Campus Integration & Multi-EPC Coordination Lead - Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

About the role

The Campus Integration & Multi-EPC Coordination Lead serves as the owner's central integration authority across all engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and infrastructure contractors delivering a major pharmaceutical manufacturing campus. This role ensures alignment between numerous delivery organizations by establishing governance, resolving interface issues, driving coordinated execution, and maintaining accountability across the full program ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's lead integration authority across all prime contractors, EPC firms, construction managers, and supporting delivery partners.
• Establish and maintain campus-wide governance, interface management, and coordination processes.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive contractor interface management framework.
• Ensure alignment of design, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational readiness activities across all projects and contractors.
• Lead cross-contractor coordination meetings and executive issue resolution sessions.
• Identify, document, assign, and track interface risks and responsibilities between delivery organizations.
• Drive resolution of contractor disputes and scope boundary conflicts before escalation to client leadership.
• Establish accountability structures that clearly define ownership for shared systems, campus infrastructure, utilities, logistics, and operational handoffs.
• Capture and communicate integration risks, interface conflicts, and mitigation plans to executive leadership.
• Support the development and enforcement of common standards, procedures, and governance models across the campus program.
• Ensure consistent communication pathways across client, contractor, and stakeholder organizations.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client leaders, contractor executives, and program stakeholders.
• Promote a collaborative, one-team culture while maintaining accountability among independent delivery organizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Program Management, or related field.
• 20+ years of professional experience (BS) managing major capital programs.
• Minimum 10 years of experience leading integration, program management, or portfolio management functions on highly complex programs.
• Experience managing delivery involving multiple EPC contractors and major capital project teams.
• Demonstrated experience on programs exceeding $1 billion in capital value.
• Pharmaceutical industry experience preferred; semiconductor, data center, EV battery, chemical processing, energy, advanced manufacturing, and other complex industrial sectors will also be considered.

Qualifications

• Experience establishing governance structures, interface management systems, and executive reporting frameworks.
• Experience with integrated master scheduling and multi-contractor schedule coordination.
• Experience building and leading high-performing cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting program governance at executive and steering committee levels.
• Demonstrated success operating in fast-paced, highly visible client environments.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across large, matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve complex stakeholder conflicts and competing priorities.
• Deep understanding of project delivery lifecycle from feasibility through startup and operational readiness.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, validation, and turnover processes.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.
• Willingness to travel and maintain significant on-site engagement as required.