Junior - Intermediate Project Manager

at  Morgan McKinley

Reporting to the Projects Programme Manager, the Project Manager will be responsible for managing a diverse portfolio of strategic projects and will have the capability to project manage multiple individual projects as the business requires.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Project management/ Project engineering experience in the pharmaceutical industry - 3+ years is desirable
• A degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Automation/Process Engineering
• Demonstrable skills that can be applied to effectively manage and execute projects from initiation to completion

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Accountable for meeting key project deliverables for safety, financial management, schedule management and scope management across these projects.
• Accountable for ensuring projects are compliant with good engineering practices, company policies, regulations and codes.
• Liaise with Global Engineering/Global EHS/Global Procurement to ensure all are aligned and support project deliverables.
• Accountable for strict adherence to project principles for managing the life-cycle of projects.
• Concept and Business Case development in collaboration with project Sponsor and End user, working with the end user to understand and clarify end user requirements, develop scope, cost and budget estimates and present to governance for approval
• Leading & supporting project teams through projects
• Financial management - develop project budgets, obtain approvals for and adhere to project scope. Negotiate with contractors and suppliers to keep project within budget. Make cash flow projections. Make effective use of SAP and budgeting tools.
• Manage project prioritization and spend to meet budgetary targets
• Project Design - Design solutions in compliance with local/corporate safety standards and legislation and in compliance with corporate engineering and regulatory standards and guidelines
• Planning and Scheduling - uses planning tools to hold a complex project on schedule and coordinate parallel activities. Coordinate with facilities, EHS, QA, etc. Manage external factors such as planning and inspections.
• Assure that value engineering, constructability reviews and similar processes are effectively utilized to minimize capital expenditures and maximize functional value.
• Risk Management - Identifies and categorizes project risks according to impact on scope, budget and schedule. Generates action plans to mitigate risks. Consider the potential impact construction and on time performance will have on the business should it cause an interruption and identify appropriate actions plans to mitigate risk.
• Project execution plan - Generate and deliver a detailed project execution plan concerning the execution of all aspects of the project.
• Procurement - Generate specifications for the procurement of equipment and Instrumentation, installation modification of equipment and systems, reduces equipment downtime. Collaborate with Procurement to ensure all procurement policies and procedures are followed.
• Innovation - seeks innovative and novel approaches for design, function and construction using operational excellence tools in improving approaches for these activities.
• Manage start-up and commissioning of all project equipment and systems as required
• Coordinate engineering support of validation activities for equipment and systems as required.
• Complete Project Close-out as per process.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE ROLE PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT OUR SPECIALIST ENGINEERING RECRUITER GERARD CROWLEY BY CALLING 021 2 300 300

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency and references to pay rates are indicative.