Program Project Manager

About the Opportunity

Our client based in Co. Dublin is looking for a Program / Project Manager to join their busy pharmaceutical facility. The Program / Project Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive project and support function scheduling and project management support to the Manufacturing Facility. The program/ project manager must ensure that project objectives and milestones are effectively achieved and consistent with requirements to ensure compliance, safety, and efficient project execution.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of an integrated project schedule to include Engineering, Operations, Quality and Project activities, highlighting key milestones.
• FDA Audit readiness
• Capital Project Program
• Continuous Improvement Projects
• 5-year strategic projects including enterprise production schedule, site development plan
• Establish and effectively manage information management systems, develop reports, presentations, project updates, schedules and timeline updates and correspondence utilizing many different computerized systems.
• Use standard systems including MS Word, MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint and industry/ company specific software for project management, document tracking, reporting, etc.
• Maintain the overall program schedule, review and communicate detailed critical path schedules.
• Ensure coordination of detailed schedules highlighting resource and deliverables loading.
• Provide effective administrative support to facilitate efficient project management.
• Format, write, deliver and review necessary documentation in line with the standard approval process, and facilitate others to do so.
• Be a document system expert; this will include document review, approval and document system workflow expedition.
• Support divisional activities through documentation generation, filing, tracking, auditing and maintenance of associated databases.
• The candidate may be asked to perform other duties as required, particularly in support of critical manufacturing activities.

Eligibility

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree I diploma level qualification in Project Management or Engineering plus 10 years' experience in the Pharmaceutical industry or a similar operating environment.
• Experience with dealing with plant leadership level stakeholders
• Scheduling systems: Primavera, MS Project planning experience.
• Technical cGMP pharmaceutical knowledge and experience of project execution logic.
• Proven application of various planning methodologies used on Facility Construction and Process Equipment development and integration projects.
• Experience of working in a professional service company.
• Experience in planning activities within the confines of stringent EHS processes.
• Experience of operating within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Experience in the application of lean principles and structured problem-solving techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to identify improvement initiatives.
• An ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in working in cross-functional teams.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Thorough, diligent, rigorous attention to detail.
• Collaborator with strong levels of engagement with individuals and team.
• High level of delivery and work completion.
• Enthusiastic, flexible, keen to develop.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and change.
• High levels of integrity and trustworthiness.
• Ability to operate effectively with minimum supervision.

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