Senior Program/Project Manager – Site Master Planning & Cogeneration (CHP)

Job description

Inteldot has over 15 years in the life science industry with allocations a cross Puerto Rico, United Sates, Europe and Japan. This is a great opportunity for one of our leading clients in Puerto Rico . Administrative Shift Location: Manatí, Puerto Rico Work Arrangement: Primarily Onsite Industry: Pharmaceutical / Life Sciences Manufacturing About the Role We are seeking an experienced Senior Program/Project Manager to lead two major initiatives at a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Manatí, Puerto Rico: Site Master Planning (SMP) Program and Cogeneration / Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Project. This is a highly visible leadership position for an experienced capital-project professional who can independently manage schedule, budget, risk, engineering, procurement, permitting, construction, commissioning, and stakeholder coordination across both initiatives. The selected individual will serve as the single accountable Program/Project Manager and primary point of contact for both workstreams. What You’ll Do Lead the overall planning and execution of the Site Master Planning and CHP initiatives. Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, budgets, forecasts, milestones, and risk registers. Coordinate Engineering, Operations, Quality, EHS, Facilities, Finance, Procurement, and Corporate Engineering/EHS stakeholders. Lead coordination with A/E firms, contractors, equipment vendors, consultants, and other external partners. Support Capital Appropriation Requests (CARs), cost estimating, budget tracking, and financial reporting. Facilitate site master planning workshops and develop long-term facility expansion and capital investment strategies. Coordinate evaluation of facility layout, production flow, space utilization, utilities, infrastructure capacity, and future expansion needs. Lead the development of a 10+ year Site Master Plan and phased capital roadmap. Manage the CHP feasibility study, technology/vendor selection, business case, and implementation strategy. Coordinate CHP engineering design, utility integration, PREPA interconnection, permitting, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup. Manage project risks, change control, documentation, decision logs, and action tracking. Provide weekly/monthly project updates to site and corporate leadership. Support GMP compliance, commissioning, qualification, validation, and operational handoff activities. Proactively identify and resolve conflicts between SMP and CHP activities, including shared engineering resources, utility tie-ins, site access, and outage windows. Maintain a strong onsite presence and working level understanding of both initiatives throughout the engagement. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical field. Significant project/program management experience in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing environments. Demonstrated experience managing capital projects from planning through construction, commissioning, and closeout. Direct experience leading site master planning or major facility planning initiatives. Direct experience with cogeneration/CHP, power generation, or major industrial utility projects. Experience managing engineering/design firms, contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams. Strong experience with project schedules, budgets, cost controls, risk management, and change control. Experience working in GMP/cGMP environments. Ability to independently manage multiple technically interdependent workstreams. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work onsite in Manatí, Puerto Rico on a recurring basis. Preferred Qualifications: PMP, CCM, PE, or equivalent professional certification. Previous experience in Puerto Rico pharmaceutical manufacturing. Familiarity with PREPA utility interconnection requirements and EQB/environmental permitting. Experience with CHP integration involving electrical, steam, hot-water, HVAC, or other critical utilities. Experience with commissioning, qualification, validation, and GMP utility requirements. Experience developing long-range capital plans for pharmaceutical or life-sciences campuses. Experience working directly with corporate/global engineering organizations. Bilingual English/Spanish.