Senior Project Manager

EFOR; Athlone; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

EFOR in Ireland is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead capital projects, driving execution, scheduling, and cross-functional coordination through commissioning, qualification, and validation in line with GMP/regulatory requirements. A strong background in pharma manufacturing CQV is essential, with stakeholder oversight across disciplines in Athlone.

Qualifications

• Experience leading project execution in pharmaceutical manufacturing projects.
• Direct experience managing commissioning, qualification, and validation activities.
• Ability to manage scope, schedule, risks, and change controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and control activities.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and recovery plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including Engineering, CQV, Operations, Quality, Automation, Process Engineering, and Vendors.
• Drive project performance against milestones and deliverables.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide status updates to senior leadership.
• Identify critical path activities and develop mitigation plans for schedule risks.
• Ensure turnover packages are completed and transferred per project requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning and qualification activities to support startup and validation readiness.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure delivery per contract commitments.
• Ensure project execution complies with GMP, regulatory, EHS, and company standards.

Skills

Project management

CQV

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to support one of our capital projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading project execution, managing schedule delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring the project progresses through commissioning, qualification, and validation activities in line with regulatory requirements.

**A strong background in pharmaceutical manufacturing projects and direct experience managing CQV activities is essential.**

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project planning, execution, monitoring, and control activities.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules and recovery plans.
• Manage, risks, issues, and change controls.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams including Engineering, CQV, Operations, Quality, Automation, Process Engineering, and Vendors.
• Drive project performance against key milestones and deliverables.
• Facilitate project meetings and provide clear status updates to senior leadership.
• Identify critical path activities and develop mitigation plans for schedule risks.
• Ensure turnover packages are completed and transferred in accordance with project requirements.
• Coordinate commissioning and qualification activities to support startup and validation readiness.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure delivery in accordance with contract commitments.
• Ensure project execution complies with GMP, regulatory, EHS, and company standards.