Project Manager, Capital Projects at Cambrex – Charles City, Iowa

Cambrex
Project Manager, Capital Projects

US-IA-Charles City

Job ID: 2026-4753
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Tech Services
Cambrex - Charles City

Overview

The Capital Projects Project Manager provides technical leadership to capital project teams and site staff. This individual serves as a mentor while simultaneously leading their own portfolio of capital and/or strategic projects. The role ensures projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

Leadership & Mentoring

• Help to mentor and develop department project engineers
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to engineers sharing best practices
• Foster a culture of safety and collaboration

Project Ownership

• Act as the lead engineer and project manager on capital or strategic projects.
• Develop and execute project plans including scope, schedule, budget, procurement strategy, and risk management.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure alignment with operational, safety, regulatory, and business goals.
• Oversee contractor and vendor relationships for assigned projects.

Strategic and Technical Contributions

• Support Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Environmental Health Safety & Security and Process Engineering to ensure a safe and efficient facility to produce quality materials.
• Provide necessary engineering calculations and estimates to support project related design pertaining to assigned work and complete project Capital Authorization Requests.
• Develop / Create / revise drawings and sketches as they pertain to projects and other tasks throughout the facility.
• Perform administrative tasks associated with project management including creating and maintaining capital project budgets and schedules, purchase requisition entry, and monthly time allocation.
• Enters data on maintenance database as required for proper maintenance documentation as applied to Capital projects and work orders.
• Provide regular updates on all project status or as required
• Maintain/update appropriate department files, including but not limited to: Capital asset requests, project closure forms, equipment inspection reports, appropriate change control documentation, cGMP files, Standard Operating Procedures.
• Support all requested HAZOP functions.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of project engineering standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence projects as required.

Reports To

• Reports to: Associate Director, Engineering / Capital Projects
• No Direct Reports
• Role Type: Active project responsibilities with no direct reports

Qualifications / Skills

• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical preferred).
• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience, with experience leading large capital projects