The Role
Leads site master planning and CHP capital initiatives at a cGMP pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Owns governance, schedules, budgets, risks, contractors, permitting, engineering coordination, commissioning, stakeholder communication, and project closeout. Coordinates facility expansion, utilities integration, energy infrastructure, capital planning, and construction while minimizing manufacturing disruption and ensuring regulatory compliance.
Summary Generated by Built In
We are seeking an experienced Senior Program / Project Manager to lead two strategic, interdependent capital initiatives who can personally own and manage the full combined workload of both the Site Master Planning (SMP) Program and the Cogeneration (CHP) Project at the same time.
This
resource is expected to:
- Serve as the single point of accountability for schedule,
budget, risk, and stakeholder management across both the SMP program and the
CHP project simultaneously.
- Personally manage the day-to-day coordination workload of
both initiatives — workshops, A&E and contractor coordination, CAR/budget
tracking, permitting follow-up, and progress reporting — without requiring to manage two
disconnected work streams.
- Act as the direct, regular interface with Engineering,
Operations, Quality, EHS, Facilities, Finance, and Procurement, as well as
Corporate Engineering/EHS stakeholders.
- Proactively flag and resolve conflicts or resource
contention between the SMP and CHP work-streams (e.g., shared A&E capacity,
overlapping utility tie-ins, shared site access/outage windows).
- Maintain a consistently high, working-level understanding
of both programs at all times, sufficient to represent either one directly to the site and corporate leadership without needing to check back with other teams
members.
- Be based on-site or available for substantial, recurring
on-site presence at the local facility for the duration of the engagement.
Requirements
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Strong project or program management experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biologics, or other cGMP manufacturing environments.
- Experience managing large, complex capital projects through design, construction, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
- Experience with site master planning and long-term facility or capital planning.
- Experience with cogeneration/CHP, industrial power generation, energy infrastructure, or similar utility projects.
- Knowledge of facilities and utilities, engineering, construction, contractor/vendor management, schedules, budgets, forecasting, risk management, and change control.
- Experience coordinating A&E firms, contractors, vendors, procurement, construction teams, and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
- Experience with utility integration/interconnections and environmental or construction permitting.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent and interdependent projects while minimizing disruption to ongoing manufacturing operations.
- Strong knowledge of cGMP and regulated manufacturing requirements.
- Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to maintain a significant on-site presence in Manati, Puerto Rico.
- English/Spanish bilingual proficiency.
- PMP, CCM, or similar project or construction management certification.
- Previous capital project experience in Puerto Rico, including familiarity with local permitting, utilities, engineering, and construction practices.
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The Company
What We Do
QRC Group specializes in providing expert consulting services in regulatory compliance, quality management, and risk management for the pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology, and other regulated industries, delivering comprehensive project management and validation solutions.
