Project Director - Pharmaceutical Construction

Project Director – Pharmaceutical Construction

Location: Central Illinois

Project: $1.2B+ Pharmaceutical Facility Expansion

Employment: Full-time | Site-based

Salary: $260k-290k + bonus

Mission Critical Search is supporting the appointment of a Project Director for a major $1B+ pharmaceutical facility expansion in Central Illinois.

This is a senior construction leadership position on a large, complex cGMP project currently progressing through Basic Design, with groundbreaking planned for early next year.

The Project Director will hold a senior leadership position within the project, working closely with the client and wider project leadership team to drive successful construction delivery.

The Role

Responsibilities will include:

• Providing senior construction leadership across a major Life Sciences project
• Leading and coordinating large, multidisciplinary project teams
• Driving safety, quality, schedule and overall project performance
• Managing senior client and project stakeholder relationships
• Providing leadership through construction planning and execution
• Identifying and resolving project risks and delivery challenges
• Ensuring execution meets the requirements of a complex cGMP environment
• Acting as a senior representative within the project leadership team

What We're Looking For

We are interested in speaking with experienced Project Directors, Project Executives and senior construction leaders with:

• Significant pharmaceutical, biotech or Life Sciences construction experience
• Strong cGMP project experience
• Experience delivering large-scale capital construction projects
• A proven track record leading complex construction teams
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management capabilities
• Excellent safety and construction leadership credentials
• Experience on projects valued at $500M+ strongly preferred
• Experience working within EPCM or similarly complex delivery environments beneficial

This is a site-based position in Central Illinois , requiring attendance five days per week.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to take a senior leadership position on a $1B+ pharmaceutical facility expansion , joining during the design phase and playing a major role as the project progresses into construction.

If you have led major Life Sciences construction projects and are interested in discussing the opportunity confidentially, apply with your resume for further information.