Capital Projects Manager – MedTech GMP & Cleanroom

Hero Recruitment Group; Athlone; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Job summary

Capital Projects Manager required at a long‑established global medtech site in Athlone. You will own CAPEX delivery end‑to‑end across the site, leading cleanroom, utilities and facilities projects in a regulated manufacturing environment, from scoping and business case through handover.

The role demands 7+ years of client‑side project delivery, an engineering degree, GMP/ISO 13485 or FDA experience, and hands‑on cleanroom experience (ISO 7/8).

Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical or Building Services or related discipline.
• 7+ years of project management experience including client-side delivery of capital projects.
• Experience in regulated environments (medical device, pharma, biopharma) with GMP/ISO 13485 or FDA.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of site CAPEX projects from concept through design, procurement, installation, commissioning and handover.
• Manage the site cleanroom expansion, GMP design, live environment construction, qualification and handover to operations.
• Deliver utilities projects (HVAC, compressed air, purified water, power and electrical infrastructure).
• Deliver facilities projects including building upgrades, fit-outs and site infrastructure.
• Manage process equipment projects including specification, vendor selection, FAT/SAT and IQ/OQ/PQ.
• Drive decarbonisation and energy reduction in line with site sustainability targets.
• Own budgets, schedules, risk registers, change control; report progress to site leadership.
• Manage contractors, consultants and vendors, including tendering, contracts and on-site performance.
• Work with Operations, Quality, EHS, Engineering and Finance to keep projects compliant and minimise disruption.

Skills

CAPEX delivery

Project management

Regulated environment

Vendor management

Cleanroom experience

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Capital Projects Manager required at a long‑established global medtech site in Athlone. You will own CAPEX delivery end‑to‑end across the site, leading cleanroom, utilities and facilities projects in a regulated manufacturing environment, from scoping and business case through handover.

The role demands 7+ years of client‑side project delivery, an engineering degree, GMP/ISO 13485 or FDA experience, and hands‑on cleanroom experience (ISO 7/8).