Our client, a leading Life Sciences company, is hiring a Sr. Project Manager.

Work Location: Texas

Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will lead design/build POD cleanroom projects from receipt of purchase order from customer to project close out. The project manager will aid in conceptual design, detailed estimate, quote, and project coordination prior to the purchase order. Then directly oversee and drive completion of the detailed design phase, manufacturing phase, site installation and acceptance testing requirements. This position is also responsible for ensuring projects are executed on budget and on schedule while meeting quality standards and with proper documentation provided as well.

Responsibilities:

• Provides technical input into the sales engineer’s initial designs and project requirements
• Acts as a resource to all sales activities to ensure project requirements align with POD capabilities
• Review project estimates created by sales engineering team and assists in the development of client proposals
• Effectively completes all project requirements such that the customer approves the state of the PODs and project documentation
• Ensures that the customers’ expectations are exceeded
• Executes all project activities with associated costs under project budget
• Ensures the quality of production by writing standard operation procedures (SOPs) and following up to receive completed documentation required by the same
• Secures quotation from a qualified engineering firm by describing project requirements with scope of work documents and conceptual designs
• Manages subcontracted engineering firm’s activities to ensure project requirement details are transferred properly and all design activities are completed within budget and schedule
• Manages project engineering resources directly for all coordination drawings, engineering change notices and project as built drawings
• Ensures repeatable and simplified building plans are provided to the manufacturing team for ease of construction
• Participates in engineering design and constructability review of cleanroom design documents, including but not limited to specifications, drawings, and submittals
• Selects and approves product materials used in PODs that are in compliance with technical and code requirements and industry standards
• Directly negotiate with all vendors and subcontractors to develop custom bids from the subcontractors that meet project intent and schedule
• Oversees the procurement of all POD related materials so they arrive just in time and meet specification
• Communicates scope delineation requirements to manufacturing teams for resource planning
• Creates regular project schedule updates to ensure manufacturing activities are being completed on time
• Provides decision making input into project direction
• Monitors job progress continually and devising methods for improving production and effectiveness of staff
• Acquires competitive bids for shipping, permitting and on site subcontracted efforts to meet customer needs on time
• Negotiates scopes of work with onsite contractors to ensure smooth POD transition
• Ensures host facility requirements are met and the PODs will be able to operate in a final state quickly and properly
• Coordinates with the commissioning team to ensure they are aligned with project goals
• Provide support to secure quotes for 3rd party testing
• Reviews all work and approves final state
• Follows all SOPs and procedures when executing projects
• Brings awareness and creates processes where there are process gaps related to project scope
• Supports the training of new project managers
• Works as project coordinator on larger POD projects overseeing and delegating work to other project managers
• Lead project engineering teams into new markets opportunity research
• Tests new product lines to potentially utilize in the PODs
• Research new market opportunities by participating in trade organizations and reviewing trade journals
• Drives cost savings initiatives for products

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in Construction Science, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Science, or Architecture required
• Minimum of 10 years of project management experience, preferably experienced in cleanroom design and construction
• Management experience in overseeing various components of a department or functional area
• Advanced knowledge in production scheduling and materials planning
• Advanced knowledge in cleanroom construction methods
• Advanced knowledge in procurement, estimating, and forecasting
• Advanced knowledge in working with manufacturing based technology and processes
• Advanced knowledge in HVAC systems and pharmaceutical cleanroom experience required
• Advanced skill in project management, planning, and logistics
• Advanced people management skills
• Advanced skill in basic computer functions such as word processors, spreadsheets, and internet usage

Published Category: Project Management