Strategic Director, Capital Projects – Pharma Manufacturing

Jubilant Pharma Limited; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts

Life & AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC in Spokane, WA, is seeking a Director, Capital Projects to provide strategic leadership for the capital portfolio across the CMO business. You will oversee planning, budgeting, and governance from concept through commissioning and turnover.

This on-site, full-time role partners with Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, and Procurement to deliver safe, compliant, cost-effective projects on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related technical discipline required.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in capital project, program, engineering, or asset management within a regulated or complex manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing project/program professionals or multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated delivery of large, complex capital projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience with capital budgeting, forecasting, project controls, contractor management, and executive-level portfolio reporting.
• Working knowledge of cGMP, commissioning, qualification, change control, and project turnover in pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead site capital planning process including project intake, business case development, prioritization, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range capital planning.
• Establish and maintain project governance, stage-gate expectations, engineering standards, and consistent project management practices across the capital portfolio.
• Oversee capital projects and programs from concept and design through procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification support, operational turnover, and closeout.
• Ensure projects have clear charters, approved scope, schedules, budgets, risk plans, change controls, and documented acceptance criteria.
• Establish project controls processes that are meaningful, pragmatic and in alignment with PMO business deliverables.
• Partner with Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, and Procurement to coordinate execution and minimize operational disruption.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Project governance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Jubilant HollisterStier LLC in Spokane, WA, is seeking a Director, Capital Projects to provide strategic leadership for the capital portfolio across the CMO business. You will oversee planning, budgeting, and governance from concept through commissioning and turnover.

This on-site, full-time role partners with Engineering, Maintenance, Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, EHS, Supply Chain, Finance, and Procurement to deliver safe, compliant, cost-effective projects on schedule.