Capital Projects DirectorAstraZeneca · US - Gaithersburg - MD
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Capital Projects Director

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🗓️ Posted 2026-08-14 US - Gaithersburg - MD Full-time Hybrid Construction
💰 Salary 13,380 GBP–20,070 GBP/mo (160,559 GBP–240,839 GBP/yr) 📊 Market 12,500 GBP–20,833 GBP/mo

About the Company

We're transforming the future of healthcare by unlocking the power of what science can do for people, society and the planet. For more information, visit www.astrazeneca.com. Community Guidelines: bit.ly/2MgAcio Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Specialties: Pharmaceutical, Biopharmaceutical, Innovation, Research and development, Global business

Responsibilities

  • ● Here you'll have the chance to create a significant differe nc e to patients' lives. With science at its heart, this is the place where breakthroughs born in the lab become transformative medicines - for the world's most complex diseases.
  • ● This exciti ng opportunity is for an experienced Capital Project Director to be a part our Global Engineering Team to lead the development of major capital projects in the Americas. Th is Capital Project Director will be based in our Gaithersburg, MD location . The Project Director i s acco untable for the successful delivery of the project and responsible for ensuring that the busines s benefit is delivered. This means delivering the project safely and compliantly, to the agreed scope, in the agreed timescale, for the agreed cost budget and spending plan, applying the agreed resources and delivering to the predefined quality requirements. The Project Director acts directly on behalf of the sponsor to take forward the project scope and is the focal point for delivering customer needs. The Project Director manages the project team members, customers, and all external partners contributing to project's success to ensure that the requirements of all project stages are met in accordance with AstraZeneca Capital Project Delivery Process demonstrating the company leadership behaviors.
  • ● Roles and Responsibilities
  • ● Initiate the project effectively, develop and obtain agreement on the project charter
  • ● Develop t he Proje ct Management Plan, maintain it, communicate it and imple ment i t effectively
  • ● Ensure clarity of and communicate project roles and responsibilities
  • ● Manage project risk pro actively
  • ● Ensure appropriate level of governance is in place
  • ● Ensure project reporti ng and decision-making processes are robust and timely
  • ● Actively id entify all materials of projec t change, ensuring appropriate & timely asse ssment and review are performed.
  • ● Obtain appropriate authorization for any changes in project scope. Own the Project Change Register
  • ● Ensure the project schedule is meeting case timeline 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 (customer and key collaborators) throughout
  • ● Review the project at key stages and communicate the lessons learned and good practices;
  • ● Manage the handover process and close the project - successful Operational Performance Criteria, H1 and H2 signoff.
  • ● Maintain relationships w ith key business partners to ensure business requirements are effectively delivered against project objectives,
  • ● Lead supplier teams, communicating deliverables and responsibilities whilst encouraging collaboration amongst the team and business partners
  • ● Ensure project documents are complete, up to date and stored appropriatel y
  • ● Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment involving varying priorities and schedules