CAPITAL PROJECT MANAGER

Compass Group USA; Mount Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Life Insurance/ AD

Disability Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Holiday Time Off

Associate Shopping Program

Health and Wellness Programs

Discount Marketplace

Identity Theft Protection

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FSAs

Personal Leave

Job summary

Compass Group USA, through ESFM, seeks a Capital Project Manager - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing to lead capital expansion projects in a pharmaceutical facility. You will oversee concepts, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation, and handover to operations.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in regulated manufacturing capital projects, strong GMP knowledge, and the ability to manage budgets and multiple workstreams while coordinating with engineering teams and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience managing capital projects in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience managing facility expansion, manufacturing equipment, and process systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple capital expansion projects from conception through handover.
• Develop scope, schedules, budgets, and execution strategies.
• Establish governance, milestones, deliverables, and metrics.

Skills

Project management

GMP compliance

Budget management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM

Job description

ESFM is the corporate facilities management (FM) division of Compass Group USA, a Gold-level Corporate Sustaining Partner of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), and a Platinum Corporate Member of the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

ESFM self-performs 80% of all FM services provided to clients. Our portfolio of solution categories includes Facilities Maintenance & Engineering, ESG Programming, Laboratory Support Services, Janitorial & Industrial Cleaning, Landscaping & Grounds Management, Workplace Solutions and Managed Services.

This self-performance model creates a consistent hospitality experience for clients, resulting in higher engagement and productivity from their employees. ESFM's clients include many household names from the life sciences, technology, oil & gas and manufacturing markets.

Job Summary

TheCapital Project Manager - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing is responsible for leading the planning, execution, and successful delivery of capital expansion projects within a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. This position manages projects from initial concept and feasibility through design, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation, and final handover to operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple capital expansion projects ranging from facility modifications and infrastructure improvements to new manufacturing areas, production lines, utilities, and support systems.
• Develop project scope, objectives, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and execution strategies.
• Establish project governance, milestones, deliverables, and performance metrics.
• Manage projects through the full lifecycle, including feasibility, conceptual design, detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, validation, and closeout.
• Coordinate engineering and design activities with internal engineering teams, consultants, architects, equipment vendors, and contractors.
• Review and approve project designs, specifications, layouts, equipment selections, and construction plans.
• Ensure designs meet applicable pharmaceutical, GMP, facility, process, safety, and engineering standards.
• Manage construction activities while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, schedule, and minimizing disruption to ongoing manufacturing operations.
• Coordinate shutdowns, tie-ins, equipment installations, facility modifications, and other work requiring interaction with operating production areas.

GMP, Quality & Validation

• Ensure capital projects are executed in compliance with applicable FDA, cGMP, OSHA, environmental, and company requirements.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Validation teams to establish project-specific qualification and validation strategies.
• Ensure appropriate documentation is generated and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support or oversee URS, risk assessments, design reviews, FAT, SAT, commissioning, IQ/OQ/PQ, and validation activities, as applicable.
• Ensure project changes are appropriately managed through established change-control processes.
• Support regulatory inspections and audits by ensuring project documentation and facility changes are properly documented and compliant.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience managing capital projects, preferably within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, chemical, or other regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing projects involving facility expansion, manufacturing equipment, process systems, utilities, or infrastructure.
• Experience managing projects from concept through construction, commissioning, qualification, and operational handover.
• Strong understanding of GMP requirements and regulated manufacturing environments.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, contractors, consultants, and multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Strong understanding of engineering, construction, commissioning, and qualification processes.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.

Associates at ESFM are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Personal Leave

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Eurest Services maintains a drug-free workplace.