Greenfield Food Facility Project Director

Confident Search Consultants; Newnan (GA); Vor Ort; USD 160.000 - 200.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical, dental, and life insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays

5 sick days

1 paid birthday day off

Zusammenfassung

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Project Director to lead a greenfield food/pharmaceutical manufacturing project in Georgia. You will guide planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover from the Newnan site, while coordinating with partners across time zones and headquarters in Beijing.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on project management, overseeing scope, budgets, milestones, and risk while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• 10+ years of experience managing construction projects and budgets.
• 5+ years managing large-scale construction projects including Greenfield and budgets.
• Experience delivering at least 5 industrial projects, including 1 project valued at more than $100 million.
• Greenfield project experience in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Demonstrated experience managing design-build firms, contractors, consultants, project schedules, and capital budgets.
• Strong knowledge of construction management, safety, permitting, risk assessment, and change control.
• Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Willingness to work from the Newnan area, travel to LaGrange as needed, and participate in weekly calls with Beijing.
• Experience managing a greenfield project with an investment exceeding $300 million is highly preferred.
• PMP or equivalent certification is preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead the greenfield project from development and planning through construction, completion, and operational handover.
• Develop and manage project scope, budgets, schedules, milestones, resource plans, and deliverables.
• Oversee the design-build firm, general contractor, engineers, consultants, and other project partners.
• Monitor the project’s critical path, identify risks, and implement solutions to maintain progress.
• Manage changes to scope, schedule, and costs, including change orders and related negotiations.
• Coordinate with operations, engineering, procurement, quality, finance, and other stakeholders.
• Guide project partners through permitting, local authority requirements, and regulatory approvals.
• Promote a strong safety culture and oversee compliance with applicable construction safety standards.
• Provide senior leadership with regular updates on project progress, financial performance, risks, and decisions.
• Participate in weekly calls with international leadership and coordinate across time zones.

Kenntnisse

Project leadership

Budget management

Risk assessment

Change control

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Travel readiness

Cross-functional leadership

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Confident Search Consultants is seeking a Project Director to lead a greenfield food/pharmaceutical manufacturing project in Georgia. You will guide planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover from the Newnan site, while coordinating with partners across time zones and headquarters in Beijing.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on project management, overseeing scope, budgets, milestones, and risk while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.