Job Description

Our client are currently expanding due to a number of project successes within our Major projects business across the Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences industries. To support this growth we are looking to recruit a Project Manager with a proven track record in a Process industry and executing multi-disciplined projects from inception through completion, ideally based around process manufacturing, process equipment and containment though not necessarily in a Pharmaceutical environment.

The opportunity will be based at our client site facility on a full time basis in Irvine, Scotland to ensure delivery while working as part of an integrated project team

Key Deliverables:

• Management and Coordination of Design delivery to ensure the engineering design solution for the work scope assigned is delivered to meet the project's requirements & schedule milestones.

• Project Manage work scope ensuring delivery to budget and schedule targets and complies technically with project requirements.

• Manage multi-discipline EPC or Client projects from inception through completion

• From Client Handover, define base line scope, programmes and allowances together with the strategy for delivery in accordance with client procedures for management of projects including control of change

• Preparation of the Project Execution Plan for the execution of all project activities in accordance with the Company Business Operating Procedures and specific Client/contract requirements

• Manage project estimates, costs and cost reports and deliver monthly updates

• Deliver projects in alignment with pre-established policies and processes for clear communications to all parties involved in the project

• Manage the preparation and regular update of the Project Schedule against which all project deliverables are monitored and controlled.

• Preparation and delivery of client side procedural documents in support of project delivery

What will you be doing?

The appointed will manage projects from client handover, through to final completion and par of an integrated site team consisting core project disciplines including construction Including feasibility, front end engineering, execution and handover in accordance with joint client  procedures for delivery of projects.

Key Accountabilities:

• Delivery of engineering to time and cost required.

• Effective execution of the assigned engineering Work Packages within the time, cost, and quality required.

• Ensure project changes impacting the assigned work scope are flagged, reported, authorized, and implemented effectively.

• Coordinate effective responses to site and vendor queries.

• Deliver complete customer satisfaction and deliver/close out on time, first time to specification and quality.

• Point of contact and liaison / communication between Company and Client.

• Project Budget management and authority for approval of project expenditure.

• Ensure compliance with the Company’s Quality Policy and Business Operating Procedures recognising specific Customer driven requirements as defined in the Project Execution Plan.

• Communicate to ensure complete awareness of all team/contractor members of interface roles and responsibilities to achieve global project objectives.

• Identify, review and manage project risk avoiding/minimising financial exposure.

• Manage Project Reporting throughout the life cycle of the project on an open, no surprises basis.

• Maintain a proficient, ethical and cooperative approach with Client, Contractors and Team Members.

So what do you need to be considered?

Skills, Qualifications & Experience:

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing in a process industry gained in an industrial environment and ideally including understanding of hazardous sites and COMAH.

• Experience of being site based and working in an integrated way with a client manufacturing team

• HNC/HND in an engineering discipline or Degree level qualification or equivalent in a technical or engineering discipline.

• Experience of leading a multi-discipline design engineering team within the process sector.

• Pharma sectors experience beneficial.

• Experience in full project lifecycle including feasibility, FEED, Detailed design and Execute phases potentially via EPC/ EPCM.

• A track record in role of PM executing small to medium sized multi disciplined process and infrastructure projects

• Site management exposure of multi-disciplined site construction, plant and services installation, testing and commissioning

• Experience of working within a project portfolio environment.

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