Cambrex
Project Manager, Capital Projects
US-IA-Charles City
Job ID: 2026-4753
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Tech Services
Cambrex - Charles City
Overview
The Capital Projects Project Manager provides technical leadership to capital project teams and site staff. This individual serves as a mentor while simultaneously leading their own portfolio of capital and/or strategic projects. The role ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality and regulatory standards.
Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities
Leadership & Mentoring
- Help to mentor and develop department project engineers
- Provide coaching and technical guidance to engineers sharing best practices
- Foster a culture of safety and collaboration
Project Ownership
- Act as the lead engineer and project manager on capital or strategic projects.
- Develop and execute project plans including scope, schedule, budget, procurement strategy, and risk management.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment with operational, safety, regulatory, and business goals.
- Oversee contractor and vendor relationships for assigned projects.
Strategic and Technical Contributions
- Support Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Environmental Health Safety & Security and Process Engineering to ensure a safe and efficient facility to produce quality materials.
- Provide necessary engineering calculations and estimates to support project related design pertaining to assigned work and complete project Capital Authorization Requests.
- Develop / Create / revise drawings and sketches as they pertain to projects and other tasks throughout the facility.
- Perform administrative tasks associated with project management including creating and maintaining capital project budgets and schedules, purchase requisition entry, and monthly time allocation.
- Enters data on maintenance database as required for proper maintenance documentation as applied to Capital projects and work orders.
- Provide regular updates on all project status or as required
- Maintain/update appropriate department files, including but not limited to: Capital asset requests, project closure forms, equipment inspection reports, appropriate change control documentation, cGMP files, Standard Operating Procedures.
- Support all requested HAZOP functions.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of project engineering standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence projects as required.
Reports To
- Reports to: Associate Director, Engineering / Capital Projects
- No Direct Reports
- Role Type: Active project responsibilities with no direct reports
Qualifications / Skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
- Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical preferred).
- Minimum 10 years of engineering experience, with experience leading large capital projects
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