Capital Projects Director

Inteldot has over 15 years in the life sciences industry, with operations across Puerto Rico, the United States, Europe, and Japan. This is a great opportunity for one of our leading clients in Puerto Rico.

Employment type: Full time and onsite role

Role Summary

The Director, Project Management Services acts as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for client engagement and is accountable for end-to-end portfolio coordination, resource management, and project delivery oversight across assigned capital projects within a regulated pharmaceutical environment. This role provides PMO-level governance, reporting, and portfolio oversight across assigned capital projects, ensuring alignment with GMP, EHSS, quality, and regulatory standards while driving consistent, high-quality project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the central SPOC for scheduling, resource coordination, and contract administration across the project portfolio.
• Provide PMO-level governance, reporting, and portfolio oversight across assigned capital projects.
• Receive, prioritize, and coordinate client requests and ensure timely supplier response and execution.
• Lead resource planning, forecasting, and allocation across engineering, manufacturing, packaging, and facility-related projects.
• Oversee project delivery performance of assigned teams and ensure adherence to scope, schedule, budget, and quality expectations.
• Chair project and governance meetings, ensuring clear communication, tracking of actions, and timely decision-making.
• Maintain portfolio-level reporting, dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level communication materials.
• Identify, track, and resolve project issues while escalating risks and critical decisions as needed.
• Monitor resource performance, utilization, and delivery effectiveness across the portfolio.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, EHSS, FDA, EMA, and applicable regulatory and client standards.
• Act as escalation point for contract, delivery, and resourcing issues, coordinating resolution with stakeholders and leadership.
• Support portfolio planning and continuous improvement of delivery processes across capital projects.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of experience managing capital projects in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
• Strong experience in project portfolio management, resource planning, and client-facing delivery roles.
• Experience managing RFP processes, engineering/design firms, and external contractors.
• Proven experience delivering GMP-regulated projects in manufacturing, packaging, cleanroom, and facility environments.
• Strong knowledge of synthetic and biotherapeutic manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated leadership in stakeholder management, team coordination, and project governance.
• Strong understanding of project controls, reporting, and performance management.
• Bilingual (Spanish and English).

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience supporting PMO governance structures in capital project environments.
• Familiarity with pharmaceutical facility design, construction, and validation activities.
• Experience managing large-scale, multi-project capital portfolios.