Lead Automation Project Manager for GMP Lab Expansion

NES Fircroft; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft in Ireland is seeking an Automation Project Manager to lead a greenfield biopharmaceutical expansion valued at a multi-billion euro scale. You will own the automation scope from design through commissioning, qualification and release, interfacing with engineering, QA and vendors to ensure GMP-compliant delivery.

In this client-side role you’ll coordinate I/O deliverables, P&IDs/A&IDs review, and integration of PLC/SCADA, BMS and utility systems, while managing risk, schedule and

Qualifications

• Experience delivering automation and controls projects in regulated manufacturing.
• Strong vendor, stakeholder and multidisciplinary team management skills.
• Knowledge of GMP, commissioning, FAT/SAT, IQ/OQ and computerised system validation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development and alignment of I/O deliverables, tag lists and instrumentation requirements with site units, automation SMEs, engineering design consultants and vendors.
• Review and annotate P&IDs and A&IDs, ensuring automation, instrumentation and controls requirements are accurately represented.
• Manage the automation and controls aspects of installation and integration of process equipment (autoclaves, washers, isolators, incubators) and related utility systems.
• Act as the key interface between client/asset owner, engineering design consultants, site SMEs and vendors for compliance and technical inputs.
• Coordinate reviews of automation documentation including URS, FDS, I/O lists, alarm matrices, control narratives and vendor docs.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary SMEs across Automation, Engineering, Quality, Validation, IT/OT, Operations, Maintenance and EHS for design reviews and decisions.
• Manage technical actions, risks, dependencies, design decisions and vendor deliverables through to resolution.
• Coordinate equipment interfaces with PLC/SCADA, non-qualified/qualified BMS, historian and IT/OT infrastructure.
• Support FAT, SAT, commissioning, IQ/OQ and qualification activities ensuring proper testing and documentation.
• Ensure deliverables meet GMP, Quality, Validation and Safety requirements within schedule, scope and budget.

Skills

Project management

Automation and controls

Vendor coordination

IT/OT knowledge

PLC/SCADA experience

GMP/compliance understanding

Job description

NES Fircroft in Ireland is seeking an Automation Project Manager to lead a greenfield biopharmaceutical expansion valued at a multi-billion euro scale. You will own the automation scope from design through commissioning, qualification and release, interfacing with engineering, QA and vendors to ensure GMP-compliant delivery.

In this client-side role you’ll coordinate I/O deliverables, P&IDs/A&IDs review, and integration of PLC/SCADA, BMS and utility systems, while managing risk, schedule and