• Act as project manager and owner for multiple Capital Expenditure (CapEx) automation projects, including a phased BMS migration across several manufacturing and utility buildings.
• Develop, maintain and control project schedules, budgets, forecasts and cost tracking for all assigned automation projects.
• Lead vendor and system integrator management, including scope definition, performance monitoring, change control and escalation as required.
• Coordinate project execution across multiple stakeholders, ensuring alignment between Engineering, IT/OT, Quality, Facilities and external partners.
• Provide regular project reporting on progress, risks, issues, cost status and resourcing to site and corporate stakeholders.
• Manage project risks and issues, ensuring appropriate mitigation strategies are implemented.
• Ensure all project activities adhere to safety, quality and governance standards.

• Provide technical oversight of automation solutions delivered by system integrators, ensuring alignment with site standards, GMP requirements and operational needs.
• Review and approve technical and project deliverables, including schedules, cost estimates, design documentation and qualification plans.
• Act as the site interface for BMS, OT and automation systems, with a focus on HVAC, utilities and building controls.
• Ensure automation systems comply with GMP, GxP, data integrity and 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
• Support the coordination of installation, commissioning and qualification activities (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Ensure all changes to live systems are controlled through formal change management processes.

• Liaise closely with system integrators during design, implementation, testing and handover phases.
• Work with site IT and OT teams to ensure appropriate infrastructure, cybersecurity and system integration considerations are addressed.
• Support the site sustaining teams as required during system cutovers, troubleshooting and recovery activities.
• Facilitate effective communication between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience delivering automation or OT projects within regulated life sciences manufacturing (pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device).
• Proven experience in project management of automation or OT CapEx projects, including budgeting, scheduling and vendor management.
• Strong understanding of GMP, GxP and FDA regulatory requirements and their application to automated manufacturing and utility systems.
• Experience managing system integrators and third-party vendors.
• Working knowledge of PLC, SCADA, PCS and BMS environments sufficient to govern and challenge technical solutions.
• Experience supporting or coordinating IQ/OQ/PQ and validation activities.
• Ability to work independently as the sole dedicated project resource on a complex, multiphase programme.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.
• On-site presence in Dublin is required.

• Experience with BMS platforms, particularly Siemens Desigo and/or ABB Cylon.
• Knowledge of HVAC, utilities and building systems in GMP manufacturing environments.
• Experience with PCS systems (e.g. PCS7) and OT system integration.
• Understanding of industrial networking (Ethernet/IP, Modbus, OPC).
• Knowledge of electrical control systems, including digital, analogue, and ATEX‑rated environments.
• Familiarity with virtualised environments (e.g. VMware ESXi).
• Background in API or chemical manufacturing environments

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