Project Manager, Capital Projects and Packaging Operations,Ohio,USA (Hybrid)

Advanced Manufacturing Tech Solutions (AMTSOL) • Cincinnati, OH

16d • Hybrid

About The Position

AMTSOL is seeking a Project Manager to lead capital projects, including packaging operations, from design through construction, commissioning, qualification, and handover to Operations. The role oversees project planning and governance, manages scope, cost, schedule, risk, and change, and reports project forecasts and variances to leadership and steering committees. It also coordinates design, construction, engineering, contractors, and equipment vendors; defines packaging requirements; manages packaging OEMs; and integrates commissioning, qualification, and validation (CQV) and operational readiness into project execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of capital project management experience in pharmaceutical or biotech manufacturing.
• Proven track record leading projects through design, construction, and qualification.
• Direct experience delivering packaging lines, line modifications, or serialization projects.
• Strong cost, schedule, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with complex capital projects with a total installed cost (TIC) above $30M.
• PMP certification.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with secondary packaging and combination products.

Responsibilities

• Set up the project charter, execution plan, organization, and governance.
• Manage scope, cost, schedule, risk, and change against the approved baseline.
• Report to leadership and steering committees with forecasts and explanations of variances.
• Lead design development, design reviews, and constructability reviews.
• Coordinate engineers, contractors, and equipment vendors with the construction team.
• Define packaging requirements, including layout, throughput/OEE, labeling, vision, and serialization.
• Manage packaging OEMs through specification, factory acceptance testing (FAT), installation, and site acceptance testing (SAT).
• Plan line installation and shutdowns to minimize disruption to live packaging operations.
• Integrate CQV into the project plan and drive operational readiness and handover.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior