management, decision-making, standardized delivery processes, and best practices
• Lead portfolio planning, investment prioritization, capital allocation, project roadmaps, and long-range capital strategies
• Identify project interdependencies, portfolio risks, resource constraints, and execution challenges
• Use portfolio metrics and project performance data to support decision-making
• Collaborate with Engineering & Design, Facilities Management, Real Estate, Manufacturing Operations, Global Engineering and Technical Operations, R&D, Procurement, Quality & Compliance, and Finance
• Incorporate maintainability, reliability, sustainability, operational readiness, workplace experience, and lifecycle considerations into project solutions
• Facilitate transitions from project execution to operations and facility management teams
• Lead and develop a diverse organization of project management professionals
• Foster accountability, customer focus, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement
• Build organizational capability, mentor future leaders, and support succession planning and talent development

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related technical discipline
• Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience in capital project delivery, engineering, construction management, or program leadership
• Experience managing complex capital projects, programs, or portfolios in regulated industries
• Extensive experience managing project scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality, and stakeholder expectations
• Experience managing Architecture & Engineering firms, Construction Managers, General Contractors, EPC firms, commissioning providers, and other external delivery partners
• Strong understanding of project delivery processes, project controls, governance, and risk management
• Experience leading cross-functional teams in complex matrix organizations
• Strong communication, influencing, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as required
• Preferred: experience with front-end planning, front-end loading, project definition, alternatives analysis, business case development, and capital planning
• Preferred: experience managing project portfolios and capital investments
• Preferred: experience in Advanced Therapies, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Biologics, R&D, Laboratories, Technical Operations, or regulated heavy industries
• Preferred: experience developing site master plans, facility strategies, or long-range capital investment plans
• Preferred: PMP, FPX, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent professional certification
• Ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading complex capital projects from concept to operational handover, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, compliance, and business objectives. Proficient in project governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement within regulated industries.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Capital Project Delivery
• Project Governance
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Cross-functional Team Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Scope Management
• Cost Management
• Schedule Management
• Quality Management
• Front-End Planning
• Project Controls
• Capital Investment Planning
• Portfolio Management
• Alternatives Analysis
• Facility Strategy Development

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication
• Influencing Skills
• Executive Presentation Skills
• Customer Focus
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• PMP
• FPX
• Lean Six Sigma

Industry Keywords

• Regulated Industries
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• Biologics
• Advanced Therapies
• Technical Operations
• Laboratories