Overview / Responsibilities
Project Managers - Pharmaceutical, North East (Site Based)
Wood is recruiting for some experienced Project Managers responsible for managing and delivering the overall management of the PMC contract to Wood and client's satisfaction. Ideally the candidates should have demonstrable background in Pharmaceutical, process engineering or GMP facilities / equipment experience for a potential upcoming project.
The opportunity will be based at our client site facility in the North East for a minimum of 2-3 years, ideally on a fixed term basis.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
- P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection.
- Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Contributes to setting project evaluation parameters.
- Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality.
- Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer.
- Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc.
- Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer.
- Responsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage.
- Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned workLeads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution.
- Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed.
- Guides and directs a multidiscipline project team, which may include external specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites.
- Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties.
- Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains.
Skills / Qualifications
Knowledge, skills and experience:
- B.S. or equivalent degree in Engineering from an accredited university
- Extensive experience in pharmaceutical industry including outstanding project management experience for major pharmaceutical / life science projects including a minimum of three years in the role of project manager
- He / She shall have the personality and drive to manage, direct and guide the team to achieve the project objectives
- High professional competence and management skills are the prime requisites to motivate his team to achieve high quality performance during the execution of the project
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
