Project Manager

Tandem Project Management Ltd.; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A project management consultancy is looking to hire a Project Manager in Dublin, Ireland. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical facility design and will support the expansion of Laboratory and Canteen projects. This hybrid role involves both on-site and remote work, with a focus on managing complex design inputs and stakeholder coordination. Strong communication skills and a degree in a relevant engineering field are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical facility design, build, and commissioning.
• Experience in laboratory renovations and working in live environments.
• Strong capability in project execution and engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support client-side design for Laboratory and Canteen.
• Coordinate design activities and lead design reviews.
• Act as a contact for technical queries related to the work.
• Generate project execution schedules with designers.

Skills

Design coordination

Cross-functional teamwork

Pharmaceutical project execution

Technical communication

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Summary:

Our client is looking to hire a Project Manager who has previous relevant experience to provide client side design input at the Basis of Design, Detailed Design, Commissioning, Qualification and handover stages of a design project for a Laboratory / Canteen expansion in a live Pharmaceutical facility. The scope of the role, may also include design input and support, as requested by the Design Manager, to various ancillary scopes of the project, such as the Fill/Finish Facility, the existing Warehouse, general site infrastructure and a new Multistorey Carpark, which are all collectively managed as part of the project. The position is a hybrid position with an on-site (3 Days minimum) and remote working element. As the project progresses to execution phase, the requirement will be to support the project on site on a full time basis to support construction execution activities.

Responsibilities:

• To support client side design team in its efforts associated with the design of the Laboratory reconfiguration and the existing Canteen expansion
• To coordinate client side design activities by liaising with the Company’s Design Team Resources, Site SME’s and Client’s Engineering Technical Authority (ETA) in delivering the Canteen and Laboratory designs.
• To lead the client side design reviews and to coordinate the participation of all stakeholders.
• To coordinate and participate in cross functional package, area, or overall design team reviews as required in support of client’s overall design goals and expectations
• To support site facility and utility walkdowns by the Third-Party designers and to schedule such activities with site Facilities Group, Engineering and the Laboratory End-User.
• To act as a point of contact for all technical queries in relation to assigned scopes of work
• To generate, in conjunction with A&E Designers and End-Users, the project execution schedule to a level 3 detail.
• To coordinate with Site Facilities, Engineering and End Users in relation to the Site Engineering Change Management process.
• To liaise with C&Q, in support of the commissioning / qualification of the Laboratory and Canteen systems.
• To support the handover process of the systems / facilities to Engineering and Laboratory End-Users.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree level qualification in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, CSA background, or similar/equivalent.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical Facility, Laboratory and/or Canteen design / build / commission / start-up with direct responsibility for Engineering Documentation, Project Execution or Facility Design.
• Previous experience of laboratory, or similar, renovations, and/or refit in a live working environment, including coordination with end-users. Particular relevance would be previous experience in Laboratory retrofits and Canteen Expansions
• Ability to challenge, defend and present technical aspects of design and commissioning.