Engineering Capital Projects Lead

WuXi AppTec Group; Town of Middletown (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WuXi AppTec Group in Middletown, NY seeks an Engineering Project Manager to lead capital projects from scope definition through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, turnover, and closeout. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, CQV, Automation, Facilities, Quality, EHS, Finance, Procurement, and external partners to deliver GMP‑enabled drug product facilities.

This is an individual contributor role (no direct reports) requiring strong scheduling, cost tracking, risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline with 7+ years of relevant engineering, capital-project, or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing capital projects through multiple lifecycle phases (concept/design, procurement, construction/installation, commissioning, qualification, turnover, closeout).
• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope, schedule, budget, risks, change control, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of pharmaceutical cGMP environments and interfaces among Engineering, CQV, Quality, Manufacturing, Automation, Facilities, EHS, Finance, and Procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead project initiation, scope definition, business-case development, feasibility, cost estimating, schedule development, and execution planning for capital projects.
• Coordinate URS, design criteria, layouts, technical specs, bid packages, and procurement strategies with SMEs and end users.
• Own project baseline for scope, schedule, budget, commitments, actuals, forecast-to-complete, and EAC.
• Manage vendor and contractor execution: design reviews, FAT/SAT, installation, commissioning, qualification, turnover.
• Coordinate interfaces among manufacturing equipment, facilities/utilities, automation, containment, packaging, and site infrastructure.
• Ensure project execution aligns with cGMP, Quality, EHS, permitting, and change-control requirements.

Skills

Project management

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Microsoft Project

Job description

WuXi AppTec Group in Middletown, NY seeks an Engineering Project Manager to lead capital projects from scope definition through design, procurement, installation, commissioning, qualification, turnover, and closeout. You will coordinate with Manufacturing, CQV, Automation, Facilities, Quality, EHS, Finance, Procurement, and external partners to deliver GMP‑enabled drug product facilities.

This is an individual contributor role (no direct reports) requiring strong scheduling, cost tracking, risk