Title: Contract Project Manager – Project Role

City Indianapolis State: Indiana Country: United States

Role Expectations: The role will be executed locally with some travel required. Virtual working from home may be periodically approved with agreement from leadership. Contract roles will be negotiated with rolling commitments that may extend through the end of construction and owner acceptance.

This seconded role will be expected to lead small to medium sized projects within the program portfolio ($10MM-100MM). The overall project will carry an expected duration of 18-36 months.

Position and Brand Description

Global Facilities Delivery (GFD) Organization is part of Corporate Engineering. Our mission is delivered through a leveraged team of design, construction, and qualification/verification contractors. Many of the assets delivered focus on medical innovation and delivering innovative solutions to patients. Often the assets delivered support an expansion in supply of existing medicines or making the supply chain more robust.

Project Background:

We are developing a new greenfield API manufacturing site in Lebanon Indiana, USA.

This site will include multiple API manufacturing facilities, tank farm, truck & rail loading/unloading, clean and grey utilities, warehousing, lab and administrative facilities. The site will feature state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing including continuous and batch manufacturing, advanced chemical synthesis, as well as leading edge separation and purification processes. A specific project focus will be toward sustainable designs, lean construction delivery, environmental sustainability, waste minimization including water reclamation and solvent recovery.

The project is currently in early design phases. Verification phases will commence during design (2023) and complete in 2027. Phased construction is expected to begin in 2023 and end in 2026. Owner qualification and validation will complete in 2027/28.

Responsibilities:

Project Management: Lead and manage large capital projects ($50 MM) consisting of professionals to safely achieve project objectives from conceptual design through operational verification. Common objectives include asset capability, cost, schedule, and compliance.

Safety/Environment: Develop and maintain safety and environmental execution plans for projects with compliance to safety and environmental policies, procedures, and work rules for project personnel, contractors, and subcontractors throughout the project.

Compliance: Lead with a disciplined, structured approach to project management based on compliance with GFD and Company Policies and Procedures.

Interface/Communication: Develop and maintain effective communication with the delivery team, governance, business partners and other stakeholders as the size and complexity of the project dictate.

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor of Science - Engineering or field related to project management, or equivalent experience.

5-10 Years previous experience in project delivery (all aspects, including PM exposure).

Additional Skills:

Significant experience on projects in various roles

Ability to influence personnel and organizations without direct authority

Experience with the following: multiple engineering disciplines, process safety, construction safety and quality, automation, project controls and scheduling

Capital Project Management Experience in manufacturing facilities (API (all aspects), biotech, sterile products, devices, labs and warehouses, or industry comparable)

Skilled to achieve results through others is critical.

Anticipate needs, manage expectations, facilitate issue resolution, implement safely with quality, speed and value.

Demonstrated ability to work away from leadership with little supervision

Willingness to relocate and/or travel to locations outside of home state/country

Exhibit sound judgment in decision making, without the management oversight while at the same time escalating where needed on critical issues.

In depth knowledge of the application of Project Management best practice as well as experience complying to Policies and Procedures, rather than just personal style.

Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Competency in a foreign language(s).

Project Management Professional, Professional Engineer or equivalent certification.

Experience working and/or living outside the U.S.

Demonstrated willingness to embrace the concept of continuous improvement and be an agent for change.