Senior Design Manager — Pharmaceutical Capital Projects

Arcadis; Athlone; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis in Athlone, Ireland seeks a Senior Client-Side Design Manager to lead design activities for pharmaceutical capital projects, coordinating architectural, process, mechanical, electrical, automation, civil and clean utility design disciplines.

You will manage external engineers, EPCM partners, and vendors, and drive procurement milestones to contract award. Strong GMP and client-side leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in delivering pharmaceutical or life sciences capital projects.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary design teams in GMP environments.
• Experience overseeing EPCM project delivery models.
• Strong client-side leadership on large-scale capital programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead client-side management of design activities for major pharmaceutical capital projects.
• Coordinate architectural, process, mechanical, electrical, automation, civil, structural, and clean utility design disciplines.
• Lead internal work package owners, engineering teams, and SMEs through the design lifecycle.
• Manage external engineering consultants, EPCM partners and vendors.
• Oversee procurement and tendering through contract award and design package progression.
• Ensure project scope aligns with business case, manufacturing strategy, and operational needs.
• Monitor design progress against scope, schedule, and budget.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem solving

Team management

Education

Engineering degree or related discipline

Job description

Arcadis in Athlone, Ireland seeks a Senior Client-Side Design Manager to lead design activities for pharmaceutical capital projects, coordinating architectural, process, mechanical, electrical, automation, civil and clean utility design disciplines.

You will manage external engineers, EPCM partners, and vendors, and drive procurement milestones to contract award. Strong GMP and client-side leadership are essential.