Onsite Senior Project Director – Group Project Management

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About the role

  • Senior Project Director leading large-scale capital EPC pharmaceutical projects at Octapharma. Drive project strategy, execution, and compliance for a new production facility in Vienna.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and govern large-scale pharmaceutical capital EPC projects (greenfield, brownfield, expansions), serving as the primary interface to executive leadership and key stakeholders
  • Define and execute project strategy, scope, execution model, master schedule, budget across all project phases
  • Oversee end-to-end project delivery, from engineering and construction through commissioning, qualification, validation (CQV) and operational handover
  • Ensure regulatory and quality compliance in line with FDA, EMA, and GMP requirements, partnering closely with Quality and Regulatory Affairs
  • Manage financial performance and risk, including CAPEX planning, cost control, change management and major procurement decisions
  • Lead cross-functional and external teams, coordinating subprojects, internal functions and managing EPC/EPCM partners, contractors and suppliers

Requirements

  • Degree in Engineering, Natural Sciences or a comparable technical discipline
  • 15+ years of experience and proven track record leading pharmaceutical or other large-scale capital EPC projects (typically >€200M)
  • Extensive experience in global, cross-functional project organizations; experience in GMP-regulated environments and the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry is an advantage
  • High willingness to travel internationally, including assignments outside Europe
  • Fluent in Englisch; German language skills are an advantage
  • Proven leadership in managing international, multicultural teams with strong strategic, decision-making, and stakeholder communication skills.

Benefits

  • Company restaurant & meal subsidy
  • Training & further education
  • Health promotion
  • Parking spaces and good public transport connections
  • Company and team events

Job title

Senior Project Director – Group Project Management

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

€5,598 per month

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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