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UCB

Large and Strategic CAPEX Projects Lead

Braine-l'Alleud

FULL TIME

October 10, 2024


Make your mark for patients

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic lead for Large and Strategic CAPEX Projects (to oversee a significant capital expenditure over €50m), who has exceptional leadership, is collaborative, strong communicator and a real problem solver to join us in our Large Capex Project group in our Transformational Programs & Infrastructure team, based in our campus in Braine-l’Alleud, Belgium.



About the role

The Large Capital Projects Delivery department is ensuring end-to-end execution of Engineering projects, from concept design to operational handover, and delivering all investment projects above €50m budget related to manufacturing, development, research, infrastructures, and site activities for all UCB stakeholders.
Specialized in managing and allocating significant financial resources to high-value projects, he is fostering cost control, risk, schedule control and project excellence expertise to guarantee performance and optimize investment outcomes.


Who you’ll work with

This position entails an effective collaboration with internal & external partners, contractors, and suppliers.


What you’ll do

  • You are responsible for overseeing and managing end-to-end large-scale capital investment projects from inception to completion.
  • You ensure that large capex project is delivered on time, within scope and oversee compliance with GMP operations and regulatory strategies.
  • You coordinate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, procurement, construction management, verification, operations…
  • You work closely with stakeholders to align project goals with the company’s strategic objectives.
  • You report to head of large capital investment leader with a dotted line to the Project Sponsor.
  • You have the overall accountability to take the best decision during the project phase, are the primary interface between the business and the project and are responsible for managing the business change and benefits realization activities required by the business to ensure the best possible return for the investment from conceptual up to the first product/asset launch.
  • You are accountable for translating the project early feasibility study into reality to decide any improvement of the project delivery.


Interested? For this role we’re looking for the following education, experience and skills

  • You have minimum 10 years of experience in a similar role.
  • You possess strong understanding of capital expenditures engineering principles, in a pharma environments and practices relevant to manufacturing, development, and infrastructure projects.
  • You show an expertise in managing large-scale capital investment projects from conceptual design to completion.
  • You show proficiency in managing and allocating significant financial resources, ensuring cost control and optimizing investment outcomes, in risk management and in schedule control.
  • You can lead and coordinate cross-functional teams effectively and possess strong verbal and written communication skills for effective collaboration with internal and external partners (in French and English).

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!



About us

UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are around 8,500 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.



Why work with us?

At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equitable opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

UCB and its subsidiaries encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.


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