Site Project Manager

"Expect to grow", personally and professionally: At Siegfried, we offer exciting challenges and ample opportunities to showcase your talents. As a trusted and respected partner to the pharmaceutical industry, we uphold the highest standards in safety, quality and sustainability, while fostering a culture that empowers you to thrive. Join a rapidly expanding global company, where diverse perspectives and experiences come together in a collaborative environment. Here, you'll find a workplace that values both collective success and your individual contributions—offering long-term opportunities to grow and make an impact.

Your Role:  

The Project Manager provides leadership and overall responsibility for the definition, organization, and execution of capital investment projects within a CDMO environment. The incumbent manages multiple projects concurrently from Front-End Loading (FEL 1) through to final execution and close-out. This includes managing at least one EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) relationship to ensure projects are delivered in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner in accordance with cGMP and SHE regulations.

Regional project manager US is accountable for delivering Seigfried US Capital Project plans. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing customer briefs, creating execution packages, defining project delivery methods, partnering with internal/external delivery teams and ensuring on time, in scope and at defined cost delivery of US project Portfolio.

Your Profile:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Project Oversight & Execution: Has responsibility for US DS sites project delivery, up to $150m portfolio and around $30-40m annual spend.
• Full Project Lifecycle Management: Develops customer / business ideas to executable packages and has responsibility from feasibility to OQ.
• Delivery Method: Liaises with internal / external teams for most efficient project delivery
• Budget & Schedule Control: Responsible for the accuracy of project budgets and schedules; identifies scope changes and determines financial/schedule consequences.
• Team Leadership: Leads multi-disciplinary project teams (including internal engineers and external designers) and contributes to the development of their technical skills.
• Reporting & Governance:  Familiar and comfortable working in a cross functional business environment.                                      
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensures all engineering work complies with governmental regulations, Siegfried standards, and Responsible Care principles.
• Stakeholder Communication: Functions as the primary contact for project issues, communicating effectively with Business Segment representatives, customers, and site management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education: A bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a relevant life sciences discipline is required, or equivalent work experience.
• Certification: Preferred Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent professional certification (e.g., PE License).
• Experience: 8–12 years of extensive experience in a chemical plant or pharmaceutical CDMO environment. Preferred knowledge of CQV (Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation) and cGMP/ICH Q7A standards.
• Proven ability: Demonstrated success managing a capital portfolio of >$50m
• Technical Knowledge: Thorough knowledge of the pharmaceutical drug substance (API) development process and team-based matrix management.
• Proficiency in managing capital expenditures, hands-on experience with project management methodologies (FEL1/2/3) and project control tools, ability in defining an EPCm scope and ownership up to selection

SUPERVISION:

The incumbent works independently with minimum supervision from the direct supervisor and is expected to exercise independent judgment to solve complex problems. They may manage project teams of 20–30 people in a matrix organization.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Must be a self-starter and initiator, capable of managing multiple projects in parallel.
• Must be willing to travel to various sites as required for project oversight.

Your Benefits: 

Siegfried USA will explore and provide reasonable accommodations to assist any qualified individual with a disability in performing the essential functions of his/her job.  Please speak with HR should you require an accommodation or have any questions.

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• Flexible Spending & HSA Options

• Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability

• Pet Insurance

• 401K

• The anticipated salary for this role will be between $108,000.00 - 135,000.00

Founded in 1873 in Zofingen, Switzerland, Siegfried has grown into a global network of 16 sites across three continents. With a team of more than 4,200 highly skilled professionals, we take the innovations of our pharmaceutical customers to industrial scale and manufacture safe drugs for patients worldwide. As a fully integrated CDMO, Siegfried is one of the few organizations today that can carry out the development and manufacturing of APIs and finished dosage forms under one roof. This unique combination of know-how and experience makes us the most trusted partner in the pharmaceutical industry.