Project Director

Blackfield Associates; Indiana; On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackfield Associates seeks an experienced Project Director to lead a large-scale greenfield HPAPI facility in Southwest Indiana, partnering with a major GC/EPC firm.

You will own safety, schedule, budget, quality, and client relationships from design through commissioning. Preference for pharma CAPEX leadership, GMP compliance, and complex multi-discipline teams.

This role requires senior leadership, strong commercial acumen, and a track record delivering $250M+ projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of CAPEX project delivery experience, including senior leadership roles on pharmaceutical projects.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale greenfield pharmaceutical or life sciences facilities.
• Strong background working for a General Contractor, EPC, Design-Build, or A/E firm.
• Experience managing projects valued at $250M+.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, GMP facilities, and commissioning/qualification processes.
• Excellent leadership, commercial, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of project execution, including design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup support.
• Serve as the primary client interface and executive stakeholder lead.
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering, construction, and project controls teams.
• Ensure delivery against budget, schedule, quality, and safety objectives.
• Oversee contract administration, commercial performance, risk management, and change control.
• Drive compliance with cGMP, FDA, ISPE, and pharmaceutical industry standards.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and strategic direction to project teams and contractors.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Budget control

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelors degree

Job description

Project Director - Greenfield Pharmaceutical CAPEX Project (HPAPI)

Location: Southwest Indiana

Industry: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing / Engineering & Construction

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of a large-scale greenfield pharmaceutical facility producing Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (HPAPI) in Southwest Indiana. Acting as the senior representative of a leading General Contractor / A&E firm, the Project Director will have overall responsibility for project safety, schedule, budget, quality, client relationships, and successful project delivery from design through commissioning and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all phases of project execution, including design, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup support.
• Serve as the primary client interface and executive stakeholder lead.
• Manage multidisciplinary engineering, construction, and project controls teams.
• Ensure delivery against budget, schedule, quality, and safety objectives.
• Oversee contract administration, commercial performance, risk management, and change control.
• Drive compliance with cGMP, FDA, ISPE, and pharmaceutical industry standards.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and strategic direction to project teams and contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of CAPEX project delivery experience, including senior leadership roles on pharmaceutical projects.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale greenfield pharmaceutical or life sciences facilities.
• Strong background working for a General Contractor, EPC, Design-Build, or A/E firm.
• Experience managing projects valued at $250M+.
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing environments, GMP facilities, and commissioning/qualification processes.
• Excellent leadership, commercial, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Experience

• HPAPI, API, biotech, or sterile manufacturing facilities.
• Design-build and EPC delivery models.
• PMP, PE, CCM, or similar professional certification.

Key Success Factors: Safe delivery, client satisfaction, schedule adherence, budget control, quality execution, and successful facility startup.