Project Manager Excellence Lead – Capital Programs

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K

Sick leave

Job summary

Piper Companies seeks a Project Manager Excellence Lead – Capital Programs for a long-term consulting engagement in the United States. You will establish governance, controls, and execution standards for a major biopharma expansion, coordinating across engineering, procurement, finance, digital, quality, and operations.

The role requires 10+ years in capital projects, strong PM methodologies, and hands-on tool experience with Primavera and related platforms.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience supporting large capital projects in regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, and stage-gate program delivery models.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise project tools such as Primavera P6/OPC, Unifier, Power BI, SAP PS/WBS.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement project management governance frameworks, stage-gate processes, quality reviews, and program-level reporting standards for a large-scale capital program.
• Drive updates to program and project execution plans, aligning across engineering, procurement, finance, digital, quality, and operations.
• Establish and enhance project controls systems, including scheduling, cost management, KPI reporting, SAP WBS, and dashboard development.
• Lead design and rollout of risk, change management, scheduling, and reporting processes with clear ownership and approvals.
• Support executive leadership with stage-gate readiness, governance documentation, maturity reviews, and corrective action tracking.

Skills

Program governance

Stage-gate processes

Project controls

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM/Business

PMP/Prince2/AACE certified or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Oracle Primavera Cloud

Unifier

Power BI

SAP PS/WBS

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Project Manager Excellence Lead – Capital Programs to join a leading organization within the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry for a long-term consulting engagement with potential extension. The Project Manager Excellence Lead – Capital Programs will play a key role in establishing project management governance, controls, and execution standards for a major U.S.-based biomanufacturing expansion program during the planning and design phases.

Responsibilities of the PM Excellence Lead – Capital Programs include:

• Develop and implement project management governance frameworks, stage-gate processes, quality reviews, and program-level reporting standards for a large-scale capital investment program.
• Drive updates to program and project execution plans, ensuring alignment across engineering, procurement, finance, digital, quality, and operational stakeholders.
• Establish and enhance project controls systems, including scheduling, cost management, KPI reporting, SAP WBS structures, and dashboard development.
• Lead the design and rollout of risk, change management, scheduling, and reporting processes while maintaining clear ownership, approvals, and workflow accountability.
• Support executive leadership with stage-gate readiness assessments, governance documentation, maturity reviews, and corrective action tracking to ensure program objectives are met.

Qualifications for the PM Excellence Lead – Capital Programs include:

• 10+ years of experience supporting large capital projects, preferably within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or highly regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance frameworks, project controls, and stage-gate program delivery models.
• Hands‑on experience with Primavera P6/Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC), Unifier, Power BI, SAP PS/WBS, or comparable enterprise project management tools.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams including engineering, procurement, finance, HR, IT, and executive leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related discipline; PMP, Prince2, AACE, or equivalent certifications are highly preferred.

Compensation for the PM Excellence Lead – Capital Programs:

Salary Range: $230,000-$270,000/year (USD)

• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K

Keywords: project management, project controls, PMO, PPMO, capital projects, biotech manufacturing, pharmaceutical engineering, governance, stage gate, program management, project execution plan, PEP, risk management, change control, schedule management, Primavera P6, Oracle Primavera Cloud, OPC, Unifier, Power BI, SAP PS, WBS, cost management, KPI reporting, dashboard development, engineering management, procurement, finance, stakeholder management, organizational change, process improvement, quality assurance, project governance, construction management, capital expansion, commissioning, project scheduling, capital program delivery, manufacturing facilities, cross-functional leadership.

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