Senior Program Director, Pharmaceutical Capital Projects

cumminggroup; United States; On-site; USD 139,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Cumming Group is a leading project and cost management consultancy in the United States, delivering major capital programs for the pharma sector. This role directs owner’s representative teams across controls, CQV, GMP, EHS, and procurement to ensure program success from design through startup.

You will establish governance, drive schedules and budgets, manage interfaces among EPCs and site utilities, and provide executive-level reporting on cost, schedule, safety, and quality.

Qualifications

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

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 project delivery

cGMP manufacturing programs

Multi-EPC contractor management

Program governance & reporting

CQV/startup readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction/PM

PMP preferred

Job description

Cumming Group is a leading project and cost management consultancy in the United States, delivering major capital programs for the pharma sector. This role directs owner’s representative teams across controls, CQV, GMP, EHS, and procurement to ensure program success from design through startup.

You will establish governance, drive schedules and budgets, manage interfaces among EPCs and site utilities, and provide executive-level reporting on cost, schedule, safety, and quality.