Pharma Automation Project Lead | End-to-End Delivery

Horizon Controls Group; Swords; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Controls Group is seeking an Automation Project Manager for a leading Pharma client in Leinster, Ireland. You will lead end-to-end automation initiatives across scoping, design, build, testing, commissioning and handover to operations.

In this role you will build project plans, manage budgets, coordinate engineers and vendors, and ensure compliance with GMP, GAMP 5 and data integrity standards. Strong communication with site leadership is essential.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience managing automation or engineering projects in regulated manufacturing.
• Knowledge of GMP, GAMP 5, ISA-88, and data integrity principles.
• Experience with commissioning, qualification and validation of automated equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation projects end to end from scoping to handover to operations.
• Build and manage project plans, budgets, and resource forecasts with reporting to site stakeholders.
• Coordinate internal automation engineers, system integrators, and vendors to keep deliverables on scope, time and budget.
• Work with process engineering, IT/OT, quality and validation to support production and compliance goals.
• Oversee documentation such as user requirements, functional specifications, test protocols and handover packs.
• Manage interface between automation and site systems like MES, historians, and building management systems.
• Run project meetings, design reviews and lessons-learned sessions; record decisions and actions.
• Identify risks early and implement mitigation plans.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Planning

Communication

GMP/GAMP awareness

Education

Engineering degree (Electrical/Electronic/Chemical/Mechanical/Automation) or related field

Tools

Emerson DeltaV

Rockwell Allen-Bradley

Siemens

SCADA

HMI

OSIsoft PI

Job description

Horizon Controls Group is seeking an Automation Project Manager for a leading Pharma client in Leinster, Ireland. You will lead end-to-end automation initiatives across scoping, design, build, testing, commissioning and handover to operations.

In this role you will build project plans, manage budgets, coordinate engineers and vendors, and ensure compliance with GMP, GAMP 5 and data integrity standards. Strong communication with site leadership is essential.