Function
Supply Chain Engineering
Sub function
Project Engineering
Category
Senior Director, Project Engineering (PL10)
Location
Cork / Ireland
Date posted
Jun 25 2025
Requisition number
R-020859
Work pattern
Hybrid Work
Description
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s).
New Brunswick, NJ USA Req #: R-020748
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/
At Engineering & Property Services (E&PS) we take care of all J&J buildings around the world providing end to end services from Real Estate, Engineering & Strategic Project Delivery to Facilities Management. We have a profound influence on the entire J&J Enterprise, providing innovative workplaces where our employees can collaborate and grow, and delivering flexible site solutions which enable our business to best serve our important customers and patients.
The Senior Director, Strategic Project Delivery (MedTech) is a seasoned, recognized leader proficient in the planning, design, construction, start-up and commissioning of large capital programs/projects. This role will partner with E&PS and sector leaders to deliver high visibility capital design and construction programs critical for business growth by driving a consistent, scalable, and standardized approach across the enterprise to maximize efficiency and effectiveness in diverse cultures and regions. In pursuit of this vision, this individual will lead project teams in the front-end loading stages of the project including making and documenting project assessments, analysis, and decisions during initial stages of the program.
This individual will then lead the overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of major capital design and construction projects for MedTech (globally) ensuring consistency with business strategy, commitments and goals. This includes ideation, definition, execution and assessment of the project, securing appropriate internal/external resources and successful stakeholder management. Due to the global span and complexity of facilities across the Johnson & Johnson, the Senior Director will rely on J&J knowledge and technical experience to identify and mitigate end-to-end program risks specifically when executing complex construction-related activities within operating manufacturing sites, warehouses or distribution centers, office buildings and laboratories.
This role will have responsibility for approximately $1B - $2B project portfolio over the next 3-5 years.
The individual will work across E&PS functions (including Facilities, Real Estate & Project Delivery) and will partner with internal customers to align on investment priorities, support business case development, and manage performance against defined objectives and outcomes for the project portfolio.

EDUCATION:

• A Bachelor’s Degree is required with a strong preference in Engineering, Design or Construction Management from an accredited institution is required.
• Multiple and/or elevated degree(s) is preferred.

• Provides leadership, direction and support of large strategic critical capital design and construction programs team(s) to ensure they stay on plan. This includes resolving resource conflicts, removing obstacles, enabling collaboration, and promoting effective communications.
• Partners with the Project Delivery Functional Excellence Teams to provide leadership for any major strategic capital investment initiative by obtaining agreement on program and/or project definitions, scope, and priorities. Ensures that adequate and required resources, capabilities and processes are in place. Presents plans to approach strategic programs and/or projects to senior management stakeholders. Assembles and coordinates project teams and manages project resource allocation.
• Partners with the PD Functional Excellence Teams to ensure IDEA and FPX processes and tools are properly followed and that metrics for Engineering and Project Delivery are met and plans are in place to provide continuous improvement, through the adoption of best practices on Engineering and Design, Construction Management, Construction Safety and C&Q. Ensures collaboration across other functional areas, establishing effective working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Partners with the Projects Controls Leads and Project Managers to assess as needed, project status, budget, schedules, TDI, etc., conducts formal project evaluations and develop action plans.
• Obtains agreement on project definitions, scope, and priorities, and ensures that resources, capabilities, and processes are in place.
• Tracks project deliverables using appropriate tools. Monitors and reports progress of projects to all stakeholders and provides status reports defining project progress, problems and solutions.
• Implements and manages project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs.
• Monitors and reports progress of the project to all stakeholders and provides status reports defining project progress, problems, risks, and solutions.
• Ensures application of standards and best practices set by the Engineering & Project Delivery Functional Excellence Teams (FETs).
• Possesses a full working knowledge of Project Management processes required in the design and execution of field construction activities including but not limited to quality, project controls, and commissioning / qualification of FDA and other agency regulated facilities including regulations governing product manufacturing or importation.
• Engages senior leadership as needed to address program conflicts, confirm/clarify executive expectations and/or align on strategic direction of the program.
• Develops personal objectives that support the overall company goals.
• Complies with all training requirements to perform duties of the job. Meets all mobility demands to perform duties and/or fulfil responsibilities of the job.
• As a Senior Leader in E&PS Project Delivery organizations, collaborate in establishing plans for talent development, diversification, and professional development of the different groups.