Exciting opportunity to join a newly established, state-of-the-art manufacturing site during a major growth and scale-up phase. This role offers the chance to play a key part in building and shaping operations from the ground up, driving critical projects within a highly regulated, high-impact production environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead project management activities across assigned manufacturing lines or workstreams
- Drive program execution using structured PM methodologies and governance frameworks
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to identify, communicate, and mitigate risks
- Develop and manage project plans including scope, timelines, milestones, and resource allocation
- Monitor schedule adherence through daily/weekly operational review meetings
- Lead problem-solving workshops and resolve operational bottlenecks impacting delivery
- Challenge and optimize existing schedules and execution strategies
- Ensure transparency through effective reporting, tracking, and governance structures
- Evaluate and approve changes impacting scope, budget, timelines, or delivery strategy
- Support transition of projects from concept and planning through execution and operational readiness
Required Experience & Skills
- 3–5+ years in project/program leadership within manufacturing, engineering, or regulated industries
- Experience managing large-scale capital or manufacturing projects preferred
- Understanding of full project lifecycle and site-level execution
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proven ability to influence without direct authority
- Experience with manufacturing and quality documentation
- Strong workshop facilitation, problem-solving, and presentation skills
- Advanced MS Project and Excel capability
- People management experience advantageous but not essential
Qualifications
- Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Science, or related discipline
- PMP, PRINCE2, IPM, or equivalent project management certification preferred
Ideal Background
- Medical device, pharma, biotech, or highly regulated manufacturing environments
- Greenfield manufacturing site setup or expansion projects
- Operational readiness, commissioning, or manufacturing scale-up experience
For a confidential discussion and more information on the role, please contact Kevin Griffin. (021) 2427108
