Project Manager - Engineering

Catalent Pharma Solutions; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive medical benefits

401K

152 hours PTO

Dynamic work environment

Job summary

Catalent Pharma Solutions is looking for an Engineering Project Manager to manage complex capital projects in Madison, Wisconsin. You will coordinate across teams to ensure project completion on time and budget, maintaining detailed tracking of expenses and timelines.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of experience in a regulated environment. Catalent offers competitive benefits, including 152 hours of PTO and 401K.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years leading capital projects in a GMP environment.
• Strong skills in cost forecasting and schedule management.
• Experience with vendors and procurement during project execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead project scheduling and resource planning.
• Drive accountability across various project teams.
• Coordinate project readiness and operational turnover.

Skills

Project controls management

Cross-functional team leadership

Vendor management

Excellent communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Project Manager - Engineering

Position Summary

• Shift: Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
• 100% on-site

Catalent, Inc. is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) whose mission is to develop, manufacture, and supply products that help people live better and healthier lives. Catalent is dedicated to delivering unparalleled service to pharma, biotech, and consumer health customers, supporting product development, launch, and full life‑cycle supply. With time-tested experience in development sciences, delivery technologies, and multi‑modality manufacturing, Catalent supports the acceleration of development programs and the launch of more than a hundred new products every year. Powered by thousands of scientists and technicians and the latest technology platforms at more than 40 global sites, Catalent supplies billions of doses of life‑enhancing and life‑saving treatments for patients annually.

The Engineering Project Manager partners with project teams to ensure projects are completed on‑time, on‑schedule, and right‑first‑time. The project manager also ensures costs and schedules are correctly forecasted and communicated. This is accomplished by interfacing with multiple internal and external stakeholders, including vendors, contractors, Catalent Madison site leadership, and Catalent network leadership.

This position will work on complex project controls activities that will require good organization skills, effective meeting leadership and contractor/vendor management, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive results across multiple departments. This position will require excellent communication with all levels of the organization. This position is also responsible for detailed project spend tracking and forecasting and project timeline tracking.

The role:

• Lead development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, resource plans, and cost baselines
• Lead cross‑functional project teams and drive accountability across Engineering, Quality, Validation, and Operations
• Own project reporting and ensure accurate forecasting of cost and schedule performance
• Establish and manage capital expenditure (CapEx) requests, including cost tracking and earned value management
• Drive corrective actions for variances in scope, schedule, and cost performance
• Partner with Procurement to support sourcing strategy, bid evaluation, and vendor alignment
• Coordinate and ensure project readiness and turnover to operations, including documentation handoff
• Interface with internal stakeholders, vendors, contractors, and site/network leadership

The candidate:

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Biochemical, or related Engineering discipline
• Minimum 5+ years of experience leading capital projects from initiation through execution and turnover in a GMP or highly regulated environment
• Strong experience with project controls, including cost forecasting, schedule management, and earned value management
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, timelines, and cross‑functional teams
• Experience working with vendors, contractors, and procurement teams on project execution
• Experience working in a pharmaceutical, biologics, or other regulated manufacturing environment
• Preferred exposure to bioprocessing systems, clean utilities, and GMP facility design

Why you should join Catalent:

• Competitive medical benefits and 401K
• 152 hours PTO + 8 Paid Holidays
• Dynamic, fast‑paced work environment
• Opportunity to work on Continuous Improvement Processes

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career!

Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life‑saving and life‑enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

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