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Your new company

Your new organisation is a global biopharmaceutical company with a presence in Ireland for over 30 years – primarily centred on its manufacturing and R&D site in West Dublin.

Your new role

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria with internal stakeholders.
• Develop Project Charters, URS documents, risk assessments, and WBS structures.
• Manage scope changes through formal Change Control processes in alignment with QA, EHS, and Engineering governance.
• Ensure alignment of scope with site strategies including Energy, Sustainability, EHS compliance, and CAPEX planning.

• Create detailed project schedules, identifying milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Manage and track timelines throughout the project lifecycle—from concept, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, validation, and handover.
• Lead coordination with cross‑functional teams (Maintenance, EHS, FM, Manufacturing, QA, IT/OT).
• Monitor schedule adherence and proactively implement recovery actions to avoid delays.
• Report schedule performance monthly at departmental and governance forums.

• Develop CAPEX and OPEX budgets, ensuring accurate early‑stage cost estimation.
• Manage project expenditures, purchase orders, contractor costs, and cashflow.
• Maintain accurate monthly forecasting, incorporating accruals, committed spend, grant funding (e.g., SEAI), and year‑end financial projections.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities and ensure alignment with site efficiency targets.
• Present financial updates at Engineering & EHS reviews and support site budgeting cycles.

• Ownership of project forecasting for all active projects, ensuring visibility from concept through completion.
• Analyse variances and implement corrective actions for budget, schedule, and resource deviations.
• Prepare monthly project dashboards and input to corporate reporting channels.
• Track performance against site KPIs including CAPEX utilisation, efficiencies, CO₂ savings, energy metrics, and EHS indicators.

• Lead project risk assessments, ensuring mitigation plans are identified and implemented.
• Ensure all project activities comply with EHS standards, GMP, and Ipsen Engineering policies.
• Prepare documentation required for inspections, grant applications (e.g., energy projects), and audit readiness.
• Manage contractor safety and site permitting in collaboration with EHS.

• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders: engineering specialists, EHS, operations, procurement, consultants, vendors, and construction contractors.
• Chair project meetings, issue minutes, and track actions to closure.
• Ensure high‑quality communication and expectation alignment across the project lifecycle.

• Oversee installation, commissioning, validation, and handover of systems and equipment.
• Support operational readiness planning, SOP updates, training, and maintenance handover.
• Drive project closure including MSCRs, SLAs and documentation packs.

What you'll need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field.

• 5+ years’ experience managing engineering or CAPEX projects in biopharma, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, or related regulated industries.

• Demonstrated expertise in scope, schedule, and cost control, including full lifecycle project ownership.

• Strong experience in financial forecasting, cost reporting, and CAPEX governance.

• Understanding of GMP environments, EHS compliance, and change control systems.

• Proven experience in managing contractors, service providers, and multidisciplinary teams.

• Proficiency with MS Project or equivalent scheduling tools.

Desirable

• Experience with sustainability projects (e.g., energy efficiency, heat pumps, ISO 50001).

• Experience with utilities systems (BMS, HVAC, boilers, water systems).

• Knowledge of procurement and tendering processes.

• Project Management certification (PMP, Prince2, IPMA, or equivalent).

• Experience working in a campus/manufacturing environment with multiple active fronts.
  
  

What you'll get in return

• They are a fantastic organisation to work for.
• They continue investing heavily in state-of-the-art facilities to support cutting-edge science, allowing you to contribute to projects that truly make an impact.
• You’ll collaborate with a world-class team in a dynamic, safety-first environment that values precision, innovation, and sustainability.
• You will be offered exposure to complex, large-scale projects, clear processes, and strong partnerships, ensuring you gain experience with advanced technologies and industry best practices.
• Working on these projects means being part of a mission-driven organisation where your expertise helps build the infrastructure that enables life-changing medicines.
• You will have the opportunity for several years of recession-proof work where you will be the face of the client for these capital projects.
• You will be based solely in a West Dublin facility for at least the next 12–24 months.
• You will work 39 hours per week.
• You will be paid an hourly rate of between
  €55.00 and €80.00 – The higher level of that rate is determined by your relevant experience as by their specification.

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