Pharma Capital Program Director — GMP Construction

Cumming Management Group, Inc.; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 139,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is a premier project and cost management consultancy delivering large-scale pharmaceutical capital programs in the United States. This role focuses on leading owner’s representative teams through controls, CQV, GMP, EHS, construction, and procurement to ensure a compliant, on-time, and within-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with cGMP facilities, multi-prime management, and complex program governance, with a track record of major capital programs >$1B.

Qualifications

• Large-scale pharmaceutical capital project delivery.
• Greenfield API, biologics, peptide, bioconjugate, or other cGMP manufacturing programs.
• Multi-EPC or multi-prime contractor management.
• Pharmaceutical engineering, procurement, construction, CQV, startup, and operational readiness.
• cGMP facility design, process utilities, automation, manufacturing systems, and validation.
• Program governance, change control, risk management, and performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the owner’s representative team across project controls, CQV, technical/GMP, EHS, construction, and procurement.
• Establish program governance, reporting, decision authority, RACI, and escalation procedures.
• Manage program scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality, safety, and regulatory-readiness requirements.
• Coordinate EPC, EPCM, design, construction, equipment, and specialty contractors.
• Manage interfaces across manufacturing buildings, central utilities, laboratories, warehouses, tank farms, and site infrastructure.
• Resolve contractor scope gaps, sequencing conflicts, and ownership issues.
• Oversee the Project Execution Plan, integrated master schedule, cost baseline, risk register, procurement plan, and CQV strategy.
• Review forecasts, changes, risks, contractor performance, and recovery plans.
• Integrate design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and operational readiness.
• Provide executive reporting on cost, schedule, safety, quality, technical, and regulatory performance.

Skills

Large-scale pharma delivery

Greenfield API

Multi-EPC management

Pharmaceutical engineering

cGMP facility design

Governance & reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM

Job description

Cumming Group is a premier project and cost management consultancy delivering large-scale pharmaceutical capital programs in the United States. This role focuses on leading owner’s representative teams through controls, CQV, GMP, EHS, construction, and procurement to ensure a compliant, on-time, and within-budget delivery.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with cGMP facilities, multi-prime management, and complex program governance, with a track record of major capital programs >$1B.