Capital Projects Director

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Capital Project Director to join our Global Engineering Team and lead the development of major capital projects in the Americas. Based in Gaithersburg, MD, you will be accountable for the successful delivery of projects, ensuring business benefits are realized through safe, compliant, on-time, and on-budget execution. You will act on behalf of the sponsor, manage project teams, customers, and external partners, and ensure alignment with AstraZeneca’s Capital Project Delivery Process while demonstrating company leadership behaviors.

Responsibilities

• Initiate the project effectively, develop and obtain agreement on the project charter.
• Develop, maintain, communicate, and implement the Project Management Plan.
• Ensure clarity of and communicate project roles and responsibilities.
• Manage project risk proactively.
• Ensure appropriate level of governance is in place.
• Ensure robust and timely project reporting and decision-making processes.
• Actively identify all materials of project change, ensuring timely assessment and review; obtain authorization for scope changes and own the Project Change Register.
• Ensure the project schedule meets case timelines and own the plan-do-review process.
• Govern the approved project budget and spending plan; own the project cost review and reporting process.
• Complete the plan through to H2 signoff, ensuring effective business participation throughout.
• Review the project at key stages, communicate lessons learned and good practices.
• Manage the handover process and close the project, ensuring successful Operational Performance Criteria, H1, and H2 signoff.
• Maintain relationships with key business partners to ensure business requirements are met.
• Lead supplier teams, communicate deliverables and responsibilities, and encourage collaboration.
• Ensure project documents are complete, up-to-date, and stored appropriately.
• Work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with varying priorities and schedules.
• Operate within a governance framework and matrix organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 7+ years of direct project experience in managing/leading capital investments.
• High levels of drive, energy, and resilience with the ability to take initiative.
• Ability to work well in diverse teams and proven aptitude to influence others to achieve positive outcomes.
• Demonstrated work with engineering and/or project experience, including supervisory and technical skills.
• Demonstrated capability to manage projects in excess of $250M.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated capability to manage projects in excess of $750M.
• Experience applying modular design and construction techniques.
• Experience working in a global company with team members and partners around the world.
• A project management qualification.
• Master’s degree in engineering management, technical management, or business administration.

Schedule

In-person working gives us the platform to connect, work at pace, and challenge perceptions. We work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office while respecting individual flexibility.

Pay

The annual base pay for this position ranges from $160,559.20 to $240,838.80 USD. Base pay may vary depending on market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Eligible positions also offer a short-term incentive bonus, participation in an equity-based long-term incentive program (for salaried roles), retirement contributions (for hourly roles), and commission eligibility (for sales roles).

Benefits

• Qualified retirement program (401(k) plan).
• Paid vacation and holidays.
• Paid leaves.
• Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage.