Elkton GES Project Delivery Leader, Director

Job Description

Elkton GES Project Delivery Leader, Director

Our company's Global Engineering Solutions (GES) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Project Delivery Leader to oversee the design, construction, installation, commissioning, and startup of a Drug Substance and Drug Product Facilities.

This on-site Director role is based in Elkton, Virginia, and offers a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the most significant investments in Our company's human health manufacturing infrastructure in the United States. You will work alongside top-tier engineering, construction, and operational teams to deliver world-class capabilities.

About the Project

Our company is launching a major capital expansion at its Elkton, Virginia, site, a Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. This $3 billion investment will add approximately 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art facilities, spanning both Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) and Drug Product capabilities to support small molecule manufacturing and testing.

This expansion advances our mission to deliver innovative treatment options for people facing serious health challenges in the U.S. and around the world.

Primary Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Champion a strong safety culture. Ensure projects meet or exceed company EHS targets.

• Ensure compliance with company Standards, Procedures, and the company Quality Manual.

• Broad knowledge of the biopharmaceutical industry across multiple project types: drug substance, drug product, labs, large and small molecule, clean utilities, centralized utilities (steam, chilled water, electrical, etc.).

• Foster collaboration with Our company's Leadership, Site Stakeholders, Partners, and cross‑functional teams.

• Apply Lean Project Delivery best practices and continuous improvement, update standard work.

• Effective communication and people skills to interface effectively with all levels of colleagues in a team environment.

• Provide leadership: Manage and coach team members; set clear business priorities and behavior expectations.

• Candidate must live within or relocate to Elkton, VA vicinity.

• Initial assignment will involve less than 10% travel.   Long term must have ability to travel up to 50% of time.

Safety

• Process safety: establish HAZID/HAZOP, and PSSRs to identify hazards early.

• Construction safety: implement safety plans, toolbox talks, audits, etc. to sustain a “target zero” culture.

• Site logistics: develop site logistics plans that prioritize safety and maximize productivity

Quality

• Establish and manage quality program. Design and construction quality assurance and control.

Core and Steering

• Lead the Capital Governance process to control scope and meet business goals.

• Run Tier/Safety/Staff meetings; manage stakeholder relations.

• Define optimal execution strategies considering complexity, geography, risk, and business impact.

Schedule planning

• Own integrated schedules from Business Case through first product manufacture and closeout.

• Drive resource planning and workload projection.

• Develop site logistics and permitting strategies to keep schedule on track.

Procurement planning

• Coordinate sourcing and contracting strategies for design, construction, and critical vendors.

Risk Management

• Maintain a portfolio risk register and mitigation plans.

• Ensure quality control/assurance programs are in place and effective.

• Guide teams to simple, robust solutions while integrating compliance, permitting, and logistics risks.