Senior Project Manager - Operational Readiness

Life Science Recruitment; Ireland; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Life Science Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee Operational Readiness for a new scientific facility in Dublin, with a largely remote working pattern. You will coordinate with Engineering, Construction and Operational Readiness teams to align project schedules, equipment installation, commissioning and handover activities.

You should have a strong track record in project scheduling, multi-workstream integration and cross-functional coordination within

Qualifications

• Strong experience in project management, project coordination, project controls, scheduling, engineering or operational readiness.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain integrated project schedules across multiple workstreams.
• Understanding of construction, engineering, equipment installation, commissioning and facility handover activities.
• Experience managing project dependencies, milestone tracking, action registers and stakeholder communications.
• Excellent organisational, communication and cross-functional coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and integrate the Operational Readiness schedule with the Engineering and Construction master project schedule.
• Coordinate with Engineering Project teams to review upcoming milestones, construction activities and potential schedule impacts.
• Identify and manage project dependencies, scheduling conflicts, risks and competing priorities across workstreams.
• Develop look-ahead schedules and coordinate progress updates with operational readiness workstream owners.
• Track readiness activities associated with equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, training and facility handover.
• Maintain consolidated trackers covering project milestones, deliverables, responsible owners, due dates and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings, technical reviews and project decisions involving Engineering and Operational Readiness teams.
• Monitor design changes, layout revisions and schedule adjustments, communicating impacts to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare regular project status reports, highlighting upcoming milestones, outstanding actions, risks and decisions requiring escalation.
• Maintain the Operational Readiness SharePoint site and ensure project documentation, schedules and tracking information remain current.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering coordination

Stakeholder communications

Tools

Smartsheet

SharePoint

MS Office

MS Project

Job description

Senior Project Manager - Operational Readiness - Primarily Remote

We're currently recruiting for an opportunity with a leading global biopharmaceutical organisation based in Dublin.

The position will support the operational readiness of a new scientific research facility, coordinating closely with Engineering, Construction and Operational Readiness teams to ensure alignment of project schedules, equipment installation, commissioning and facility handover activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in project scheduling, engineering coordination or operational readiness within a technically complex environment.

Duties

• Develop, maintain and integrate the Operational Readiness schedule with the Engineering and Construction master project schedule.
• Coordinate with Engineering Project teams to review upcoming milestones, construction activities and potential schedule impacts.
• Identify and manage project dependencies, scheduling conflicts, risks and competing priorities across workstreams.
• Develop look-ahead schedules and coordinate progress updates with operational readiness workstream owners.
• Track readiness activities associated with equipment procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, training and facility handover.
• Maintain consolidated trackers covering project milestones, deliverables, responsible owners, due dates and outstanding actions.
• Coordinate cross-functional meetings, technical reviews and project decisions involving Engineering and Operational Readiness teams.
• Monitor design changes, layout revisions and schedule adjustments, communicating impacts to relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare regular project status reports, highlighting upcoming milestones, outstanding actions, risks and decisions requiring escalation.
• Maintain the Operational Readiness SharePoint site and ensure project documentation, schedules and tracking information remain current.

Education & Experience

• Strong experience in project management, project coordination, project controls, scheduling, engineering or operational readiness.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain integrated project schedules across multiple workstreams.
• Understanding of construction, engineering, equipment installation, commissioning and facility handover activities.
• Experience managing project dependencies, milestone tracking, action registers and stakeholder communications.
• Excellent organisational, communication and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet, SharePoint and Microsoft Office is required.
• Experience using MS Project would be advantageous.
• Previous experience supporting laboratory, R&D, pharmaceutical, biotechnology or other technically complex facility projects is preferred.