Associate Project Director

Job Description

An amazing opportunity has arisen within our Global Engineering Solutions (GES) group for an Associate Director of Engineering to manage large capital projects at the Brinny, Cork site.

Reporting to the Global Engineering Solutions (GES) Area Director, this will be a key role in the EMEA GES Project Execution organization, which is currently executing a diverse portfolio across our API, Biologics, Vaccines and Animal Health network.

Joining the Global Engineering Solutions (GES) group will offer you opportunities to help the company to invent solutions to meet unmet healthcare needs, Impact the future by driving one of the world’s leading healthcare companies, and Inspire your team to reach their full potential and push the boundaries of science and technology.

What you will do:

Bring energy, knowledge, innovation and leadership to carry out the following:

• Managing an integrated project team to deliver critical assets on time and within a prescribed budget.
• Leading the development of project execution plans.
• Verifying that project scopes provide an effective business solution.
• Managing projects process through effective design strategies.
• Developing and implementing suitable procurement strategies.
• Understanding and managing project cost budgeting and control.
• Managing schedule development and control.
• Providing construction management oversight.
• Implementing change management and control.
• Managing communications requirements with effective reporting and distribution of information.
• Risk management planning and mitigation.
• Managing/ implementing commissioning, qualification, contract administration and project close-out.

This position is located at Brinny, Cork, but may require the candidate to be available to travel 25% of their time in order to support projects within the Ireland and EMEA region.

What skills you will need:

Required Experience and Skills

• As a minimum a 3rd level Degree in Engineering.
• A minimum of ten years of relevant experience ideally in the Pharma industry with a period of this spent delivering capital and/or expense projects.
• Experience in managing an integrated project team to deliver critical assets on time and within a prescribed budget.

• The ability to collaborate in a team environment that is sensitive to the needs of the business.

• Outstanding decision-making skills and strengths in change management and team alignment.

• Strong stakeholder management skills with an understanding of the customer relationship and communicating with company senior stakeholders.

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience in Lean Project Delivery Methodologies (i.e. target value design/delivery, off-site fabrication, pull planning scheduling tools) considered a plus.

As a company, we are committed to ‘Inventing for Life’ in all that we do. We keep the patient at the very heart of all that we do and strive to find solutions and treatments for some of the world’s most challenging healthcare needs. 

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment.

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Requisition ID:R265297