Project Manager

Cpl in partnership with SK biotek Ireland are hiring for an Engineering Program Manager/ Senior Project Manager on a 12 month contract to join the team in Swords Campus.

ABOUT US

SK biotek Ireland, an SK pharmteco company, is a global Contract Development and Manufacturing organisation (CDMO) with state-of-the-art facilities in Korea, US, France and Ireland. We are part of the wider SK Inc. with revenues of $88 billion in 2022. Our mission is to ‘make what matters for a healthy, happier world’, from grams to tonnes. The Swords Campus has led the way in the development, scale-up and commercial manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), Highly Potent Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Chemical Intermediates for almost 60 years. With a talented workforce, exceptional technical capabilities, and facilities we have made some of the world’s most important medicines and continue to do so. Further information on SK pharmteco can be found at https://vimeo.com/skpharmteco.

SK biotek Ireland in partnership with CPL are seeking to recruit an Engineering Program Manager/ Senior Project Manager on a 12 month contract to join the Engineering Department, reporting to the Engineering Programme Manager.

Overview:

We have a number of in-house capital projects to be implemented over the next 12 months. An internal team will manage the projects from conception to completion and as part of this team a requirement has been identified for the role of Program manager.

The role will involve providing oversight for a group of project managers managing a number of site-based capital projects involving design, construction, commissioning and handover. The role will also involve managing certain capital projects directly.

The role will primarily involve conceptual and detailed design support and co-ordination, oversight for project budget and schedule management, project resource and contractor management, equipment procurement, interfacing with Maintenance, Safety, Quality and Operations Depts.

Responsibilities will include:

- Ensure successful delivery of capital projects which meet business needs. Deliver cost effective projects in line with our project management procedures and best practices.
- Oversight and management all phases of capital projects from concept through to implementation and close-out. Manage design, construction, commissioning and qualification, project schedule and cost.
- Maintain a strong safety culture and performance in the implementation of capital projects.
- Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
- Identify effective & innovative engineering design solutions which meet project client / end user requirements.
- Plan and lead the delivery of projects which meet all regulatory requirements including safety, quality and environmental requirements.
- Ensure that equipment qualification activities are completed in line with local procedures, cGMP and best practices.
- Develop and improve new and existing standards within the engineering department improving the service offered to clients/end-users
- Support project managers in the generation and management of project schedules to plan and track project activities over the life-cycle of the project
- Manage project risk registers with appropriate monitoring and tracking of mitigation actions agreed
- Manage multi discipline project stakeholder input as required for successful project delivery

Required Qualifications and Skills:

· Candidates should hold at minimum a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Process) and at least 10 years capital project management experience in the Pharmaceutical industry.

· Demonstrated experience required:

o Oversight of a program of capital projects, covering all project phases from concept to CQV and handover.

o Management and oversight of engineering design contracts and engineering design service providers.

o Capital project budget and schedule development and control

o Knowledge of CQV standards, workflows and best practices

o Ability to achieve results while managing changing priorities

o Strong team leadership skills

o Excellent communication and organisational skills with demonstrated capability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organisation.