Pharma Capital Programs Director & Owner's Rep

Cumming Group; New Site (AL); On-site; USD 133,100 - 186,366; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Short and long-term disability

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is a leading project and cost management consultancy in the United States. This role leads a cross‑functional owner’s representative team across project controls, CQV, GMP, EHS, construction, and procurement to ensure successful delivery of complex capital programs.

The candidate will establish governance, manage scope, cost, schedule, risk, and regulatory-readiness, and coordinate multiple contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology capital project experience.
• 5+ years in a Program Director, Project Director, or comparable role.
• Experience delivering greenfield cGMP manufacturing facilities from design through startup.
• Experience overseeing capital programs valued at $1 billion or more preferred.
• PMP preferred.

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 capital project delivery

Multi-EPC management

cGMP manufacturing programs

Program governance and reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, PM, or related

Job description

Cumming Group is a leading project and cost management consultancy in the United States. This role leads a cross‑functional owner’s representative team across project controls, CQV, GMP, EHS, construction, and procurement to ensure successful delivery of complex capital programs.

The candidate will establish governance, manage scope, cost, schedule, risk, and regulatory-readiness, and coordinate multiple contractors.