Capital Project Manager

Role Summary

The Capital Project Manager will lead small to medium-sized capital projects from initiation through completion, ensuring timely and successful delivery with minimal supervision. This role serves as a key advocate for Takeda’s Project Management Methodology and acts as the primary liaison for the Capital Project Management team at the Social Circle facility. This position requires a proactive leader who can navigate complex project environments and foster collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Project Leadership: Manage projects through their full lifecycle, ensuring delivery across scope, budget, quality, resources, risk, procurement, communications, and timelines.
• Strategic Execution: Implement projects in alignment with defined goals while balancing multiple priorities and initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead and guide cross-functional teams, facilitate stakeholder engagement, and ensure alignment on deliverables.
• Conflict Resolution & Communication: Proactively identify and resolve conflicts through collaborative solutions, maintaining clear and effective communication across all levels of the organization.
• Portfolio Management: Support and maintain the Takeda Project Portfolio Life Cycle Management system (SPOT), ensuring consistent application of methodology across the Capital Team.
• Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a site and corporate expert in project management, offering coaching, training, and guidance to promote best practices and industry standards.
• Process Improvement & Change Leadership: Act as a change agent by developing and deploying new business processes and enhancing existing ones to improve efficiency and performance.
• Data-Driven Insights: Collect, analyze, and report project and process data to inform decision-making and support continuous improvement.
• Risk & Progress Monitoring: Develop tools and mechanisms to track project progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Quality Assurance: Review and approve team deliverables to ensure outputs meet quality standards and contribute to organizational excellence.
• Capability Building: Deliver training sessions to strengthen project management capabilities across the organization.
• Business Support: Perform additional duties as needed to support site and business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years or Master’s degree with 4+ years of capital project management experience.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, or other regulated (cGMP) industries preferred.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 5% as needed.

Skills

• Strong command of project management principles, practices, and tools, including familiarity with PMBOK and PMI standards.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects in ambiguous environments while balancing multiple priorities.
• Solid understanding of business operations and systems.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Microsoft Project, SharePoint; JD Edwards and Trackwise experience is a plus.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence across teams and levels.
• Team-oriented, structured, and process-driven with a relentless focus on disciplined execution.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and guide others in project management best practices.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and intellectual honesty.
• Strong work ethic, courage, and conviction.
• Commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and respect for diverse perspectives.
• Familiarity with equipment commissioning and qualification lifecycle.
• Ability to collaborate with automation teams.
• Willingness to support rotating schedules, including evenings, weekends, or extended hours to ensure operational continuity.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years or Master’s degree with 4+ years of capital project management experience.

Additional Requirements

• Willingness to travel up to 5% as needed.
• Familiarity with equipment commissioning and qualification lifecycle.