Director, Capital Projects & Program Delivery

Avid Bioservices•Costa Mesa, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director, Capital Projects & Program Delivery leads the planning, execution, governance, and delivery of Avid Bioservices' most critical capital projects and strategic growth initiatives. The role provides owner-side leadership across a portfolio of complex, multidisciplinary programs supporting manufacturing expansion, development operations, infrastructure modernization, operational readiness, and long-term site development. Initial assignments include oversight of the Airway Early-Phase Center of Excellence program, DBx expansion initiatives, and Project AMPLIFY, with future assignments evolving based on business priorities. The Director is accountable for delivering programs safely, on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with regulatory, quality, safety, business, and operational-readiness requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Life Sciences, Architecture, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
15 or more years of progressive project and program management experience, including 10 or more years leading major capital projects in life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, CDMO, regulated manufacturing, or comparable advanced-manufacturing environments.
Demonstrated responsibility for individual capital projects of $20 million or more or aggregate project portfolios of $100 million or more.
Demonstrated owner-side leadership of complex capital projects from planning through design, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and operational handover.
Experience managing EPC firms, construction managers, design consultants, commissioning partners, equipment vendors, developers, landlords, and cross-functional owner teams.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent programs with competing stakeholder needs, resource constraints, budgets, schedules, and business priorities.
Strong working knowledge of project controls, risk management, capital governance, contract management, and executive reporting.
Ability to work effectively in regulated manufacturing and project-site environments and to communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
PMP, Professional Engineer, architecture, construction-management, or comparable professional credential.
Experience with biologics, CDMO operations, GMP manufacturing, clean utilities, laboratories, warehouses, and campus-development programs.
Experience with facility master planning, stage-gate governance, commissioning, qualification, validation, and operational-readiness programs.

Responsibilities

Lead large-scale capital projects from concept development through detailed design, procurement, construction, commissioning, qualification, startup, and operational handover.
Provide portfolio-level leadership across Airway, DBx, AMPLIFY, and other manufacturing, laboratory, infrastructure, warehouse, utility, and campus-development initiatives.
Establish project-execution strategies and governance structures, manage stakeholder communications, and implement project-control processes appropriate for GMP capital programs.
Lead cross-functional project teams spanning Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, Process Development, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain, IT, EHS, Finance, Regulatory Affairs, and external partners.
Develop and manage project budgets, forecasts, cash-flow plans, funding requests, and contingency plans.
Drive integrated project schedules, identify critical-path risks and dependencies, and implement practical mitigation and recovery plans.
Lead selection and oversight of architects, engineers, construction managers, commissioning and qualification partners, equipment vendors, developers, landlords, and other delivery partners.
Ensure project decisions and deliverables support GMP, quality, safety, regulatory, commissioning, qualification, data-integrity, and operational-readiness expectations.
Provide clear executive reporting on project performance, risks, decisions, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and readiness for operations.
Partner with business and functional leaders to sequence investments, resolve constraints, and align capital delivery with company priorities.