Senior Client-Side Design Manager

QCS Staffing; Ireland; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

QCS Staffing in Ireland is seeking a Senior Client-Side Design Manager for a 12-month contract in Life Sciences. The role focuses on leading client-side management of design activities for a major OSD facility and coordinating diverse engineering disciplines, from internal teams to external consultants and EPCM partners.

The ideal candidate will hold an engineering degree and bring extensive pharma or life science project experience, with strong GMP and pharma engineering standards knowledge.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Engineering or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in design of pharma or life science projects.
• Strong understanding of GMP-regulated environments and pharmaceutical engineering standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams on large-scale capital projects.
• Knowledge of EPCM project delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-side management of the design phase for a major OSD facility capital project.
• Coordinate architectural, process, mechanical, electrical, automation, civil, structural, and clean utility design activities, including leadership and coordination of an internal team of work package owners, SMEs, and engineering.
• Manage external engineering consultants, EPCM partners, and specialist vendors.
• Lead procurement and tendering alongside EPCM partner, package owner, internal procurement team and construction manager up to point of award.
• Ensure timely progression of design packages from design completion through market engagement, tender issuance, bid evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.

Skills

Leadership

Design management

Cross-functional coordination

Pharma design experience

EPCM knowledge

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Senior Client-Side Design Manager – Ireland – Initial 12-Month Contract – Life Sciences

Our client, a global pharmaceutical company, are looking for a Senior Client-Side Design Manager to support the delivery their project based in Ireland. The company has grown to become a world leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of innovative pharmaceutical products to alleviate some of the world’s biggest health problems.

What You’ll Deliver

• Lead client-side management of the design phase for a major OSD facility capital project,
• Coordinate architectural, process, mechanical, electrical, automation, civil, structural, and clean utility design activities, including leadership and coordination of an internal team of work package owners, SMEs, and engineering.
• Manage external engineering consultants, EPCM partners, and specialist vendors.
• Lead procurement and tendering alongside EPCM partner, package owner, internal procurement team and construction manager up to point of award.
• Ensure timely progression of design packages from design completion through market engagement, tender issuance, bid evaluation, negotiation, and contract award.

Experience required:

• Degree qualification in Engineering or related discipline
• Extensive experience in design of pharma or life science projects
• Strong understanding of GMP-regulated environments and pharmaceutical engineering standards.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary design teams on large-scale capital projects.
• Knowledge of EPCM project delivery models.