Automation Project Manager- Life Sciences

About Us: BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology. Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world. Job Description: Who You’ll Work With   You will join one of our 45 offices in the US, be part of a committed team of over 1 6 00 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.   When you join Design Group as   an   Automation Project Manager,   you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world’s leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.   What   You’ll   Do   Design Group is looking for   Automation Project Managers   with   10 to 15   years’ experience   in   delivering end-to-end   automation scope for a life sciences capital expansion   project .   The Automation Project Manager role   will   operate   through close partnership with designated automation and process system owners who   retain   technical and lifecycle responsibility for their respective systems. While system owners are accountable for technical decisions, standards compliance, and system performance,   this role   retains   overall accountability for integrated execution, schedule, cost, risk management, and delivery outcomes across the automation scope.   Operating with a high degree of autonomy and judgment, the   Automation Project Manager role   coordinates across Engineering, CQV, Manufacturing, Quality, IT, system owners, and external partners to ensure the automation solution is compliant, robust, and aligned with project schedule and cost commitments. The role is   inspection ‑ sensitive   and critical to achieving safe startup, licensure, and sustained GMP operations.   In addition to working on   these project lifecycle   phases, you will be expected and responsible for performing   technical activities , which would include   supporting :   Automation Project Leadership & Execution Accountability   Serve as the single point of accountability for integrated automation execution for the project, spanning multiple process and utility systems.   Lead   end ‑ to ‑ end   delivery of the automation scope from design through implementation, qualification, startup, and handover.   Maintain clear separation of accountabilities: system owners   retain   technical authority, while the automation project manager owns delivery, integration, and performance against schedule and cost.   Drive execution across multiple vendors, system integrators, system owners, and internal teams without direct authority.   System Owner Integration & Collaboration   Partner closely with automation system owners and process system owners to integrate technical system requirements into the overall project execution plan.   Ensure system owner inputs are incorporated into design, build, test, and handover activities without fragmenting   execution   accountability.   Facilitate   timely   technical   decision ‑ making   by system owners to support project milestones and risk mitigation.   Resolve conflicts between   system ‑ level   optimization and overall project delivery   objectives .   Automation Scope Definition & Integration   Define and manage automation execution scope, sequencing, and interfaces across   multiple cross-functions.   Ensure alignment between automation design, process intent, system owner standards, CQV strategy, and operational readiness.   Coordinate system integration across DCS, PLCs, MES interfaces, batch records, data historians, and site infrastructure.   Manage dependencies between automation, equipment procurement, installation, and construction readiness.   Governance, Risk & Compliance   Establish and   operate   automation governance aligned with overall project governance and system ownership models.   Identify , assess, and proactively mitigate automation execution risks   impacting   schedule, quality, or regulatory compliance.   Ensure compliance with cGMP, data integrity (ALCOA+), cybersecurity, and company automation standards through collaboration with system owners.   Support   inspection   readiness through disciplined documentation, traceability, and defensible execution narratives that clearly articulate roles and accountabilities.   CQV &