Manufacturing Project Manager

The Judge Group; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a large-scale Infrastructure and Manufacturing Systems transformation in Fort Worth, TX. This onsite, 12+ month contract role requires coordinating across infrastructure, network, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and vendor teams to drive planning, deployment, and operational readiness.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of project/ program management experience in regulated manufacturing environments, with strong skills in

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project or program management experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and implementation schedules.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder communication

Project scheduling

Risk management

Vendor coordination

Change management

Regulatory/quality awareness

Tools

SAP

Siemens Opcenter

Maximo

ProCal

Veeva Vault

Job description

Project Manager – Infrastructure & Manufacturing Systems

Location: Fort Worth, TX (Onsite)

Duration: 12+ Month Contract

About the Role

Our client is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a large-scale infrastructure and manufacturing systems transformation initiative. This role will drive coordination across infrastructure, network, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, business, and vendor teams to ensure successful planning, execution, deployment, and operational readiness.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex projects in regulated manufacturing environments and possess strong skills in cross-functional leadership, dependency management, implementation planning, and stakeholder communication.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and implementation schedules.
• Coordinate activities across Infrastructure, Network, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Application Teams, and external vendors.
• Manage site readiness efforts, equipment deliveries, system deployments, and implementation activities.
• Oversee project dependencies across manufacturing and business systems, including SAP, Siemens Opcenter, Maximo, ProCal, Veeva Vault, and related platforms.
• Coordinate testing, validation, system readiness, deployment, and business adoption activities.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks, issues, dependencies, and constraints.
• Lead cross-functional meetings, drive action items, and facilitate issue resolution.
• Support change management initiatives while minimizing operational disruption to manufacturing and supply chain activities.
• Ensure project, validation, quality, and implementation documentation is completed and approved in accordance with company standards.
• Develop implementation, cutover, and go-live plans, including readiness reviews, escalation paths, and post-implementation support.
• Provide regular status updates to project sponsors and leadership teams, including risks, milestones, budget, dependencies, and key decisions.
• Support project closure activities, knowledge transfer, and transition to operational support teams.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of Project or Program Management experience.
• Proven experience leading complex cross-functional projects within manufacturing, operations, supply chain, infrastructure, or regulated environments.
• Strong experience managing project schedules, dependencies, resource coordination, and business readiness activities.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, vendors, and technical teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing industries.
• Familiarity with GxP environments, change control processes, validation, and quality documentation requirements.
• Experience working with manufacturing and enterprise systems such as:
• SAP
• ProCal
• Experience managing infrastructure upgrades, network implementations, site readiness, or operational transformation initiatives.
• PMP, PgMP, or comparable project management certification preferred.