Pharma Mechanical Lead: Onsite GMP & Turnover Champion

DPS Group; Athlone; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DPS Group is seeking an experienced Mechanical Lead to deliver a major retrofit of an OSD pharmaceutical facility on site. The role is client-side, reporting to the Senior Project Manager, and will own schedule, quality, safety, and GMP compliance on site.

You will manage interfaces between design, construction, CQV and operations, oversee installation quality, drive risk management, and ensure smooth turnover from Mechanical Completion to CQV and Operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in pharma construction.
• Demonstrated management of EPCM partners and contractors.
• Client-side experience or acting as client representative is a major benefit.
• Strong Quality/Turnover experience from W3 handovers to Operations.
• Professional certifications (PMP, Prince2, NEBOSH, or equivalent) desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Mechanical Client Representative on site for all Mech activities throughout the delivery and execution phase, reporting to the individual Project Managers and Senior Project Manager.
• Act as the client technical authority across installation activities ensuring delivery of Mechanical & equipment scopes.
• Manage interfaces between design team, construction, CQV (Commissioning, Qualification & Validation) and operations to ensure critical schedules are met, design is constructable and ensure smooth transition from Mechanical Completion (MC) to Commissioning & Qualification (C&Q).
• Oversee installation quality, manage vendor/contractor interfaces and drive resolution of technical issues across a complex programme.
• Monitor installation progress, quality and compliance with design and specifications, ensuring adherence to engineering, safety and quality standards.
• Mech Client rep in constructability reviews and sequencing plans.
• Provide clear structured reporting on progress, risks and issues.
• Drive risk management: identify, evaluate and mitigate risks; maintain and report risk registers.
• Manage turnover activities and ensure successful system handover to CQV and Operations including documentation, training and punchlist closure.
• Ensure robust health, safety and environmental standards on site are being maintained by CM partner.
• Provide regular progress reporting (schedule, quality, HSE) and stakeholder communications to the various /Senior Project Manager.
• Ensure best-practice quality management and documentation for GMP and GEP compliance (CTOP, VTOP, test packs, deviation reports).
• Drive resource planning and site resourcing to meet programme and milestones.

Skills

Mechanical leadership

Project management

GMP experience

EPCM management

HVAC & MEP

CQV interfaces

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

DPS Group is seeking an experienced Mechanical Lead to deliver a major retrofit of an OSD pharmaceutical facility on site. The role is client-side, reporting to the Senior Project Manager, and will own schedule, quality, safety, and GMP compliance on site.

You will manage interfaces between design, construction, CQV and operations, oversee installation quality, drive risk management, and ensure smooth turnover from Mechanical Completion to CQV and Operations.